Laura Greenfield

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Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Our panel @valmcdermid.bsky.social, @suchmayer.bsky.social, @lawrencewarner.bsky.social, Elaine Hobby and Bee Rowlatt did their best to do justice to Maureen Duffy's activism, for writers and the LGBTQ+ community, poetry, prose, plays, novels (many genres!) and her scholarship. What a career.

Seven people on stage, one handing an award to another. In the background it says RSL Pioneer Prize: Maureen Duffy

We had such a fantastic @rsliterature.bsky.social celebration of Maureen Duffy at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Sunday. Here is the wonderful founder of the Pioneer Prize, Bernardine Evaristo, handing it to Maureen Duffy's agent, Nemonie Craven Roderick, with our wonderful panel alongside

We’re holding an event to mark this year’s RSL Pioneer Prize and you’re invited! Swipe to see the line-up 👉

Tickets are available now: https://events.bl.uk/events/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize

What a joy to hear the readings from the shortlist and to see the winner announced: 'And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social. I can't wait to read it.

This is an amazing opportunity. Please consider applying for the Community Panel - they are the heart of the project

Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament Reading for Pleasure

Fantastic to see @ukparliament.parliament.uk launching an inquiry into children's reading for pleasure, in advance of the National Year of Reading. Submissions by 9th January, details here committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi... There are such important questions in the terms of reference.

The @rsliterature.bsky.social and Royal Commonwealth Society project 'Write Around the World', which helps prepare young people for the competition, has now reached an amazing 16,000 students in 30 countries.

Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025! The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is proud to announce the winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2025, the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools.  This...

Yesterday was the award ceremony for the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition at St James's Palace. The four winners, all between 14 and 17, were outrageously impressive - you can read their winning pieces here www.royalcwsociety.org/post/meet-th...

We’ve got great news for writers across the UK and RoI – the 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize is now taking submissions! 🥳

Applications are open until 5pm on 12 December 2025. Apply now: https://rsliterature.org/rsl-ondaatje-prize/

Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun In a world full of distractions, it can be difficult to form a habit that needs attention. Experts advise on getting out of the rut

Keep it short and find what you enjoy: how to start reading for fun

Before you expire!

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Come and be part of queer feminist literary history & future, and see Maureen Duffy get her 💐💐💐💐💐

We have an amazing panel lined up to celebrate Maureen Duffy, including Bernardine Evaristo herself, @valmcdermid.bsky.social, @suchmayer.bsky.social, @lawrencewarner.bsky.social, Elaine Hobby and Bee Rowlatt, and Rebecca Scroggs reading Maureen Duffy's work.

RSL presents: The Pioneer Prize | British Library Join us for the launch of the RSL Pioneer Prize, a new initiative spotlighting and celebrating writers who have been trailblazers in their field.Acknowledg

On Sun 30th Nov we will be celebrating the @rsliterature.bsky.social Pioneer Prize, so generously founded and funded by Bernardine Evaristo. The inaugural winner is Maureen Duffy. Join us @britishlibrary.bsky.social or online to celebrate her work: events.bl.uk/events/rsl-p...

It was amazing to be there in person to see so many people excited about six incredible books.

This is an incredible move by some visionary funders to support the literary arts in the US.

Something very exciting has arrived at our office here in Somerset House 👀

Join us for our Pioneer Prize event at the British Library on 30 November to honour Maureen Duffy's impact and legacy: https://rsliterature.org/whats-on/rsl-presents-the-pioneer-prize/

Join us for the launch of the RSL Pioneer Prize, a new initiative which will spotlight and celebrate writers who have been trailblazers in their field.

📅 Sunday 30 November, 2:30pm
📍 The British Library/Online
🎟️ £15 in-person/£5 online, FREE for RSL Members/Fellows

https://ow.ly/uVRX50X3AwC

And you too!

Last night this powerful film had its UK premiere, hosted by @bodleian.ox.ac.uk, with courageous librarians like @librarianjones.com there too. Alongside we awarded @richove.bsky.social the @rsliterature.bsky.social Benson Medal. What a privilege to share the stage with them.

See it if you can.

Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural RSL Pioneer Prize, Maureen Duffy 🎉

Duffy received news of her award earlier this month when Evaristo visited her at home. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/9ZB_AHdm4ts?...

This is a wonderful story! Bernardine Evaristo is SUCH a force for good, not only writing brilliant books & teaching students of writing but also uplifting other writers all over the place. And Maureen Duffy is a great choice to receive this prize. 📚📚📚

And to say once again: Maureen is co-responsible for the existence of both PLR & ALCS, so every writer in the UK & Ireland should give her 💐💐💐. And read her books!

Here’s Bernardine’s own celebration of Maureen Duffy observer.co.uk/culture/book... And you can join us at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on 30th November to celebrate in person - details coming soon