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Beverley Naidoo grew up in Johannesburg. As a student she joined the resistance to Apartheid, ending up exiled in England. Her first book Journey to Jo’burg, originally banned in South Africa, opened a window for children worldwide and is now a modern classic. She has won many awards including the Carnegie Medal for The Other Side of Truth. Her adult non-fiction includes Death of an Idealist: In Search of Neil Aggett about her cousin’s son murdered in Apartheid detention. Her latest novel is Children of the Stone City.
Fellows are nominated by peers and elected by our Council of writers – our governing Board. Being elected a Fellow of the RSL is a lifetime honour. This role gives them the opportunity to support other writers, readers and the future of literature. The RSL connects writers in the Fellowship to one another, and to a wider readership.
Fellows are nominated by peers and elected by our Council of writers – our governing Board. Being elected a Fellow of the RSL is a lifetime honour. This role gives them the opportunity to support other writers, readers and the future of literature. The RSL connects writers in the Fellowship to one another, and to a wider readership.
