Wilde Wit Competition
Winners to be Announced!
The winners of the Oscar Wilde Society’s sixth Wilde Wit competition have been chosen by the membership! The winners will be announced in the next issue of Intentions, later in August, and will be posted here.
Thanks again to our partners at The Oldie and the Decadence Research Centre at Goldsmiths University.
First prize for 2026 is a signed copy of After Oscar, the fascinating new book by Wilde’s grandson, Merlin Holland. We will also present prizes to the other three winners.
If Wildean wit tickles your fancy, consider joining the Oscar Wilde Society, where members explore the many sides of Wilde through events, performances and regular publications.
Society events include:
Members also receive three publications, including our peer-reviewed journal The Wildean, which contains original research and articles by Wilde scholars and experts.
Learn more on our membership page.
FEATURED BOOK
Edited by Oscar Wilde, Woman’s World showcases a wide-ranging selection of articles on women in politics, education, literature, and the arts, many unseen since their original publication in the 1880s. Illustrated throughout and introduced by Eleanor Fitzsimons, this edition explores the magazine’s significance within Wilde’s career and its place in the history of women’s writing and rights.
Available as a digital edition.
Price range: £15.00 through £35.00
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Learn and Celebrate
The Oscar Wilde Society's annual general meeting will be held September 4, followed by a talk from Whistler biographer Daniel E. Sutherland.
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The Oscar Wilde Society will host its annual birthday dinner on 16 October 2026 at The Athenaeum in London.
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You can now explore each edition of The Wildean on our website.
You can now purchase and download issues of Intentions, the Oscar Wilde Society's illustrated quarterly newsletter.
Rob Marland explains the troubled history of Wilde's flop 'Vera; or, The Nihilists'