Royal Society of Literature

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charity learned society literary organization

The Royal Society of Literature is a prestigious UK literary organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating excellence in writing and literature.

Aliases (1)

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charity → learned society → literary organization →
awards	RSL Benson Medal → RSL Christopher Bland Prize → RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction → RSL Literature Matters Awards → RSL Ondaatje Prize → literary prizes →
confersTitle	Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature →
country	United Kingdom →
fieldOfWork	creative writing → literary criticism → literature →
focusesOn	promotion of writers → public engagement with literature → support for emerging writers →
foundedBy	King George IV NERFINISHED →
grants	fellowships →
hasAbbreviation	RSL →
hasGlobalReach	international →
hasHeadquarters	Somerset House, London →
hasMembershipType	companions → fellows → honorary fellows →
hasMotto	“To reward literary merit and excite literary talent” →
hasNotableFellow	Chinua Achebe → Hilary Mantel → J. K. Rowling → Kazuo Ishiguro → Margaret Atwood → Philip Pullman → Rudyard Kipling → Salman Rushdie → Samuel Taylor Coleridge → Seamus Heaney → T. S. Eliot → Thomas Hardy → William Wordsworth → Zadie Smith →
hasRegionServed	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
hasWebsite	https://rsliterature.org →
inception	1820 →
language	English →
legalForm	charitable organization →
locatedIn	London →
nonProfitStatus	non-profit organization →
operatesInSector	arts and culture →
organizes	lectures → literary events → prize ceremonies → readings →
purpose	celebration of literary excellence → promotion of literature →
shortName	Royal Society of Literature →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
J. R. R. Tolkien ("Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature") → John Julius Norwich →	memberOf
Royal Society of Literature Award →	associatedWith
Royal Society of Literature Award →	hasOrganizer
Royal Society of Literature →	shortName
Royal Society of Literature Award →	sponsor