Elected: 2024
Richard was born in London in 1981. His publications include Soho, which was a Gay’s the Word book of the year and shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot prize, and the pamphlet Wound. A poetry collection, That Broke into Shining Crystals, is forthcoming from Faber & Faber in February 2025. Richard is a lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London where he also runs a poetry reading group, and he teaches poetry at the Faber Academy.
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.
