Melanie Abrahams Hon FRSL FRSA is a literature curator and producer, visiting lecturer and mentor. She consistently pushes for greater diversity in the arts, with a focus on narratives of race, class and social background and mixed-race identities. Melanie is the Creative Director of Renaissance One and Tilt which champion the literature and spoken word artforms through projects, education and tours. She has curated various programmes including Caribbean Fest and an events series on ‘otherness’ for the Bronte Parsonage (This, That & The Other). She is a Curator & Caribbean Community Engagement Consultant for Up Projects on a Windrush national monument planned for London Waterloo Station in 2022.
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.
