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We want to share with you our vision for the EA's work. Download this extract of our Summer Newsletter to find out more, and also enjoy a sneak peek into this issue, 'Oracy education: perspectives from research, policy, and practice' bit.ly/EngAssocvision @JenniferRichar7

"What are the limits of your longing? Now go there." This week's poem comes from our Pamphlet Choice for Spring 2026: Tremble by Fatema Abdoolcarim. To read the other poems in the pamphlet, order Tremble here: poetrybooks.co.uk/collections/sp…

Order your copy of Worm in the Bud now, sandspout.co.uk/books/worm-in-…

We're recruiting 2 LAHP-funded PhD students for editorial and literary prize placements. We are also open to receiving speculative placement applications proposing a specific project aligned with our work. buff.ly/vHzUk5y Deadline: Midnight, 30 March

Thinking Forwards: Collaboration | The Editing Women in the Archives Project (27 March,13:00 - 14:00)This Project aims to locate, collate, conserve, & provide access to endangered women’s literary, lifestyle & art publications in Pakistan. Find out! ⬇️⬇️ englishassociation.ac.uk/thinking-forwa…

Seeing yourself in what you read: Representing marginalised identities & experiences in fiction (24 March,16:45-17:30)Webinar based on a research project led by Uni. of Edinburgh, in collaboration ⁦@Booktrust⁩ , ⁦@Literacy_Trust⁩ & more. englishassociation.ac.uk/seeing-yoursel…

Call out to EA members! Help shape our Skills campaign (5 March, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association. Sign up! Be a part of our thinking! ⬇️⬇️ englishassociation.ac.uk/ea-members-hel…

Teach poetry with ease across all key stages (3 March,16:45 - 17:30) Simple, enriching ways to bring more #poetry into your personal life & professional practice.This webinar will provide information on high quality, accessible resources. Free event! 🙌😊 englishassociation.ac.uk/teach-poetry-w…

The English Association, through our publications, events, networks, promote dialogue, share expertise, celebrate our discipline. We are committed to working with partners across #SHAPE and #STEM subjects to create the future through education. Join us! englishassociation.ac.uk/events/

The English Association is the leading cross-sector subject association for people passionate about English language,literature, creative writing.We connect individuals & organisations from all sectors of education & all areas of English studies.Join us! englishassociation.ac.uk

📢Calling all book clubs... Join in the celebrations and shadow The Libraro Prize 2026 in its inaugural first year to help discover the next BIG author (and be in with a chance of winning £10,000!) Find out more and apply by 9am on 2 March: bit.ly/4ascmeT

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1 month left to enter the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators! #Teachers, join @TranslationExch on 3 March for a free interactive webinar all about the prize: ticketsource.co.uk/queens-transla… #MFLtwitterati #creativetranslation Full info: queens.ox.ac.uk/research-at-qu…

Read all about the acclaimed MA in Creative Writing @uniofleicester here: …eativewritingatleicester.blogspot.com/2026/02/on-ma-… @cwaleicester @litleics @LeicesterFSO @UoLDWL @UoLPressOffice @WritingEM @writingwestmids @LeicesterWrites @crystalclearjt @LeicesterCSSAH @NaweWriters @EnglishAssoc

A reading from my fable WORM IN THE BUD (published by The New Menard Press) below. I wrote this for my students/ their teachers. You can order a copy here: sandspout.co.uk free postage within the UK please RT ⁦@engfac⁩ ⁦@EnglishAssoc⁩ podbean.com/ei/pb-nn7sn-1a…

@EFernie @TheRSC @BSAShakespeare @kcraik1 @stanley_wells @JoseAPerezDiez @ShakesInstitute @FolgerLibrary @StuartKells @robert_stagg @SallyBayley1 Remember all of us over in @bluesky 👋🏼

The historic face of @TheRSC, looking instinct with life in the winter sun. In such moments, you sense the worlds within worlds that have been realised, are being realised, & shall be realised inside of it. And that art of making the possible actual restores & renews hope.

Using AI responsibly in assessment (11 December 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association englishassociation.ac.uk/using-ai-respo…

Reigniting Reading for Pleasure: Empowering Schools with LoveReading4Schools (18 November 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association englishassociation.ac.uk/reigniting-rea…

The English Association’s response to Building a World-Class Curriculum for All: the Curriculum and Assessment Review | The English Association englishassociation.ac.uk/the-english-as…

What an inspiring, incredibly useful, richly informed talk we’ve just enjoyed on #Reading #Wellbeing Research from The Literacy Lab @EdinburghUni & from in-the- classroom teaching! 🙌🏼 + Great book resources shared ! 📚📖 Big thanks to @DrSarahMcG & David Robinson. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TODAY! 😊😊Reading and wellbeing: Experiences across the lifespan (4 November 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association englishassociation.ac.uk/reading-and-we…