17 April 2019 2019 Society of Authors’ Awards value to exceed £100K Announcing our esteemed panel of award-winning judges for the SoA's annual night of literary riches.
15 April 2019 Copyright Directive receives final approval by EU Marking the final stage in the passage of the Copyright Directive in the EU, the Council of the European Union has now formally adopted the Directive.
07 April 2019 Authors call on Government to tackle online book piracy Members of the Council of the Society of Authors have written to the Business Secretary, Greg Clark, urging him to take action against online book piracy.
03 April 2019 SoA welcomes Ofsted’s new focus on ‘quality of education’ Ofsted are shifting focus away from exam results and onto a broader understanding of educational standards
02 April 2019 Elections open for SoA Management Committee SoA members warmly invited to submit nominations for Management Committee.
26 March 2019 SoA welcomes Copyright Directive vote MEPs have voted to approve the EU Copyright Directive.
11 March 2019 Mark Lawson, Kate Mosse and Anita Sethi to judge inaugural Paul Torday Memorial Prize New award to celebrate first time novelists over the age of 60 at the 2019 Society of Authors’ Awards in June.
11 March 2019 SoA office disruption during March and April From 18 March to early April there will be some disruption to our services as we relocate to Bloomsbury.
08 March 2019 Battle against book piracy continues In recent days we have been made aware of yet another book piracy website, ebook bike.
06 March 2019 Ask your MEP to support the Copyright Directive We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to your MEPs in support of the EU Copyright Directive.
15 February 2019 Society of Authors welcomes agreement on Copyright Directive The European Parliament, Council and Commission have finally reached agreement on a text of the Copyright Directive.
13 February 2019 Graphic novel wins SoA translation prize for the first time Sophie Yanow’s translation of PRETENDING IS LYING is celebrated in one of seven prizes for literature in translation.
12 February 2019 WHSmith seeking authors to hold local events The retail giant is looking for authors to hold signings in its stores to encourage local readership.
11 February 2019 Write to the IPO about the Copyright Directive We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the EU Copyright Directive
08 February 2019 Poetry group welcomes new committee members Katrina Naomi and Menna Elfyn join our Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG) committee.
07 February 2019 SoA keeps up the pressure on e-book piracy We are putting pressure on Open Library to stop unlawfully scanning in physical books and loaning them out as e-books.
06 February 2019 Playwright Oliver Emanuel scoops 2019 Tinniswood Award Three cheers for Oliver Emanuel and his award-winning audio drama, When the Pips Stop.
04 February 2019 Lulu Raczka wins the 2019 Imison Award Congratulations to playwright Lulu Raczka – the winner of the 2019 Imison Award.
21 January 2019 The Translation Prizes 2018 shortlists Thirty-one translations from seven languages: the shortlists for the 2018 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.
18 January 2019 Help us tackle e-book piracy! Please sign our letter to Internet Archive’s Open Library demanding that they stop lending books unlawfully online.