Royal National Theatre Company Profile

For nearly 200 years, the Royal Society of Literature has celebrated and nurtured all that is best in British literature, past and present.

'People need to feel in their bones that the whole of English literature from Beowulf to Byron to Benjamin Zephaniah is theirs by right of inheritance. The RSL shows people what belongs to them, and welcomes them into it.’

Philip Pullman

Today, alongside our world-class events programme, we support authors both established and emerging with awards and grants, run masterclasses, and manage a Schools Outreach programme to inspire the next generation of readers and writers.

Find out more about our activities.