History and aims
The Stephen Spender Trust was established in 1997 to honour Stephen Spender’s achievements as poet and translator of poetry, and as champion of the rights of creative artists and writers to free expression.The Trust aims to widen knowledge of 20th century English literature, with particular focus on Stephen Spender’s circle of writers, and promote literary translation. Founding members who have since died include Ted Hughes, Harold Pinter and Czeslaw Milosz.
Valerie Eliot and Natasha Spender
Patrons
| Valerie Eliot | David Hockney, CH |
| Lady Antonia Fraser, CBE | Lois Sieff, OBE |
| Lord Gowrie, PC | Wole Soyinka |
| Drue Heinz, DBE |
President
| Sir Michael Holroyd, CBE* |
Committee
| Jonathan Barker, MBE | Prudence Skene, CBE* |
| Lord Briggs | Lizzie Spender |
| Desmond Clarke | Matthew Spender |
| Joanna Clarke | Philip Spender* |
| Professor Warwick Gould | Saskia Spender |
| Tony Harrison | Richard Stone* |
| Harriet Harvey Wood, OBE* | Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE |
| Seamus Heaney | Tim Supple |
| Barry Humphries | Professor John Sutherland |
| Christopher MacLehose | Ed Victor |
| Caroline Moorehead, CBE | Professor Daniel Weissbort |
| Robina Pelham Burn | |
*Also a Trustee