Elected: 2025
Louise Kennedy grew up near Belfast. She was educated at University College Dublin and Queens University Belfast. She is the author of the critically acclaimed short story collection; The End of the World is a Cul de Sac (2021). Trespasses (2022), her debut novel, won several awards and was shortlisted for others, including the Women’s Prize. It has been translated into over twenty languages. She lives in the northwest of Ireland.
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.
