Today on our 200th birthday we launch #RSLOpen –celebrating the excellence of writers from communities under-represented in UK literary culture. We believe literature is at its best when it includes voices from the greatest breadth of backgrounds and experiences. (1/6)

#RSL200
We're celebrating the great diversity of outstanding writers & writing in Britain by electing 60 Fellows over 2 years from communities under-represented in UK literature. We're seeking recommendations of excellent writers from these communities for nomination to Fellowship. (2/6)
Recommendations of writers will be considered by a panel of RSL Fellows, led by @BernardineEvari & inc. Jay Bernard, Vahni Capildeo, @ianduhig, @cynan1975, @valmcdermid, Sinéad Morrissey, @DaljitNagra4, @nikeshshukla, Ali Smith, @jackthorne, Colm Tóibín and @GiantRatSumatra (3/6) Bernardine Evaristo
The heart of the RSL is its Fellowship, around 600 of the most eminent writers in the UK; new FRSLs will give support to the RSL’s ideals of openness and inclusivity, convey the multi-faceted character of literature as created today, and help shape the RSL’s activities. (4/6)
Guided by your recommendations, we seek to celebrate the great diversity of the UK’s literary writing and writers in our Fellowship. To recommend a writer for Fellowship for #RSLOpen, please complete the recommendation form on our website: bit.ly/RSLOPEN (5/6)
We are seeking recommendations of writers of diverse literary forms, including writers of drama, fiction, graphic fiction, non-fiction, poetry & screenplays. Fellows elected through #RSLOpen will be announced in 2022 and 2023. (6/6)

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30 Nov
Today on our 200th birthday we're excited to also launch #RSLInternational Writers. This programme recognises the contribution of writers worldwide to literature in English, & the power of literature to transcend borders.

We are accepting public recommendations. (1/4) #RSL200
We invite readers & writers to recommend writers not resident in, or citizens of, the UK, whose works have made great contribution to literary culture. They will have published two works of outstanding literary merit (translated into English/written in English). (2/4)
We seek recommendations of writers of drama, fiction, graphic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenplays. Guided by your recommendations, our panel of RSL Fellows, led by @danielhahn02, will make a recommendation of writers to be appointed RSL International Writers. (3/4) Daniel Hahn
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