President: The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Lord Williams of Oystermouth

Vice Presidents:
Julian Clary

The Rt Rev. Graeme Knowles, CVO, RNR, FKC

Miriam Margolyes, OBE

Armistead Maupin

The Officers of the Society:
Chair – Keith Cavers
Secretary – Allan Downend
Treasurer – Chris Roby

The Executive Committee for 2024/5
Simon Basketter, Nicolas Cressey, Richard Crowest, Stephen Guile, Seana Lanigan, Bill Taylor and Sue Willetts
The aims of the E. F. Benson Society were :-
“The furtherance of the knowledge and appreciation of the Benson Family and in particular E. F. Benson, and to provide an opportunity for Benson enthusiasts to meet.”

To this end the Secretary in conjunction with the Executive Committee organised at least one literary event annually to bring members together for a talk on some aspect of E. F. Benson’s life and work. We had an annual meeting in Rye ( E F Benson’s Tilling ) each July and we also aimed to organise outings to other places of Benson interest and from time to time events which relate to other members of the Benson Family.
The Society was formed in 1984 and events have included visits to Wellington College, Marlborough College, Cambridge University, Winchester, Tremans ( 2001 ). The Society has also mounted exhibitions on the life and works of E. F. Benson. In 1990, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of E. F. Benson’s death, the Society held a reception at Lambeth Palace followed by a Memorial service at the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Rye.
The Society also produced its own Journal “The Dodo” each year as well as a variety of other publications.

The E. F. Benson Society is affiliated to the Alliance of Literary Societies.

The Society will close in July 2025

The Society’s logo was designed by Nick Tudor.