David Godwin is a literary agent. He established DGA with Heather his wife in 1996. They represent a wide range of writers including Simon Armitage, Aminatta Forna, William Dalrymple, Arundhati Roy, and Vikram Seth. Previously he was a publisher initially with Routledge, then Heinemann, Secker and Warburg and finally Cape.
He has published one book on golf Breaking Eighty.
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.
