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John McGivering Writing Competition 2026

First Prize Hannah Walton • The Hollow Fetch Joint Second Prize Christopher Milner • The Man Who Once Was King Deirdre Parkes • Curled in Sleep Third Prize Hilary Wilce • Sloe Thoughts Highly Commended ... Read more

‘Kipling in/and Italy: Representations, Readings, Rewrites’

A recording of Dr Paolo D’Indinosante’s talk to the Society on 1 July 2026.

Latest Newsletter

Our June 2026 Newsletter provides details of future events including the AGM on Wednesday 1 July, after which Dr Paolo D’Indinosante, University of Rome, will speak on ‘Kipling in/and Italy: Representations, Readings, Rewrites’. This meeting ... Read more

Past Newsletters

Newsletters are sent by e-mail to members four weeks before each Society meeting, with details of that meeting and other events, reports on past events, and articles on subjects large and small. Past newsletters ... Read more

‘The Returned Soldier in Kipling’s Poetry’

A talk given by Dr Tai-Chun Ho (Associate Professor, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan) to the Kipling Society on 22 April 2026

‘Mavericks: Lionel Dunsterville and the Caspian campaign of 1918’

A talk given by Nick Higham to the Kipling Society on 4 February 2026

The SUPERNATURAL – 2026 Writing Prize

THE KIPLING SOCIETY The John McGivering Writing Prize 2026 Judges: Jan Montefiore, Mary Hamer, Sarah LeFanu Entries on the subject of the Supernatural are now invited. First Prize £350 Second prize £100 Third Prize £50 ... Read more

‘How Mowgli became a monkey.’

A talk given by Professor Danny Karlin to the Kipling Society on 26 November 2025 (The Stamer-Smith lecture).

John McGivering Writing Competition 2025

THE SEA Report and Winning Entries BY JANET MONTEFIORE For this year’s John McGivering Writing Prize, competitors were invited to submit poems on the sea, to be connected directly or indirectly with Rudyard Kipling. 41 ... Read more

“There’s more than engines to a ship”: Steamships & Accelerated Unities in ‘The Day’s Work’

A talk given by Dr Muireann O’Cinneide of the University of Galway to the Kipling Society on 24 September 2025