The English Association provides a welcoming and diverse community for anyone involved with English studies: educators, writers, librarians, advisors, students, researchers, teacher-trainers, publishers, literary agents, and others. As a subject association and learned society which spans every level of education and every branch of the subject, the English Association is an ideal home for people who want to keep abreast of developments right across the discipline.

Membership of the English Association will give you access to cutting-edge research and high-quality teaching resources; enable you to attend timely, relevant and action-focused professional development events; and provide a route to participation in national and international debates about the teaching and learning of English language, literature and creative writing.

It will bring you into contact with people from other institutions and other sectors of education and enhance both your professional life and your personal enjoyment of English through collaboration, community, and shared knowledge.

Did you know that you can claim tax relief on your membership fee? The EA is on the HMRC’s list of approved professional organisations and learned societies. Click here to find out more

 

Member benefits include:

Our Newsletter

All members have online access to new and archived issues of our Newsletter, published three times a year, which brings together research and practice on current issues relevant to anyone interested in English Studies

Monthly bulletins

Our email updates save you time with handy summaries and links to all the recent news you need, including regulatory and policy changes, funding and training opportunities, and the latest research and campaigns updates

Discounts on other publications

Members can access a 40% discount on most Boydell and Brewer titles, and 25% off English at the Interface (published by Liverpool University Press).

Online journals

All members have online access to all five of our journals, spanning early-years education through secondary and further education to higher education. Our publications offer opportunities for you to develop your subject knowledge, reflect on your practice, and learn from a community of peers

Peer support and networks

Come together with colleagues and leaders in our discipline to share ideas and get support

Influence change

Be represented by the EA and have your voice heard on issues of national importance. Members can participate directly in important national conversations about the discipline by joining one of our active and engaged Education Committees

Opportunities to develop your own research and writing

All members have the opportunity to contribute to our publications with the support of our expert editorial teams, and a direct route to sharing and promoting your work

Discounts on EA events

Members receive a discount 10% or more on all English Association events

Advocate for the discipline you love

Your membership fees and your participation enables the English Association to tackle the single biggest challenge the discipline faces: the decline in A Level enrolments. Together we can demonstrate that the study of English can help young people not just to secure a career but to discover their identity, become articulate, engaged citizens, and develop a lifelong love of reading, writing and critical thinking.

Types of membership

Anyone can join the EA as an individual member (at a standard or concessionary rate). Schools can take out a group or consortium membership, giving membership benefits to multiple people. A third type of membership offers institutional subscriptions to our suite of publications.

In addition to ordinary membership, the English Association has a special category of membership, by invitation only: Fellow of the English Association. Our Fellows are all full members of the English Association and enjoy all the same benefits. Click to find out more about Fellowship.

We offer a pro-rata discount on selected memberships from July each year. If you join us from 1 November, you will pay the next year’s prices, and your membership will be activated from 1 January. If you have any queries, please get in touch on membership@englishassociation.ac.uk.

Individual membership

Standard
£58 12 months (Jan - Dec 2026)

Provides full membership benefits for one person.

Discounted pro-rata from July.

Organisational membership

Group membership
£104 12 months (Jan - Dec 2026)

Ideal for schools based on a single site. Includes logins for up to 20 people who will receive full membership benefits. This membership is not suitable for university departments. Discounted pro-rata from July.

Institutional subscription

Institutional print plan
£595 12 months (Jan - Dec 2026)

A subscription suitable for libraries, university departments, or other large institutions. Includes one annual subscription to English, The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, and The Year’s Work in English Studies. This package does not include membership benefits for individuals.

Individual membership

Standard (concession)
£29 12 months (Jan - Dec 2026)

Provides full membership benefits for one person.

Concession membership is available for students, post-doctoral researchers, NQTs, and those who are retired or unwaged. Discounted pro-rata from July.

Organisational membership

Consortium membership
From £185 12 months (Jan - Dec 2026)

Allows users to take out discounted memberships for multiple sites (e.g. schools in a multi-academy trust, federation, or other grouping) at a reduced cost per site. Full-cost membership is £92 per site for up to 10 sites, and £81 per site for 11+ sites. We offer a pro-rata discount per school from July.

Includes logins for up to 20 people per site who receive full membership benefits.

Contact us after joining to set up your plan for the appropriate numbers. Discounted pro-rata from July.