30 March 2016 Change of Chair We are sorry to announce that the Chair, William Horwood, has stepped down from his position on the Management Committee for personal reasons. The Committee has elected David Donachie to replace...
24 March 2016 SoA Welcomes White Paper on Culture We welcome the publication of the Government’s White Paper on Culture, the first in over 50 years. The SoA was one of the bodies which contributed to the consultation.
16 March 2016 Author and historian Lord Asa Briggs dies aged 94 It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of author and historian Lord Asa Briggs. Asa died peacefully yesterday (15 March) at his home in Lewes, aged 94.
15 March 2016 C.R.E.A.T.O.R. Campaign for Fair Contracts – Update Our campaign to improve contract terms is gathering pace as we meet with individual publishers and continue to push for legislation.
15 March 2016 Management Committee 2016 Nominations We warmly invite you to stand for election for the Management Committee, or to nominate a fellow Member to stand.
09 March 2016 The tide is turning: festivals campaign update Since publishing our survey and guidelines last year, we’ve received more feedback and information from authors and festivals and we have responded by revising our Minimum Practice Guidelines.
08 March 2016 Important Changes to Self-employed National Insurance Contributions The way that class 2 National Insurance is paid has changed with an important impact for the self-employed on low incomes.
07 March 2016 Winner of the 2016 Goethe-Institut Award announced Imogen Taylor has won the 2016 Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation.