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    From the publication of Under the Net in 1954 until she was overtaken by Alzheimer's in the mid 1990s, the philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch wrote prolifically, establishing herself as one of the great British fiction writers of the twentieth century. Her novels, which include The Bell, The Black Prince (winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize) and The Sea, The Sea(winner of the ...
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    Bidisha offered an overview of Iris Murdoch's life and work as 'a novelist who was inspired by philosophy…from whom one always comes away enriched, thinking about thought'. The NPG's photographs of Murdoch - including ones by Jane Bown and Mark Gerson - showed her 'intelligence, humour, shrewdness, and a mixture of ...
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    A charity that celebrates writing of all kinds, and supports writers and readers at every stage. Support us Latest from the RSL Read more Read more Read more Read more Read more Read more Read, listen & watch Awards and Prizes Our awards support writers at all stages of their careers. Each award has its
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    The title 'Companion of Literature' - the highest award bestowed by the RSL - was inaugurated in 1961, and is held by up to 12 writers at any one time. The honour is currently held by those in purple below. Recipients 1961Sir Winston ChurchillE.M. ForsterJohn MasefieldW. Somerset MaughamG.M. Trevelyan 1962Edmund BlundenAldous Huxley 1963Dame Edith SitwellEvelyn Waugh
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    Oluwaseun Olayiwola is a poet, critic, and choreographer living in London.His poems have been published in the Guardian, The Poetry Review, Oxford Poetry, 14poems and elsewhere.In 2023, he placed second in the Ledbury Poetry Competition. He became a Ledbury Poetry Critic in 2021 and since then his criticism has been published in Telegraph, TLS, the Poetry School, and Magma.
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    As soon as I saw the name in the list of RSL autumn events I knew I had to act at once. Few women writers enjoy an international reputation like Margaret Atwood - only perhaps Nadine Gordimer, Toni Morrison, Marguerite Duras and Doris Lessing. Few have been made Companions of Literature: eleven women out of some 50 appointed since 1961.
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    Sky Arts RSL Writers Awards. Read more. Companions of Literature. Read more. RSL International Writers. Read more. More of our blog. Become a Member. Our Members are champions of literature. Their support makes our engagement work in schools and prisons possible and they enable us to celebrate literature in all its wonderful diversity. As a ...
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    Joining BBC Radio 3 presenter Shahidha Bari, Paul Mendez (author of Rainbow Milk) and Francesca Wade (author of Square Haunting) discuss the inspiration they found walking in London, Bloomsbury's legacy for modern queer writing, and the need for empathy in modern times.
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    Six characters in flight from an author. 0. Translating Russia: on writer and translator Boris Pasternak. In support of Refugee Tales Vanessa Redgrave and Neel Mukherjee read Tales of refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees indefinitely detained in the UK. Introduced by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Virginia Woolf in the 21st century
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    Celebrating the power of literature to transcend borders and bring people together. History The RSL International Writers programme was announced in 2020 as part of RSL 200, a five-year festival launched in 2020 with a series of major new initiatives and 60 new appointments championing the great diversity of writing and writers in the UK.

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