Welcome to the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society
The Sylvia Townsend Warner Society was launched in January 2000 in Dorchester by a group of enthusiasts, assembling for an inaugural meeting at the County Museum. The main aim of the Society is to promote a wide readership for and a better understanding of the writings of Sylvia Townsend Warner.
We provide a wide range of information on Sylvia Townsend Warner. Please follow the links on the top of each page to learn about Sylvia's life, her works and the reception of her work by the general public and literary critics. Learn more about the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society.
News
The Sylvia Townsend Warner Society in 2010
2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the inauguration of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society which came into being on 14 January 2000. Our first decade has been an exciting and busy one, with meetings twice a year, two Newsletters every year and the annual Journal. It is interesting also to recall just how many visits and activities we have undertaken in that time. Read more ...
May Weekend 2010 - 30 April to 2 May
The Society will meet in Dorset from 30 April to 2 May for our regular May Weekend gathering. The weekend will include the AGM, an opportunity to view some rarely-seen photographs of STW and VA, and some visits to places of interest in the area, with plenty of good food and good company. All members are welcome. Further details will be announced later.
Back Copies of Society Journals
The Society has a large number of back copies of our Journals, the first being published in 2000. So we have decided to offer these for sale at the truly bargain price of £2.50 ($5.00) each, instead of the current price of £5.00. This is a great opportunity, particularly for any researchers, members who have recently joined the Society or for anyone who would like a new copy of old favourites. Copies of all the Journals from 2000 right through to 2008 are available. Go to our Publications Page for a full list of all the Journals’ contents.
Furthermore, the Society has one remaining copy of Valentine Ackland's Journey from Winter – Selected Poems (ed. Frances Bingham). This is available to members to purchase for the special price of £15.00 each (inc. p&p).
If you would like to make a purchase please send a cheque made out to ‘The Sylvia Townsend Warner Society’ for the appropriate amount and send to Judith Bond, 26 Portwey Close, Weymouth, DT4 8RF, indicating which item you want to purchase and including your contact details.
There are also copies available of most of the Society’s Newsletters which will now be sold at £1.00 ($2.00) each. The articles in these are indicated on the alphabetical list of contributors on the Publications Page.