Noticeboard
Members' Noticeboard
This is your space for news and updates from the Society, the Museum, and other members around the world. If you would like to contribute to the noticeboard please email [email protected]
Brontë Society Annual General Meeting 2026
The Brontë Society’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 3 October at 3pm (UK BST) and will be conducted as an on-line event this year. You will be receiving the AGM Notice and Agenda, and the BS Annual Review 2025-2026 booklet by email, or by post, soon. Electronic copies can be downloaded by clicking below:
Attendance at the Annual General Meeting
In order to attend the AGM online, you will need to register by 5pm (UK BST) on Thursday 1 October 2026 by following the prompts at
https://www.mi-nomination.com/thebrontesocietyregistration
Members who register to attend the meeting will receive a link to join the meeting, as well as further details as to how the Zoom webinar will be conducted, by 5pm on Friday 2 October.
Please note that only current Brontë Society members are eligible to attend the AGM, and the link and joining information should not be shared with non-members.
Annual General Meeting: Advance Voting Ballot process
All voting related to the business of the AGM will be taking place in advance. You will receive more details, and voting instructions, by email or by post shortly.
Submission of items of Any Other Business (AOB)
Members who wish to submit any items of AOB need to do so in advance, either by following the prompts at https://www.mi-nomination.com/thebrontesocietyregistration or by mail to the Brontë Society c/o Democracy Technology Ltd, Unit 8, Mill Court, The Sawmills, Durley SO32 2EJ, United Kingdom.
Please note that the deadline by which AOB items need to reach the Brontë Society, whether electronically or by post, is 5pm (UK BST) on Thursday 1 October 2026.
2026 Brontë Society talk
Prior to the AGM at 1.30pm we will be holding an on-line event in the form of a special Brontë Society talk. For further details please check the website under the ‘What’s on’ tab.
We look forward to welcoming members to take part in both events.
If you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected] or by calling 01535 642323.
We are delighted to announce that following an extremely successful recruitment campaign, attracting almost forty applications, the Brontë Society has appointed three new trustees to the Board.
We’re excited to welcome Alex Wild, Morag Walsh Barnes, and Marguerite Nugent to the Brontë Society Board of Trustees. Alex works as a Creative and Cultural Development Officer for North Yorkshire, Marguerite is Cultural Director at Culture Coventry Trust, and Morag works in philanthropy at the National Gallery.
Marguerite and Morag have been directly appointed to the Board, and Alex has been co-opted. The process has been conducted in line with the Brontë Society Articles of Association and brings the number of trustees up to the maximum number of twelve.
Lucy Powrie, Chair of the Brontë Society Board of Trustees, said, “It has been a privilege for me and the members of the Nominations Committee to hear from, and meet with, so many talented and experienced candidates and we are grateful to everyone who took the time to apply. Alex, Marguerite and Morag bring valuable expertise to the Board at an exciting time in our organisation’s history, and we look forward to working with them and the Senior Leadership Team to realise our aims and ambitions for the years ahead.”
You can read more about our current trustees here: https://www.bronte.org.uk/about-us/the-bronte-society
CALL FOR PAPERS – Brontë Studies Special Issues
1. From Haworth to Eternity: Adapting the Brontës on Stage, Screen, and Beyond
Inspired by the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s 2025 exhibition From Haworth to Eternity, Brontë Studies invites new and original articles of no more than 7,500 words that respond to the theme of ‘the Brontës and adaptation’ across film, screen, and the visual and performing arts—including digital, transmedia, and other emerging media forms. The special issue will be published in 2027.
Deadline for manuscripts: 5 Oct 2026
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
As a valued member of Brontë Societyyou are entitled to a 30% discount on all full price Routledge and CRC Press books.
To access your exclusive discount, simply visit this page of our website, scroll to the bottom, and click on the button to be taken directly to the Routledge website. Your unique, one-time use discount code will be automatically carried through to checkout.
Each time you would like to make a purchase, just return to the page and click the button again to generate a new code.
Members' shop discount
As we have a new shop website, the special members' discount code has changed. It's now:
Member10
Enter this at the online checkout for 10% off your purchase!