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A Year in the Life of the Royal Society of Literature Contents A year in the life of The Royal Society of Literature Contents “ If you love reading, we are your A year in review 2 Governance 3 Society – uniquely devoted to A society of, and for, writers 4 promoting and extending the Awards and prizes 5 knowledge and love of literature, its A society for all who love literature 6 Public events 7 rich past and its vibrant present.” A day in the life of the RSL team 8 Spreading the word 9 Colin Thubron CBE FRSL, President A year at the RSL in figures 10 Aims and objectives 11 The RSL in the classroom 12 Finance 14 Thank you 15 2 A year in review Governance The Royal Society of Literature was founded in 1820 by King George IV “ This Annual Review and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1825. As a Society, we are governed by our Charter and byelaws, and are registered with the Charity celebrates just some Commission under the number 213962. Our Council, Chair and President are responsible for direction and governance, and are drawn from our of the hundreds of Fellowship of writers. “ This has been a year people who contribute Patron Treasurer of dynamic change to and benefit from Her Majesty The Queen Colin Chisholm and promise.” the RSL.” President Council Members Colin Thubron CBE FRSL Imtiaz Dharker FRSL (appointed 2015) Maggie Fergusson, our much-loved director of In my first months here, I have been impressed, Aminatta Forna FRSL (retired 2015) over 20 years, has moved into the part-time role moved and exhilarated to experience the quality President Emeritus Lavinia Greenlaw FRSL of Literary Advisor. We found a worthy successor and range of the RSL’s activities, and to encounter Sir Michael Holroyd CBE CLit FRHistS Jonathan Keates FRSL at last in Tim Robertson, previously chief executive the affection and respect in which the Society is FRSL Peter Kemp FRSL of the Koestler Trust, who has already brought to held. I hope this Review – produced by our new Dame Hermione Lee FRSL the Society his own imaginative energy. Development Director Lucy Howard-Taylor – helps Vice-Presidents Deborah Moggach FRSL capture the value and vitality of our work, and can Anne Chisholm OBE FRSL Blake Morrison FRSL Soon afterwards our splendid Chair, Jenny Uglow, communicate it to even more people. Maureen Duffy FRSL Andrew O’Hagan FRSL (retired 2016) had sadly to retire through illness. We were Maggie Gee OBE FRSL Fiona Sampson FRSL fortunate in securing in her place Lisa Appignanesi, In the run-up to our Bicentenary in 2020, we need The Hon Victoria Glendinning CBE FRSL Ali Smith CBE FRSL (retired 2015) whose experience in literary politics is unsurpassed. to create the springboard for the RSL’s future. Sir Ronald Harwood CBE FRSL Timberlake Wertenbaker FRSL Between them, Tim and Lisa comprise a formidable We need to build support to secure our current Dame Hilary Mantel FRSL Frances Wilson FRSL (retired 2015) powerhouse of commitment and vision, and you traditions, as well as innovating to reach new Philip Pullman CBE FRSL may expect inspiring initiatives in the future. audiences and keep engaged with an ever-changing Claire Tomalin FRSL Senior Staff literary and wider world. Tim Robertson As for the past, we are grateful for the service of our Chair of Council (Director, appointed October 2015) retiring members of Council, and we are saddened Literature matters. Great writing is a fundamental Jenny Uglow OBE FRSL Maggie Fergusson MBE FRSL each year by the death of distinguished Fellows, component of any vibrant and humane civilisation. (retired February 2016) (Director to September 2015, who in 2015-16 include Professor John Bayley, At the RSL, with our prestigious history, our Lisa Appignanesi OBE FRSL then part-time Literary Advisor) Sir Raymond Carr, Dr Robert Conquest, Lord Gavron, expertise in literary projects, and our Fellowship (appointed April 2016) Molly Rosenberg Sir Martin Gilbert, Martyn Goff, Günter Grass, of superb writers, we are uniquely placed to act (Executive Director to September 2015, Brian Friel, Dan Jacobson, P.J. Kavanagh, Laurence as a voice for the value of literature. This is the Vice-Chair of Council then part-time Business Director) Lerner, Lady Rendell of Babergh, The Hon Giles priority that is emerging vividly from my first few Kamila Shamsie FRSL Lucy Howard-Taylor St Aubyn, Sir Peter Shaffer and Eva Tucker. months here. (Development Director, appointed April 2016) As an independent charity with no government I am very grateful for conversations with numerous funding, the generosity of our Patrons, Fellows Fellows, members and friends of the RSL, hope to “ I’m honoured and delighted to be following in and members remains both a responsibility and have many more, and look forward to working with an inspiration. I hope you will continue to join you in the coming years, not least on the crucial the great Jenny Uglow’s footsteps and taking us in the RSL’s dedication to nurturing the best venture of why literature matters. on the Chair of this august Society. As the in British literature – a mission that has never been more important as we approach our RSL moves towards its 200th anniversary in two-hundredth birthday. 2020, I know that we will find many ways to celebrate that very special and wonderfully Tim Robertson various world that literature is.” Director Lisa Appignanesi OBE FRSL Colin Thubron CBE FRSL Looking forward: In 2016, we have appointed President a new Chair and will revise old byelaws to ensure our continued relevance and efficacy. 2 3 A society of, and for, writers Awards and prizes At the heart of the RSL is our Fellowship, which includes some of the We offer awards and prizes to reward literary merit and encourage writers most distinguished writers working in the English language. Around at all stages, including the RSL Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction for fifteen new Fellows are elected by Council each year, and must be writers completing their first published works; the RSL Ondaatje Prize for nominated and seconded by existing Fellows. Newly elected Fellows are a new work evoking the spirit of a place; the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize introduced at our Annual General Meeting and are invited to sign their for best unpublished short story; Brookleaze Grants for writers in need of names in the historic Roll Book using either T.S. Eliot’s or Byron’s pens. financial support; and the Benson Medal for an outstanding contribution to literature. “ Writers are solitary creatures. Of course us howling at our laptops and makes us being alone isn’t the same thing as behave more like civilised human beings. feeling lonely: Hazlitt once pointed out And that’s not just good for that writers ‘are never less alone than the Society. It’s probably also quite good when alone’, presumably because they for society.” spend so much of their lives creating company for themselves on the page. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst FRSL Still, when you realise that the people you spend most of your time with exist only inside your head, and the best conversation you’ve had all day has been with the cat, the line between aloneness and loneliness can start to feel smudged. That’s one of the reasons I was so thrilled to be invited to join the RSL. It’s not just that I found myself in such Left: Judge Mark 2015-16 AWard and PriZE Winners “ There is always the odd nervous glittering company. It’s the sheer fact of Lawson addresses moment when you wake in the wee being able to discuss, question, moan 2016 RSL Ondaatje Benson Medal small hours and wonder whether about, and laugh at everything that Prize dinner guests at Nancy Sladek anyone, apart from you, will be writers go through with people who are the Traveller’s Club, interested in what you’re doing - going through exactly the same things. Pall Mall. Right: Brookleaze Grants particularly so when it’s your first book. For a few happy hours the RSL stops Catherine Nixey Afsaneh Gray When you are trying to write a book with accepts her 2015 Tom Lee two tiny children, the nervousness over RSL Jerwood Award Ben Musgrave whether anyone will like what you write for Non-Fiction. John O’Donoghue is rather eclipsed by the nervousness “ To be valued and appreciated by one’s Dan Powell over whether you will actually be able Shazea Quraishi to get away from the milk and the tears peers is an accolade like no other. So it Aisha Zia and the washing to write anything at meant a great deal to me to be invited to all. It feels crass to talk about money, RSL Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction but money really does matter and this become a Fellow of this wonderful band Thomas Morris wonderful award, and the childcare of writers. I expect to be further inspired.” Catherine Nixey that I am using it on, has bought me, for Duncan White a few hours a day, what all would-be Jamila Gavin FRSL (left) writers need: a room of one’s own.” RSL Ondaatje Prize Peter Pomerantsev for Nothing is True Catherine Nixey, recipient of a 2015 In 2015, the following writers and Everything is Possible (Faber) RSL Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction were made Fellows of the RSL: V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize Lisa Appignanesi OBE Mark Lawson Jonathan Tel Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Yann Martel Nick Sweeney (runner-up) Menna Elfyn China Miéville Duncan Fallowell Ray Monk Jamila Gavin Adam Sisman Looking forward: In 2017, we are excited to W.N.
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