Will Bowers

Will Bowers is a Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Thought at Queen Mary University of London’s School of English and Drama, and Co-Director of Undergraduate Admissions. He holds degrees from UCL (BA, PhD) and Oxford University (MSt, MA). His research explores Romantic and Eighteenth-Century poetry, comparative literature (focusing on English, Italian, and Greek traditions), literary coteries, scholarly editing, and the blank verse tradition. He co-edited *Re-evaluating the Literary Coterie, 1550–1830* and authored *The Italian Idea* (2020), which won the European Society for the Study of English First Book Prize. His current projects include a monograph on Shelley and Greece and a digital resource, *Dined*, analyzing Eighteenth-Century dining culture.

Teaching includes modules on poetry, satire, Romanticism, and international literature. His supervision focuses on Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth, and comparative studies. Public engagement includes BBC Radio 4 contributions, museum collaborations, and widening participation initiatives.

• Education: BA English (UCL, 2006), MSt (Oxford, 2007), PhD (UCL, 2010), MA (Oxford, 2010)
• Research Highlights: Shelley’s letters edition, Cowper’s annotated poetry, digital humanities projects
• Awards: European Society for the Study of English Prize (2022)
• Grants & Collaborations: Queen Mary Impact Fund (2023), Wordsworth Trust workshops
• Labs/Teams: Involved in QMCECS (QM Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies)