Arnold Bennett

Voted greatest West Midland writer and will appear on the Regional Wall of Fame in Birmingham's City Plaza.

The present Arnold Bennett Society was re-formed in 1954 and has members throughout the United Kingdom as well as abroad.  It is based in the City of Stoke on Trent, the "Five Towns" of Bennett.
The Society's aim is to promote the study and appreciation of the life, works and times, not only of Arnold Bennett himself, but also of other provincial writers, with particular relationship to North Staffordshire. 
An annual dinner is held in Stoke on Trent with a guest speaker of distinction.  Past speakers have included John Wain, Michael Foot, Margaret Drabble, John Suchet and Priscilla Masters.  In 2007 our speaker was the well-known writer and broadcaster A. N. Wilson.  Our speaker for 2008 will be Deborah Moggach, and the theme for the year will be "The Old Wives' Tale". We also have other events, including talks, a Christmas Show, a Conference at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, a Study Weekend at Wedgwood Memorial College in October and other social occasions. The Society is promoting the republication of a series of Bennett's novels.  The Diary Date button will give you details. Members also receive 3 newsletters each year which include original works, notices, articles and mentions of Bennett in other publications.  

We are also members of Alliance of Literary Societies,

Another link we have is with Staffordshire History