A Level Student Conferences
Autumn 2026 – Conferences at Friends House, London
To give schools more time to gather numbers at the start of term, we have moved the booking dates back.
Tuesday 10th November 2026: emagazine Literature Conference – Bookings open: 10am 29th September
Programme (10.20am-3.30pm)
- John Mullan on the novel
- Emma Smith on Shakespeare
- Sarah Crown in conversation with poet Malika Booker
- Tom Gatti in conversation with novelist Elif Shafak
- Dean Atta
Tuesday 24th November 2026: emagazine Language Conference – Bookings open: 10am 7th October
Programme (10.20am-3.30pm)
- Robert Topinka on digital rhetoric
- Jessica Aiston on critical discourse analysis
- Matthew Hunt on what The Traitors can teach us about language and authenticity
- Rob Drummond on language myths and public linguistics
- Panel discussion on what people get wrong about English – combatting myths and misunderstandings
- Sophie Holmes-Elliott on language and gender
Wednesday 9th December 2026: emagazine Poems of the Decade – Bookings open: 10am 9th October
Programme (10.25am-3.30pm)
- Patience Agbabi reads and discusses her poem 'Eat Me' + Q&A
- Dai George considers aspects of Julia Copus' 'An Easy Passage’' Tishani Doshi’s 'The Deliverer’, Ian Duhig’s 'The Lammas Hireling', and Seamus Heaney’s ‘Out of the Bag’
- Simon Armitage reads and discusses his poem ‘Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass’ and Vicki Feaver's 'The Gun' + Q&A
- emag co-editor Barbara Bleiman briefly introduces students to the emagazine website
- Sinéad Morrissey reads and discusses her poem 'Genetics' + Q&A
- Daljit Nagra reads and discusses 'Look We Have Coming to Dover!' + Q&A
Spring 2027
MediaMagazine Conference for Students (London) and emagazine Language Conference in the North (Macclesfield) will take place in Spring 2027 – dates to be confirmed as soon as possible.
Key Information
Download key information on the conferences and how to book. Please see the points under ‘Make sure you are ready to book’. It includes useful information on the sort of account you need to be signed into, the 20% non-refundable deposit and when the school will be invoiced for the balance payment.