22 December 2017 We just shared £140,000 between 61 authors to support new work Established and debut authors share in this year’s second round of literary grants to support work in progress.
13 December 2017 Warning about the Internet Archive & Open Library The Internet Archive has made freely available a large number of scanned books, including works still in copyright. Authors should check to see if their books are among them.
08 December 2017 Philip Pullman and Nicola Solomon feature in Bookseller 100 This year's Bookseller 100 - an annual list of significant influencers in the publishing industry - features both our Chief Executive and our President.
07 December 2017 Sally Rooney Wins The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2017 Sally Rooney’s debut novel CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS (Faber) has won this year's Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2017.
06 December 2017 THE BOOK OF BEES wins the ALCS Educational Writing Award 2017, the UK’s only award for creative educational writing The award this year was given for an outstanding non-fiction title for the 5-11 age group, published in 2015 and 2016.
01 December 2017 Shortlist for 2017 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize We are pleased to reveal the shortlist for this year's Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize.
29 November 2017 Write to your MSP about the Scottish Culture Budget The Advocacy Group of Literature Alliance Scotland is calling on everyone opposed to a slashed culture budget to write to the government in protest.
23 November 2017 SoA responds to the 2017 Autumn Statement While there are no major changes or surprises, we find little to be enthusiastic about in this week’s Autumn Statement, with several points likely to disappoint authors, particularly those on...
21 November 2017 David McKay wins 2017 Vondel Prize David McKay’s War and Turpentine has been announced as the winner of this year’s Vondel Prize.
16 November 2017 Your views needed: PLR increase The government is seeking views on a proposal to increase PLR payments to authors.
15 November 2017 New laws on data protection – what do they mean for you? On 25 May 2018, the Data Protection Act 1998 will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While most of the publicity about the change has been targeted at the business sector...
15 November 2017 SoA joins The Bookseller in calling for industry-wide cooperation to tackle sexual harassment In the wake of The Bookseller’s findings from their industry survey into sexual harassment, we join their call for the sector to work together.
14 November 2017 Shortlist for 2017 ALCS Educational Writers' Award We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2017 ALCS Educational Writers' Award.
10 November 2017 Round-up from The Author Business event in Manchester Our Authors North group gathered in Manchester last weekend (4 & 5 November) for two days of talks and workshops on the business of being a writer.
29 October 2017 Shortlist for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2017 We are delighted to announce the shortlist for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2017.
26 October 2017 Mary Hoffman, David Donachie, Philip Womack and Ferdinand Dennis elected to the Management Committee Following a national member ballot, we welcome three new faces and the re-election of one existing member to the Management Committee.
10 October 2017 Mental health: ‘too important to get wrong’ It’s World Mental Health Day and we’re marking it with some wise words from mental health writer and campaigner Mark Brown, a book launch in aid of Mind, and a reminder about the mental...
09 October 2017 Nicola Solomon recognised by Women of the Year The SoA’s Chief Executive, Nicola Solomon, will join over 400 women from all walks of life at the Women of the Year Lunch as a ‘2017 Woman of Achievement’.
02 October 2017 SoA Management Committee Elections: Ballot Open The election ballot for vacancies on the SoA’s Management Committee is now open until noon on 25 October and we urge all Full Members to exercise your democratic right.