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25 October 2019

New members elected to SoA’s Management Committee

We welcome Abie Longstaff, Joanne Harris, Simon Cann and Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin to our Management Committee.

01 October 2019

Translation Prizes 2020 open in Italian, Spanish, German and French

The 2020 Translation Prizes open for entries, to be presented at our annual ceremony in 2021.

25 September 2019

Pullman, Kennedy and Costa among authors celebrating 40th anniversary of PLR

Authors share messages of support for 40th anniversary of Public Lending Right (PLR) in the UK.

Blogs

15 October 2019

Before You Sign | Working with TV Producers

This month, Theo Jones discusses how authors and TV producers can work together fairly and effectively.

10 October 2019

The Sky is Falling: On Mental Health and Care Work

Author Jim Green talks about mental health and caring in a re-imagining of the children's fable, Chicken-Licken.

10 October 2019

How I dealt with mental health stigma

SoA's Bryony Hall opens up about her experience with mental health and stigma on World Mental Health Day.

Interviews

15 October 2019

Dima Alzayat: Short Stories and winning the 2019 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

Dima Alzayat on the challenge of short stories and winning the 2019 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award.

02 September 2019

'Writing is ... a real act of faith' – James Clarke, Betty Trask Prize 2019 winner

Two months on from his win, James Clarke talks about the impact of winning the Betty Trask Prize.

19 July 2019

Meet the new EWG Chair: Ignaty Dyakov

Ignaty Dyakov discusses getting into educational writing and his plans as the new EWG Chair.

The Author magazine

this Summer issue of The Author is
all about past and future, youth and age.

James McConnachie
Editor, Summer 2018

News & Opinion

News

New members elected to SoA’s Management Committee

Translation Prizes 2020 open in Italian, Spanish, German and French

Pullman, Kennedy and Costa among authors celebrating 40th anniversary of PLR

Blogs

Before You Sign | Working with TV Producers

The Sky is Falling: On Mental Health and Care Work

How I dealt with mental health stigma

Interviews

Dima Alzayat: Short Stories and winning the 2019 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

'Writing is ... a real act of faith' – James Clarke, Betty Trask Prize 2019 winner

Meet the new EWG Chair: Ignaty Dyakov

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