Elected: 2024
Louisa has written memoir (You Left Early); biography (Kathleen Scott, A Great Task of Happiness), and cultural history (The Book of the Heart), plus 10 novels including the My Dear I Wanted To Tell You trilogy. She is half (with her daughter Isabel Adomakoh Young) of Zizou Corder, who wrote the Lionboy books. She’s a songwriter, and has released an album, You Left Early. She lives in London, where she was born. Her work is published in 32 languages.
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.
