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The Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship (SSF) was formed in 2001 to honour the memory of an extraordinary writer and man.
25 years on, the Fellowship co-ordinates a range of activities, including an annual conference, literary tours and themed events.
A respected officer in the British Army, Sassoon was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) for acts of bravery during World War I.
He is best known for his powerful war poetry and his outspoken stance on WWI being “deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it”.
But Sassoon also wrote prose and the depictions in his acclaimed “Sherston trilogy” were closely based on his own life. The novels chart his journey from idyllic country life in England to the brutal reality of the trenches.
In 1957 he was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry and his work is still extremely relevant today. Perhaps never more so...
Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was an English poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions.​
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All members of the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship receive by email a PDF copy of the bi-annual Siegfried's Journal - a text-rich journal always full of splendidly researched and written 'Sassoonery'.
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Throughout the year we host a range of Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship events, including joint meetings with the Wilfred Owen Association, talks by eminent speakers, and our annual commemorative cricket match.
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Click below for more information on the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship, its patrons and the various membership possibilities on offer.
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To contact the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship for any further information or the Barbara Levy Literary Agency for copyright enquiries.
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Siegfried Sassoon and related links, publications by our members and a gallery of photographs from our recent literary tours, events and conferences.
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