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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
You can contact the
Chairman of the Arnold Bennett Society,
John Shapcott on
john.shapcott@btinternet.com and the Secretary,
Carol Gorton on
arnoldbennettscty@btinternet.com
Subscriptions, Martin Laux on
MrtnLaux@aol.com
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