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Membership Enquiries

New Members

We are always pleased to welcome new members to the ICLS British Branch. Membership is open to anyone working in the field of courtly literature at any stage in their career.

Members are entitled to attend and present papers at national and international meetings, vote at business meetings of the British Branch and of the International Society, receive the Branch Newsletter and the ICLS Bibliographical Bulletin Encomia, and belong to the Branch mailing list.

If you wish to join the British Branch of the ICLS, please fill out the 2023–24 Membership Form here. After submission, you will be taken to a confirmation page with payment instructions (unfortunately, we cannot at this stage process online payments). You will also have the option to receive confirmation and payment instruction by email.

If you prefer, you can download a pdf version of the form here. Please return it to Dr Matt Lampitt (Branch Treasurer), along with your remittance (details on form).

Our annual membership rates are:

  • Standard rate £25
  • Postgraduate, unwaged, retired £17*

Members paying by standing order receive a £5 discount:

  • Standard rate £20
  • Postgraduate, unwaged, retired £12*

*Please get in touch to discuss other relevant circumstances.

Current Members (Renewals)

It was agreed at the Branch meeting at the Lisbon conference (2014) that the due date for subscriptions will be 1st June.

For further information concerning payment methods, please click here.

If you are unsure about your membership or payment status, or have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Branch Treasurer.

If your circumstances change (your address, job title, employment status, etc.), please do let us know. Please also let us know, for our records, if you are looking to leave the ICLS.