Elected: 2023
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Janice Galloway was born in Ayrshire in 1955. Her first novel, The Trick is to Keep Breathing, is widely regarded as a contemporary Scottish classic. She has since written further novels, (anti)memoirs and collections of short stories; poetry, radio series, libretti and a play. Her work has won several prizes both in the UK and around the world. Her latest book, Jellyfish, is a short story collection exploring sex and sexuality, parenthood, relationships, death, ambition and loss.
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.
