29 June 2018 Open letter to the Publishers Association on Author Earnings Following the Publishers Association's comment in The Bookseller on the latest author earnings survey from ALCS, we've written this joint open letter to Chief Executive Stephen Lotinga.
27 June 2018 42% real terms fall in UK author earnings since 2005, ALCS income survey shows ALCS survey finds the average income of a professional author in 2017 was just £10,500
15 June 2018 APPGW launches inquiry on authors’ earnings The All Party Parliamentary Group for Writers (APPWG) has launched an inquiry into authors’ earnings.
14 June 2018 Last chance to stand for the Management Committee There isn't much time left to submit nominations for the Management Committee elections - the deadline is 30 June.
13 June 2018 'Challenging, bold & ambitious' - the 2018 Authors' Awards Shortlists The first-ever shortlists have been named for the Betty Trask, McKitterick, Tom-Gallon and Somerset Maugham awards.
07 June 2018 PLR extended to e-lending The Government has today committed to extending Public Lending Right (PLR) to all forms of e-lending.
06 June 2018 Kamila Shamsie wins 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie has been named as the winner of the £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction at an awards ceremony in Bedford Square Gardens this evening.