FOR SALE
The Round House in Pipe Passage, Lewes
Virginia Woolf bought the cottage in 1919 for £300, but never lived in it. Annie Crowther, the current owner, is a VWSGB member and author of a book about the house from its beginnings as a subscription mill more than 200 years ago.
For a description of the house, including photos of the interior, click here.
For more information, please contact the estate agent Messrs A. Wycherley in Lewes, or see www.wycherleys.co.uk
Julia Briggs Memorial Prize 2009
Many congratulations to the winner, Dr Alexandra Harris, of Liverpool University, for her essay 'Common Readers in Wartime'. The award was presented at the Society's AGM on 4 April, and the winning essay will be published in the May 2009 issue of the Virginia Woolf Bulletin. The VWSGB Executive Council wishes to express its thanks to the judges, Lyndall Gordon and Maggie Humm, and to everyone who entered.
The Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain is a non-profit organisation which aims to raise the profile of Virginia Woolf and promote the reading and discussion of her works. Formed in August 1998 the Society is supported by an Executive Council of elected volunteers. (Read more about the Society's Constitution). An Editorial Committee produces the Virginia Woolf Bulletin three times a year (January, May and September), as well as a number of other publications. Woolf-related events and talks, open to members only, are held throughout the year.
The Society welcomes new members. If you are interested in joining, you can print off the form from the Membership page and send it with your payment to the address provided. At the present time the Society is only able to accept payments in pounds sterling or US dollars.
On this website you will find information about the Society and information about Virginia Woolf herself. Under Virginia Woolf Resources you will find a wealth of Woolf information, including a short biography, bibliographies, articles, illustrations and links to related sites. If you want to know more about Woolf and her works, the best place to start is with the three links below, which lead to articles from the Resources section. The Useful Links area provides a guide to websites of other Woolf societies, archives, publishers and bookshops.
Please note that text on this site is © Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain unless stated otherwise. If you wish to reproduce anything that appears on the site, please contact the VWSGB.
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