Companion of Literature

The title Companion of Literature^[1] is the highest award bestowed by the Royal Society of Literature. The title was inaugurated in 1961, and is held by up to twelve living writers at any one time. ^[2]

(30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)

Winston Churchill

(1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970)

E. M. Forster

(1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967)

John Masefield

(25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965)

W. Somerset Maugham

(16 February 1876 – 21 July 1962)

G. M. Trevelyan

Those who have been awarded the honour are listed below, by the year in which it was granted; those still living are indicated in bold.

1961

1962

1963

1964

1967

1968

1972

1974

1978

1983

1987

1991

1994

1998

2001

2004

2007

2012

2020