Roy Williams
b. 1968
Roy Williams was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018.
Roy Williams began writing plays in 1990. His plays include Advice for the Young at Heart; an adaptation of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner; Days of Significance; Sucker Punch; Category B; Baby Girl; Absolute Beginners; Little Sweet Thing; Fallout; Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads; Clubland; The Gift; Local Boy; Souls; Lift Off; Starstruck; Josie’s Boy; Wildefire; The No Boys Cricket Club; and Kingston 14. His writing for television includes Offside, for which he won a BAFTA. He was appointed OBE for Services to Drama in 2008.
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RSL Literature Matters Awards 2020 – winners announced
15/04/2020
We are delighted to announce the seven recipients of the RSL Literature Matters Awards 2020. The Awards aim to enable literary excellence and innovation, providing writers with financial support to undertake a new literary project. This year’s judges a …
