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06 June 2022
Writers are a Crock of Golden Potential
SoAiS Chair Mac Logan introduces the benefits of untutored writing retreats
23 May 2022
The right to be free
Daniel Gorman of English PEN describes how the literary campaigning organisation is defending freedom of expression, in the UK and abroad.
26 April 2022
Welcome to our new SoA Senior Policy & Liaison Manager (Scotland), Heather Parry
Heather Parry joins the SoA in a new Creative Scotland-funded role to support and advocate for authors in Scotland.
07 March 2022
The right/write language
SoA in Scotland secretary Ceitidh Hutton talks about writing Gaelic children’s books.
18 February 2022
How I joined the pod people
Jonathan Pinnock on moving from page to podcast.
18 February 2022
Off the stage
Digital technology can enhance live theatre, writes Mojisola Elufowoju.
18 February 2022
On duty
Junior doctor and author, Dr Roopa Farooki, on why the truth matters during a crisis.
18 February 2022
An interview with Alom Shaha
An interview with Alom Shaha
17 February 2022
An interview with Timo Tossavainen
An interview with Timo Tossavainen
10 February 2022
An Infestation of Animals
Nick Mills has a problem - animals have infested her books.
06 January 2022
A tale of two New Years' Resolutions
Barbara Henderson discusses her journey to becoming an author and the two New Years' resolutions that helped her along the way.
08 December 2021
The low-cost time machine: a Belarusian dystopia
Andrei Khadanovich writes from Belarus, translated from Belarusian by Valzhyna Mort
01 December 2021
Draw your own Christmas card with Tita Berredo
Christmas is coming and now is the time to write cards for all the people we love. Now, instead of browsing through a thousand cards in stores, why not make it more personal?
01 December 2021
Before You Sign | Prizes and Competitions
We asked the advisors what you should look out for when entering prizes and competitions.
12 November 2021
Why do agents come in threes?
I recall meeting a well-known author who told me that he was happily signed-up with his third agent. When I expressed surprise that he had moved agents, he said that he had been told by a fellow...
09 September 2021
Off season: Writing, self-doubt and doing enough
Paula Brackston reflects on the changing season and how writers can leave an impact – however small.
08 August 2021
A day in the life of... Ruby Chopra
Meet Ruby Chopra – the SoA’s Senior Membership Administrator and administrator behind our Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network.
30 July 2021
Writing In Fifeish
Society of Authors in Scotland member, Moira McPartlin talks about writing in dialect.
19 July 2021
What do you do, exactly?
Author and Penguin Press publicist Pen Vogler advises on how to get the best from your publicist.
02 June 2021
On the Trail of the Lost Shepherd
Merryn Glover, former co-Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland, speaks of her shepherding experiences, whilst researching for her new novel 'Of Stone and Sky'.
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