School of Media, Arts & Humanities34th Annual International Conference on Virginia WoolfDescriptionWe are delighted to bring the Annual Virginia Woolf Conference back to the UK and to two sites – King’s College London and the University of Sussex – with such strong Woolfian connections.
Pre Conference at KCL The pre-conference events will be held at King’s College London on Friday July 4th: a visit to the King’s Archives and a panel discussion on ‘Virginia Woolf: Creative Engagements’ with contemporary writers and artists speaking about their multi-media engagements with Woolf’s writing. Our confirmed speakers include: Uzma Hameed, Jo Hamya, Olivia Laing, and Kabe Wilson. To book your place at the free King’s Events please visit this page:- There is an option to book a coach transfer from KCL to Brighton and the University of Sussex, following the Fri 4 July events (see below). Main conference at Sussex On Saturday July 5th the conference proper will open for registration at the University of Sussex, where we are delighted to be joined by our keynote speakers Professor Madelyn Detloff and Professor Anne Fernald. We are planning an exciting programme of events, including a performance of Between the Acts, events to mark the centenary of Mrs Dalloway, a conversation with Kim Jones and Charlie Porter, and a house tour and banquet at Charleston (limited spaces, at an additional charge – early booking advised. NB. Conference delegates only). There will also be a post-conference visit to Monk’s House and the Sussex Modernism exhibition at the Towner Eastbourne.. The 4 Day conference ticket, and Saturday Day ticket, includes entry to the Between The Acts performance at the ACCA on Saturday 05th July at 7.30pm. This special performance, adapted by Eleanor Lybeck and directed by Jen Heyes, will be the first time the work is shared in full with an audience, and the company are delighted to be joined by members of AVID and representatives of the event's sponsors, Refugee Tales, for a post-show Q&A. Important Inormation Concession rates for the 4-day and per-day tickets are offered to: PhD, Master’s and Undergraduate students; retired; self-employed practitioners; unwaged or precariously employed. Accessibility. The conference is hosted in wheelchair accessible University buildings, should you have any additional accessibility requirements please specify further at checkout. Cancellations. Please note cancellations within 14 days of the conference start date are non-refundable, outside of 14 days a 20% administration charge will be deducted. Cancellation requests should be sent to [email protected] and [email protected] Wait List for Charleston House Visit and Banquet Spaces for the Charleston House Visit and Banquet are very limited, and the event has now sold out. Please add your name and contact details here to be added to the waitlist should someone drop out and a place become available nearer the time. Thank You. If you have specific accessibility needs and require a carer to accompany you, please contact [email protected] and [email protected]
Waitlist for Monks House and Towner excursion Spaces for the additional excursion to Monks House and Towner Gallery are limited, and the event has now sold out. Please add your name and contact details here to be added to the waitlist should someone drop out and a place become available nearer the time. Thank You. Accommodation Limited campus accommodation will become bookable from the end of February, please check back here for the live link to book. We have also secured preferential rates with several Brighton hotels bookable via:- https://book.passkey.com/go/AICVW2025
Merchandise Conference merchandise is available to pre-order here until the 13/06/25, there will be limited items for sale during the actual conference. For samples please refer to the website - https://woolf2025.uk/
Suzanne Bellamy Travel Fund The Suzanne Bellamy Travel Fund, established by the IVWS members in 2022, supports the travel of IVWS members to the Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf: an affiliated but independent event that the IVWS has supported since 1991. Each year, the IVWS will match up to $1500.00 in donations to the fund, which it hopes will grow well beyond the $3000.00 goal we project. The fund is named in honour of Suzanne Bellamy (1948–2022), an artist and Woolf scholar, who passed away on June 21st, 2022—a little over a week after the 2022 Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf. https://v-woolf-society.com/suzanne-bellamy-travel-fund/ Application closes: February 28th, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (New York) |
