We are a non-profit educational organization promoting the works and study of Lawrence Durrell, a writer most active in the second half of the 20th century. To support an understanding of Durrell’s place in modernist and postmodernist traditions as well as in a canon of world literature, we sponsor meetings worldwide, publish a newsletter and journal, and provide a number of other resources. Learn more about who we are, what we do, and how to get involved on the Society page.
Announcing the 2025 Poetry Competition
We’re pleased to welcome submissions for this year’s White Mice Poetry Competition, with the theme “home port.” The deadline is October 15, 2025. More details can be found on the poetry competition page. We look forward to reading your submissions!
Join us in Vancouver in July 2026
Our twenty-third On Miracle Ground conference will be 16–18 July 2026. We’ll be returning to beautiful Vancouver to share our thoughts and interests related to the worlds in Durrell’s words. We hope you’ll join us! Save the date, and check out the call for papers on the conference website.
New Book on Durrell
A new collection of essays entitled Heresy and Heterotopia in Works by Lawrence Durrell: Alexandria to Angkor Wat, co-edited by Isabelle Keller-Privat and Anne R. Zahlan, has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Explore it further at: Heresy and Heterotopia in Works by Lawrence Durrell: Alexandria to Angkor Wat: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
Great Gathering in Athens
On Miracle Ground XXII, the biannual conference of the International Lawrence Durrell Society, took place on July 4-6, 2024 in Athens, Greece. And what a fabulous occasion it was! In addition to scholarly and creative presentations, attendees enjoyed a number of delicious meals together and a special outing on Monday, July 8, to the island of Hydra. Special thanks to Athanasios Dimakis and his colleagues and helpers for making this another memorable, truly international gathering.
Good Time in Louisville!
As has been the custom for many years, members of the International Lawrence Durrell Society gathered at the Conference for Literature Since 1900 at the University of Louisville on 22-25 February 2024. A stimulating panel featured scholarly presentations by Umme Al-Wazedi, James Clawson, and James Gifford and was followed by nightly festive dinners together. The conference hotel, The Brown, is historic, comfortable, and beautiful. Another good time with Durrellians!
