03 June 2016 Why Writers Matter The SoA fully supports its sister organisation the Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) in its new #WhyWritersMatter campaign and encourages everyone to get involved.
03 June 2016 Creators are Key - Authors make themselves heard in Europe Authors are making their voices heard in European policy discussions. The SoA is working with partners to raise key issues including fair contracts.
01 June 2016 2016 Betty Trask Prize Shortlist We are delighted to announce the 2016 Betty Trask Prize shortlist.
01 June 2016 Happy National Volunteers' Week! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who make our work possible.
24 May 2016 Don't miss out on payment! PLR deadline 30 June The deadline to sign up for UK and Irish Public Lending Right – the service which pays authors when public libraries lend their books – is Thursday 30 June.
16 May 2016 International Presence and Perspectives This month our Chief Executive, Nicola Solomon, will be visiting the US to take part in a panel reflecting on the state of book publishing around the world.
09 May 2016 Teaching of Writing in Schools: Authors Express Concerns Members of the Society of Authors have issued a statement warning about the detrimental effects of current trends in Government policy on the teaching of writing to school children.
05 May 2016 Andrew Gailey wins Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography We are delighted to announce that the 2016 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography has been awarded to Andrew Gailey for The Lost Imperialist – Lord Dufferin, Memory and...
15 April 2016 Credit Where It’s Due ‘Name the Translator’ is an ongoing campaign, attempting to overcome the bad habits of reviewers and journalists.
15 April 2016 SoA Welcomes Investigation into UK Digital Publishing The SoA is pleased at the news that the All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing is launching an investigation into how best to reap the benefits of the UK’s strong publishing...
11 April 2016 Call for Ofsted to Inspect School Libraries The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has voted to include school libraries in Ofsted inspections. The SoA has long pressed for this move as a way to boost literacy and encourage...
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.
18 February 2016 Translation prize winners announced This year’s prizes honour the most accomplished works of translation into the English language from the Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Swedish. The awards were presented by the...