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THE KIPLING SOCIETY was founded in 1927 by a group of Kipling enthusiasts. Though Kipling himself did not greatly approve of the project, it soon attracted (and continues to reach) hundreds of members from around the world. • The main links with our members are the Kipling Journal, as well as five electronic newsletters a year, this website of course, and regular members’ meetings in central London and/or online, where speakers address a wide range of topics relating to Kipling’s life and work. • We are a charity and as such acknowledge the generosity of our members who allow the vast majority of this site to be freely available to all readers.
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The 2026 John McGivering Writing Prize
The S U P E R N A T U R A L
open for entries 1st March - 1st May
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Here is what is happening in the society over the next 12 months… Mike Kipling (Secretary)
| MARCH 1st • 2026 Writing Competition opens |
| MARCH • Newsletter |
| APRIL 22nd • Society Meeting 2pm: Tai Chun Ho, Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. ‘The Returned Soldier in Kipling’s Poetry’. Zoom only. (Please note earlier time) |
| MAY 1st • Kipling Journal KJ404 published |
| JUNE 10th • Members’ reading (and listening) evening curated by Jan Montefiore. Zoom only. 8.00pm (Wednesday) |
| JUNE • Newsletter |
| JULY 1st • AGM followed by Dr Paolo D’Indinosante, University of Rome, ‘Kipling in/and Italy: Representations, Readings, Rewrites’. 4.30pm for 5.00pm, and by Zoom |
| JULY 11th • 2.00pm Guided tour of Haileybury School, Hertfordshire, including the Kipling collection and the chapel. Please see the March Newsletter for full details. |
| AUGUST • |
| SEPTEMBER • Kipling Journal KJ405 published |
| SEPTEMBER 23rd • Council Meeting • Society Meeting TBA. Zoom-only |
| OCTOBER • Newsletter |
| NOVEMBER 25th • Council Meeting • Society Meeting Mike Kipling, ‘Kipling and the Cinema’. |
| DECEMBER • |
| JANUARY 1st • Kipling Journal KJ406 published |
| JANUARY • Newsletter |
| FEBRUARY • Council Meeting • Society Meeting |
The latest society Newsletter is available to all here
The latest copy of the Kipling Journal is available for members only here
The latest society meeting video is available to all in the News Archive
Recent pages & contributions
Society Library Collection catalogue
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The Kipling Journal has been the magazine of the society since its foundation in 1927. It is currently published three times a year under the editorship of Professor Jan Montefiore. It is available to all members online and sent by post to members who have chosen that option as well.
The Kipling Society is a charity whose object is the advancement of public education by the promotion of the study and appreciation of the life and works of Rudyard Kipling.
The Journal is open to submissions, of any length between 500 and 5000 words, from students, scholars, professional academics, and Kipling enthusiasts. All articles are peer reviewed. Copyright of material published in the Kipling Journal remains with the author.