We are now open for recommendations for our 2024 RSL International Writers Programme. This is the RSL’s new flagship programme to celebrate literary excellence in the global writing community and the power of literature to transcend borders. We are inviting public recommendations of writers from you, their writer peers, and readers.

Recommendations will be reviewed by the following panel – Kit Fan (Chair), Moniza Alvi, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Chloe Aridjis, Homi K. Bhabha, Margaret Busby, Maureen Freely, Deirdre Osborne and Nathalie Teitler.

Submit your recommendations here.

To be eligible, recommended writers must:
not be resident in, or citizens of, the UK; and
have published two substantial works of outstanding literary merit (where works are translated into English, or originally written in English)
Please read the full eligibility and guidelines prior to submitting any recommendations.

The closing date for recommendations is Friday 3 May 2024 at 5pm (BST).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Info@rsliterature.org