Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature is a distinguished writer or literary figure elected to membership in the UK’s premier literary organization in recognition of significant contributions to literature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic-style fellowship
ⓘ
award for writing ⓘ honorific title ⓘ literary title ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
critics
ⓘ
essayists ⓘ other literary figures ⓘ playwrights ⓘ poets ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Charter of the Royal Society of Literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Society of Literature Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain | literature ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
distinction in writing
ⓘ
significant contribution to literature ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ literary scholarship ⓘ |
| foundedBy | King George IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Royal Society of Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedFor |
body of literary work
ⓘ
contribution to national literary culture ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FRSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British literary awards
ⓘ
honours for writers ⓘ learned society fellowships ⓘ |
| hasEquivalent | fellowships of other learned societies in arts and letters ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | none ⓘ |
| honorificOrder | comes after academic degrees in post-nominals ⓘ |
| inception | 1820 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Society of Literature fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| membershipType | elected fellowship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the UK’s premier literary honors
ⓘ
recognizing leading writers in the UK ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | FRSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor outstanding literary achievement
ⓘ
to promote literature in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| recognitionType | peer recognition by fellow writers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Royal Society of Literature Companions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Society of Literature International Writers programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | primarily United Kingdom but includes international writers ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
election by existing Fellows
ⓘ
invitation-only membership ⓘ |
| status | lifetime honor ⓘ |
| usedAs | post-nominal title ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.