The Royal Society of Literature greatly values other organisations, both those who support our programme and those with whom we organise joint events.
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society
ALCS is dedicated to protecting & promoting authors' rights by encouraging the establishment of collective licensing schemes, where appropriate, and ensuring that fees resulting from such schemes are efficiently collected and distributed; and by building an understanding of the contribution writers make to the economy and society as a whole.
www.alcs.co.uk
The Bloomsbury Hotel
The Bloomsbury Hotel, a member of The Doyle Collection is a proud supporter of the Royal Society of Literature. The Bloomsbury Hotel, located in the heart of London, marries high-end contemporary design with traditional elegance. Designed by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, The Bloomsbury Hotel is a listed neo-Georgian building with an imposing entrance, excellent contemporary dining, beautifully designed bedrooms and suites and magnificent meetings and events facilities.
www.doylecollection.com/bloomsbury
Booker Prize Foundation
Booker Prize Foundation is a charity promoting literature for the public benefit which awards the annual Man Booker Prize (previously the Booker Prize) for the best novel in English published in UK by a Commonwealth, Irish or Zimbabwean writer. In 2005 the Foundation inaugurated the Man Booker International Prize, awarded biennially for an outstanding contribution to literary fiction for work written in English or available in English translation. ‘Man’ refers to Man Group plc’s sponsorship.
www.themanbookerprize.com
European Commission
The European Commission has offices, called Representations, in all the member states of the European Union. The UK Representation is in London; there are also smaller offices in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Their chief duties are: speaking for the Commission as its voice in the UK (this includes providing background briefings for the media as well as on-the-record comment on issues relevant to the Commission); reporting back to the Commission in Brussels on political, economic and social developments in the UK; and providing information about the European Union across the UK through recognised outlets such as public libraries, business advice centres and education services. The London office of the EC is increasingly active in the cultural sphere working with the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) London in developing joint cultural projects. Also, it has its own exhibition space (the 12 Star Gallery) and arts e-newsletter.
www.europe.org.uk/culture
First Story
First Story is a charity that aims to foster creativity, literacy and talent in young people across the country. It arranges and pays for acclaimed writers to lead weekly writing workshops in "challenging" secondary schools. With the support and mentorship of these writers-in-residence, children get to explore their creativity and find their voices. We've seen how creative writing can build students' self-esteem and self-confidence, raising aspirations and boosting achievement.
www.firststory.co.uk
Folio Society
For over 60 years, The Folio Society has been publishing beautiful, illustrated editions of the world’s greatest books. Every Folio edition is expertly printed and bound, and carefully illustrated. Many are further enhanced by introductions from leading figures in the arts, media, science, and more. There are hundreds of Folio editions available, covering fiction, history, science, philosophy, children's literature, humour and more. Find out more about The Folio Society, their range and their dedication to the art of fine book publishing online.
www.foliosociety.com
Foyles
Founded by two brothers in 1903, Foyles quickly established itself as the world's most famous bookshop. Today with 5 floors, 36 departments and over 220,000 different books at our flagship store on London's literary mecca of Charing Cross Road, plus three branches across Central London and a fast & efficient website, whatever you want you'll find it at Foyles.
www.foyles.co.uk
Granta
From short stories to in-depth reportage, insightful essays to thoughtful memoirs, Granta’s aim is to stimulate, provoke, stretch and entertain. Over the years Granta has featured exciting new writing by luminaries such as Martin Amis and Angela Carter, provided a platform for emerging talents including Daniel Alarcón and Zadie Smith, and tackled subjects as diverse as the fall of Saigon, adultery, and the ugliest village in Essex.
www.granta.com
London Review Bookshop
As of 2009 RSL Members are entitled to a 10% discount on all books and DVDs from the London Review Bookshop in Bloomsbury, and to one-third off tickets to all talks at the shop, on production of their RSL membership cards.
www.lrbshop.co.uk
London School of Economics and Political Science
The Royal Society of Literature worked with LSE on a number of events for its first literary festival, the LSE Space for Thought Literary Weekend, which took place in February 2009. The programme explored the links between the arts and social sciences, with Michael Holroyd, Victoria Glendinning, Caroline Moorehead, D.J. Taylor and Patrick French among the speakers.
www.lse.ac.uk
King's College London
King's College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (2010 QS international world rankings) and The Sunday Times 'University of the Year 2010/11'. King's has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research and has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences and social sciences including international affairs. The department of English enjoys a close partnership with the Royal Society of Literature, co-sponsoring literary events, readings, workshops and related activities on a regular basis.
www.kcl.ac.uk
Poet in the City
Poet in the City is a poetry charity committed to attracting new audiences to poetry, making new connections for poetry, and raising money to support poetry education, in particular the placing of poets in schools. The charity is delighted to be working in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature on an event with the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, due to take place at Kings Place in February 2010.
www.poetinthecity.co.uk
Poetry Society
The Poetry Society is Britain’s leading voice for poets and poetry. Founded in 1909 to promote ‘a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry’, the Society is now one of the country’s liveliest arts organisations with over 4,000 members worldwide. With innovative education, commissioning and publishing programmes, and a packed calendar of performances, readings and competitions, the Poetry Society champions poetry in its many forms.
www.poetrysociety.org.uk
Prospect
Prospect magazine was launched in October 1995 by David Goodhart, a senior correspondent for the Financial Times, and was subsequently described by sir Jeremy Isaacs as “more readable than the Economist, more relevant than the Spectator, more romantic than the New Statesman.” The monthly title has since acquired a reputation as the most intelligent current affairs and cultural debate magazine in Britain.
Both challenging and entertaining, Prospect seeks to make complex ideas accessible and enjoyable by commissioning the best writers, editing them vigorously and packaging their work with strong design and illustration.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Royal Society
The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK and the Commonwealth, dedicated to promoting excellence in science. The RSL holds regular joint debates with the Royal Society, which invariably attract a large audience. Recent events have included discussions on literature and mathematics by Mark Haddon and Marcus du Sautoy, and on fossils by Tracy Chevalier and Richard Fortey.
royalsociety.org
Somerset House
One of London's most spectacular neo-classical buildings, Somerset House is home to a variety of arts organisations, including the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008 the RSL helped to set up its first writer-in-residence programme, with Ruth Padel as the incumbent. This included poetry workshops for children from state primary schools, who used the extraordinary variety of resources at Somerset House - from pictures in the Courtauld Gallery to skating on the ice rink - to inspire their work.
www.somersethouse.org.uk
Times Literary Supplement
The Times Literary Supplement is the only weekly literary paper in the world - embracing not only literature and poetry but also history, biography, science, philosophy, bibliophily and all the arts. For more than a hundred years, the TLS’s mix of fine writing, new discoveries and incisive debate has made it mandatory reading.
www.the-tls.co.uk