About EBSN
Established in 2010 as an informal organisation dedicated to promoting and sharing critical and creative work in the Beat field, the EBSN has over 200 members from across the world and is managed by an 8-member Board: Oliver Harris (President), Benjamin J. Heal, Raven See, EstÃbaliz Encarnación Pinedo, Paul Aliferis, and Florian Zappe who represent the international range and disciplinary variety of the membership.
The EBSN organizes annual conferences that are open to all members. It is supported by Webmaster Lana Durjava, and the Website Committee, which comprises Website Administrators Lucie Malagnat and Fu Ya Chu.
EBSN Team
Oliver Harris
President
Benjamin J. Heal
Board Member
Raven See
Events Coordinator
Paul Aliferis
Treasurer
EstÃbaliz E. Pinedo
Communications Officer
Florian Zappe
Secretary
Lana Durjava
Webmaster
Lucie Malagnat
Membership Officer
Fu Ya Chu
Social Media Officer
Board members:
Oliver Harris (President since 2010)
Benjamin J. Heal (Webmaster and Membership Officer since 2015)
Raven See (Conferences Administrator since 2010)
EstÃbaliz Encarnación Pinedo (Communications Officer since 2019)
Paul Aliferis (Treasurer since 2016)
Florian Zappe (Secretary since 2023)
2 board seats are currently vacant.
Former board members:
Polina Mackay (Vice-President)
Chad Weidner
Frida Forsgren
Non-Executive Officers:
Membership Officer: Lucie Malagnat
Webmaster: Lana Durjava
Website Committee:
Website Administrators: Lucie Malagnat & Fu Ya Chu
Social Media Officers: Lucie Malagnat & Fu Ya Chu
Join Us
If you would like to become a member, please click here for more information.
This website aims to make a space for conversations, postings of news and events, scholarly discussions, links to other sites, and to share information about members (see Members Page).
Former EBSN vice-president Polina Mackay discusses the formation and aims of the EBSN in this interview with EBSN member and poet Paul Nelson: