Annual Convention, 2023

We had an enjoyable and stimulating weekend at University College London 11th August to 14th August, with excellent talks by Professor BJ Rahn, author Kate Jackson, Dr Seth Thevoz, Chair Seona Ford, Dr Jane Hockings, Neil Godber, Archivist Alison Hall and a group discussion with members on ‘It Pays to Advertise’.

On Sunday, some of us attended a service at St Anne’s, Soho, where DLS was a Church Warden, after which we had a choice of Wimsey Walks in Bloomsbury, the West End and the Embankment, celebrating the London novels of Sayers: Whose Body?, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Murder Must Advertise, Strong Poison and Unnatural Death.

Although the last title takes place mostly elsewhere there are events in London. We also added a little bit of the first chapter of Gaudy Night. Please see our Bulletin in September for full accounts of our activities. Not a member? You can request a copy copy of the members’ Bulletin here.

Summer update

The Annual Dorothy L Sayers Lecture was given by the writer Amanda Craig at Witham Library on 28th June as part of the Essex Book Festival. It was an enjoyable evening and Amanda’s enjoyment of the works of Dorothy L Sayers was evident. A full report of this excellent talk will be in the forthcoming July members’ Bulletin. Remember, if you would like to see a copy of our Bulletin, please contact the Society.

We are very much looking forward to our annual Convention, held this year at University College, London, for members and their guests. We have a number of interesting speakers lined up, covering the London novels of DLS, her time in Bloomsbury, advertising, private members’ clubs, Golden Age crime, Dr Crippen, medicine and DLS plus guided walks around Bloomsbury, the Embankment and the West End. On Sunday morning, members will be attending a service at St Anne’s, Soho, where DLS was a church warden. More details to follow.

Winter & Spring at the Society

We’ve been busy at the Society over winter and spring. We held Zoom events every month from December, 2022 and two in March, 2023. It was lovely having members and guests attending these events from Seattle to Lithuania and Tasmania. Full reports of the events appear in our Bulletin. If you are not a member but would like to read a copy of the Bulletin, please contact us.

We also had some in person outings. In March we held our Spring Lunch and had a visit to the Royal College of Music to see students in the Junior Department performing and rehearsing as well as presenting our Music Award to Sophia de Reyes Mezbur.

Also in March - it was busy, with two Zoom events and two in-person events - some of us attended the Donne Memorial Service and luncheon at Lincoln’s Inn. Our May Bulletin will carry full reports.

We are looking forward to gathering again in June at the Essex Book Festival to hear author Amanda Craig deliver the Dorothy L Sayers Annual Lecture. This is open to everyone. Book now!

In August we will be holding our Annual Convention in London. Please see the events page for a listing of our future events.

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