Svelte Lectures

Arts, books, camp modernism.

By Dickon Edwards

· Launched 3 years ago

“A dyspraxic dandy, an undervalued culture writer, an icon of camp.”...”

“A dyspraxic dandy, an undervalued culture writer, an icon of camp.”

Dr Sasha Dovzhyk, Ukrainian Killjoy Dispatch

Svelte Lectures

The Joy of Niche

Sunday 14th June 2026.

Jun 15•Dickon Edwards

The Most Important Man in Brighton

This piece is fairly long and is made up of several sections. It includes an account of my talk on Aubrey Beardsley at Brighton, along with tips on…

Jun 8•Dickon Edwards

Brighton Gig: Talking 'Bout Beardsley

This Saturday 28th March at 1pm I will be at Brighton 6th Form College’s Community History Festival, to give an excellent talk about the Victorian…

Mar 23•Dickon Edwards

DE’s Epiphany Message

For some years now I have marked the Christmas period with a new photo of myself next to a Christmas tree.

Jan 5•Dickon Edwards

Changes

Thursday 23rd October 2025. Recently I crossed Warrior Square to get to the Goat Ledge café on the beach.

Oct 24, 2025•Dickon Edwards

News: publication date

I'm delighted to announce that the diary book now has an official publication date:

Jul 23, 2025•Dickon Edwards

Funded!

The diary book will now happen.

Jul 10, 2025•Dickon Edwards