Elected: 2018
Jeremy Poynting founded Peepal Tree Press in 1985. Since then, thanks to Arts Council England support, it has grown into the largest, worldwide publisher of Caribbean and Black British writing, with a backlist of around 380 titles. In 2015, Jeremy was awarded an honorary D. Litt. by the University of the West Indies (Mona) for services to Caribbean letters, and in 2016 he was presented with the Henry Swanzy Award by the Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad. He has published numerous articles on Caribbean writing and a book on Kwame Dawes; he remains Peepal Tree’s managing editor.
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.
