- The Walter de la Mare Society -
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- Hon. President: Professor John Bayley -

- Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: Frances Guthrie -

- Editor of Magazine: Dr Joe Griffiths -

Inspired by a surge of interest in Walter de la Mare's work after a conference on his short stories organised by King's College, London and critical acclaim for the publication by Giles de la Mare Publishers of Walter de la Mare: Short Stories 1895-1926, a group of critics and aficionados formed a society to honour the memory of Walter de la Mare. The society was thus formed in 1997 with the following aims in mind:

* To honour the memory of Walter de la Mare

* To promote the study and deepen the appreciation of his works

* To widen the readership of his works, especially by introducing them to new generations of readers

* To facilitate research by making available the widest range of contacts and also information about Walter de la Mare relating both to his life and to his publications and his manuscripts, and to published and unpublished material connected with him in Britain and elsewhere

* To encourage and facilitate new Walter de la Mare publications, where possible with the support of the society

* To produce a regular newsletter for members, encouraging them to contribute,to promote the general aims of the Society

* To plan events from time to time to promote the general aims of the Society

Founding members of the society include Walter's grandsons Giles and Ben de la Mare, his granddaughter Professor Albinia de la Mare, Nicolas Thompson, Julie de la Mare, actress Anne Harvey who regularly performs programmes based on de la Mare's work around the country, Professor Julia Briggs, Russell Hoban, Professor Luce Bonnerot, Professor John Bayley, Dr Joe Griffiths and Dr Anne Bentinck, among others (see below).

Founder Members of Society

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