Results of March 2026 Poetry Competition
The judge of our quarterly poetry competition is Dorothy Pope, the Society’s Poet in Residence, who also sets the theme for each competition. Judge’s Report on the March 2026 Poetry Competition themed ‘Music’ Poems on the theme of ‘Music’ featured dawn, orchestras, composing, church music, and church music after bombing, all... Read more
The Society's name: The King's English Society
'The King’s English’ or ‘The Queen’s English’ is a colloquial term that, in common parlance, denotes ‘standard’ or ‘correct’ English; its use is metaphorical, not signifying any literal proprietorship by the monarch. Indeed, the English actually used by the monarch in speech has been commonly heard over our airwaves for... Read more
WINNER 2022
THE TWENTY-FIFTH KING’S ENGLISH SOCIETY PRIZE FOR EXCELLENT ENGLISH The twenty-fifth Prize for Excellent English covered material published in 2021. The Joint Winners Kathy Lette for Dear daughter, you can take me away any time…. The Sunday Telegraph Travel Section, 14/3/2021. The humour and philosophy are superb throughout, with a terrific first paragraph. Teenagers are God’s punishment for having sex in the first place.... Read more
The Queen’s English Society changes its name
At its Annual General Meeting on 24 September 2024, The Queen’s English Society voted on a Resolution to change the Society’s name to The King’s English Society. The Resolution was carried by Read more