International Ted Hughes Conferences

Forthcoming

‘The Legacy of Ted Hughes’, 10th International Ted Hughes Conference, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, 16-18 September 2026 at Pembroke College - for more information, see call for papers.

We are delighted to announce that Zaffar Kunial and Robert McCrum will be keynote speakers.

Abstracts of 500 words should be sent to Terry Gifford at t.gifford2@bathspa.ac.uk to arrive before 28 February 2026. We are happy to carry over abstracts already submitted for the proposed 2025 conference, but need an email confirmation to Terry Gifford that they should be retained for the 2026 conference. Zoom presentations will be welcomed, but we would love to see you in person.  Rooms will be available in Pembroke College, where a conference dinner will also be held on 16 September. Details of bookings will be announced in due course.

Any questions, please contact Terry Gifford at t.gifford2@bathspa.ac.uk 

Previous

‘Conversation with the World’, 9th International Ted Hughes Conference, University of Huddersfield, September 7th-9th 2022.

'Poetry in the Making', 8th International Ted Hughes Conference, Gregynog Hall, Cardiff University, 28th-30th August 2018.

'Ted Hughes: Dreams as Deep as England', An International Conference at the University of Sheffield, 9-12 September 2015.