Royal Literary Fund

Royal Literary Fund
AbbreviationRLF
Formation1790; 234 years ago (1790)
TypeBenevolent fund
Headquarters3 Johnson's Court, London EC4A 3EA
Chief executive
Edward Kemp
Patron
Queen Camilla
Websitewww.rlf.org.uk

The Royal Literary Fund (RLF) is a benevolent fund that gives assistance to published British writers in financial difficulties. Founded in 1790, and granted a royal charter in 1818, the Fund has helped an extensive roll of authors through its long history, from the most famous to the most obscure, whose cases are judged to be deserving. It also operates a Fellowship scheme, placing established writers in universities to encourage writing skills, and to monitor standards of writing in the higher education world.