The Royal Society of Literature April News

Amnesia and other stories 19 May, 7pm, The Bloomsbury Theatre In conversation with biographer and critic Hermione Lee, twice Man Booker winner, Peter Carey reflects on how Australia has forfeited democracy by ‘brown-nosing’ the CIA, why privacy should be an inalienable right, and what it is like to write about Australian politics while living in New York. He also considers his latest novel Amnesia in the context of his other work. This event is hosted jointly with the Australia / New Zealand Festival of Literature and the Arts, and Intelligent Life magazine.  £10 / £8, £7 concessions / Book now via the Australia and New Zealand Festival website.

Finding Wonderland 15 June, 7pm, The Courtauld Institute of Art Since its first publication 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has become the most popular and influential children’s story of all time. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, whose biography of Lewis Carroll,The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and The Secret History of Wonderland, is published this spring, investigates the other story that lurks between the lines of Carroll’s book – his mysterious friendship with Alice Liddell, the real girl he transformed into a fictional heroine – and explores the history of the imaginary world he created for her.  This event is for Fellows and Members of the RSL only. To become a Member click here.

We are currently accepting applications for the role of Executive Director visit our website for full details. Writers! We are accepting applications for our latest round of RSL Brookleaze Grants. The purpose of these grants is to buy time for novelists, short-story writers, poets or playwrights with pieces of work in hand. Please visit our website for full details of eligibility and how to apply. Deadline for applications is Friday 15 May 2015. And a happy World Book Night for the 23 April!