Philip Hensher won the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize on Monday 13 May

See pictures of Damian Barr, Tracey Thorn and Susannah Clapp from 8 May

See photographs of Monday 21 May's Yeats event at the Irish Embassy

Neil Gaiman, in his only London appearance promoting his new book, will speak on 17 June

P.D. James spoke at Mulberry School in Whitechapel as part of our Outreach programme

Andrew Motion spoke at Wembley High Technology College for our Outreach programme

Listen to Fellow A.S. Byatt speaking with Bidisha and Philip Hensher about Iris Murdoch

Margaret Drabble, Victoria Glendinning and A.N. Wilson. Listen to them speak at past RSL events

RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlist front covers - winner Philip Hensher announced 13 May

See pictures of Robin Robertson, Alice Oswald and T.S. Eliot's pen from 18 March

See photographs of James Lasdun from his event on Monday 18 February

The first page of the RSL roll book

Emma Donoghue will be speaking as part of the RSL summer programme

Fellows sign the RSL roll book using Byron's pen or T.S. Eliot's fountain pen

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