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This is why we’ve developed a Human Authored mark to enable all types of writers and literary translators to label their work as Human Authored.

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Human Authored scheme launched as generative AI threatens authors’ livelihoods 

The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a Human Authored scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books.
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Thousand of authors publish empty book to protest theft by AI companies   

Around 10,000 authors have come together to publish an empty book protesting against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.
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SoA welcomes the Lords Communications & Digital Committee’s report recommendations

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The proposals prioritise a licensing‑first model for AI training, backed by a clear Government statement and stronger transparency requirements.
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2024 SoA Awards and Summer Party

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Celebrating the winners of over £140,000 in prizes for fiction, non-fiction and poetry – 20 June 2024.

ADCI Literary Prize  |  ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award  |  Betty Trask Prize & Awards  |  Cholmondeley Awards  |  Eric Gregory Awards  |  McKitterick Prize  |  Paul Torday Memorial Prize  |  Queen’s Knickers Award  |  Somerset Maugham Awards  |  Volcano Prize  |  Travelling Scholarships

The 2024 winners
The 2024 winners
The 2024 shortlists
The 2024 shortlists
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Buy the books