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‘News from Nowhere’ – A. L. Kennedy’s keynote address from European Literature Night

A. L. Kennedy’s keynote Notes from Nowhere, which she read at European Literature Night on Wednesday 10 May 2017, is now available to read in full in our Library.

European Writers’ Tour

The European Writers’ Tour takes place throughout 2017 in London and around the country. Launched at European Literature Night at the British Library with a keynote address from A. L. Kennedy, and pan …

View photos of events

View photos of recent events on our Facebook site. Recent events include Filming Testament of Youth and Reflections on war.

News & Updates

V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2020 – winner announced

15/12/2020

Kate Lockwood Jefford wins the £1,000 V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2020 with ‘Picasso’s Face’. …
RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards 2020 – winners announced

03/12/2020

We are delighted to announce the winners of the RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for first commissioned wor …
Boyd Tonkin Awarded Newly-designed Benson Medal

30/11/2020

As part of the RSL’s bicentenary celebrations, a newly-commissioned Benson Medal has been unveiled, …
RSL Open – now taking recommendations

30/11/2020

Celebrating the excellence of writers from communities that have been under-represented in UK litera …