Fellows
The Royal Society of Literature has around 600 Fellows. They include the very best novelists, short-story writers, poets, playwrights, graphic fiction writers, biographers, historians, travel writers, literary critics and scriptwriters at work today. Honorary Fellows are those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of literature as publishers, agents, librarians, booksellers or producers, or who have rendered special service to the Society.
Explore our full listing of current Fellows below. Use the alphabet links to filter the list by Fellow surname.

Patron Fellows
The RSL would like to thank its Patron Fellows for their kind support:
- Lisa Appignanesi 2015
- Sir Antony Beevor 1999
- Colin Chisholm 2018
- Max Egremont (Lord Egremont) 2001
- Ken Follett 2018
- Michael Frayn 1969
- Neil Gaiman 2018
- J.K. Rowling 2002
- Robert Skidelsky (Lord Skidelsky) 1978
- Dame Jacqueline Wilson 2005
Maggie Fergusson
Elected: 2010
In the Library: An eye for life (Ali Smith and Marion Coutts)
Anne Fine
Elected: 2003
Image credit: Carsten Murawski
In the Library: On the Same Page: Anne Fine and Romesh Gunesekera
Richard Fortey
Elected: 2009
In the Library: Ian McEwan on originality in science and the arts