The UK trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators.

12,500 members strong.

Empowering authors since 1884.

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A free digital resource designed for authors at all stages of their careers. The toolkit shows how the principles of good author care can empower authors on their publication journey.
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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