3rd European Biblio/Poetry Therapy Conference
Main Conference Registration
On this page you will find everything you need to know about registration for the 3rd European Biblio/Poetry Therapy Conference. You will need your payment method to hand in order to submit the registration form below. Registration and payment must be submitted online, and places are limited. The closing date for registrations is 13 September 2026.
A note about recording
Our conference is face-to-face and we regret that, for a number of reasons, there are no plans to stream, film or record the sessions. If you are unable to join us in Canterbury in person, do check out and follow the European Journal for Biblio/Poetry Therapy. There you can read write-ups of the sessions in Budapest in 2024. Papers based on the sessions from Jyväskylä in 2025 are currently in progress, and the Canterbury contributions will appear in due course. Meanwhile Lapidus International's Creative Bridges Conference is fully online and the next one is due in September 2027.
What's included?
The conference fee is £265 GBP per person. The fee covers the full programme on Thursday 1st October and Friday 2nd October at the Cathedral Lodge, all conference materials, a reception on the evening of Thursday 1st October, welcome coffee and pastries, and lunches and a coffee and tea break with refreshments on both days. Evening meals on Wednesday 30th September and Friday 2nd October are not included in the conference fee.
It is not possible to book for single sessions or for single days. Payment is taken in British Pounds only. The Pre-Conference Day on Wednesday 30th September and Post-Conference tour on Saturday 3rd October have separate registration forms (see header menu).
The conference is being organised by volunteers and underwritten by The Poetry Practice Ltd on a not-for-profit basis. Your entire fee will go towards supporting the event. There are no automatically discounted places. If the fee is a barrier to your attendance, we recommend in the first instance applying to your professional association in your home country for financial support. If you require guidance, please contact us by using the form on the Home Page.
How to register?
Each individual conference participant must complete the registration form below. Group registration is not available. Registration and payment must be completed in one session. So please ensure you have your payment details to hand before you complete the registration form.
The registration fee cannot be paid by invoice. The number of conference places available is limited. If the conference is sold out and you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please let us know using the contact form on the Home Page. Following successful registration, a confirmation email together with a receipt for payment will be emailed to you. If you experience any problems, please get in touch using the contact form on the Home Page.
Privacy policy and cancellation terms
The event is organised by The Poetry Practice Ltd., which will handle participants' registration data in accordance with GDPR. Participants' data will be collected only for the purpose of organising the event and not disclosed to third parties. On your conference badge, your name and country of residence will be displayed. If you object to being photographed during the event, this will also be displayed on your badge. Your email address will be used to inform you of the next European Biblio/Poetry Therapy conference, after which all data will be deleted. Your personal data will not be shared with other delegates. For those who wish to be in touch with other delegates before or after the event, we will set up a conference Facebook page. AI tools are not used for automated decision-making or targeting attendees. Cancellation terms: the registration is binding. Cancellations with requests for refunds will be considered up to 13th September 2026 at the latest. Please contact us using the contact form on the Home Page. A processing fee of £50 GBP (conference) or £5 GBP (pre-conference workshop) will be applied to any refunds. No refunds will be given for requests received after 13th September 2026 nor will they be given for failure to attend all or part of the conference for any reason. The organisers take no responsibility for travel or accommodation arrangements. Please ensure you have appropriate travel and cancellation insurance in place. In the unlikely event that the organisation has to cancel the whole conference, you will receive a full refund. Refunds will be issued via the original payment method used and will be processed after the scheduled dates of the event.
