23 February 2021 COVID-19: how has it affected you so far and what will it mean for you this year? The first 2021 round of our Authors in the Health Crisis survey is now open
17 February 2021 Contingency Fund open for repeat applications Individuals supported by the Fund in 2020 can now reapply, as we take stock of how the SoA can continue to support authors through the health crisis in 2021
17 February 2021 Author trade union concerns over PRH and Simon & Schuster merger SoA joins Authors Guild and National Writers' Union in raising concerns over PRH and S&S merger.
11 February 2021 ‘Writer and translator in powerful harmony’ – Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri wins John Florio Prize for translation Author takes the 2020 John Florio Prize for her ‘exceptional’ and ‘agile’ translation from Italian of Trick by Domenico Starnone, in the Society of Authors’ annual...
10 February 2021 SoA and AoI call on Government to end Brexit uncertainty for creators The SoA has joined with the Association of Illustrators to submit written evidence to the House of Lords’ EU Sub-Committee inquiry into the future of UK-EU trade in services.
09 February 2021 Shortlists for the 2021 Imison and Tinniswood Awards The awards will be presented as part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards in March 2021.
07 February 2021 #freewordsBelarus #standwithBelarus #justice4Belarus The SoA backs call from the European Writers Council and European Council of Literary Translators' Associations
04 February 2021 We got it wrong We have taken the difficult decision to postpone next week’s TA @ Home Festival
03 February 2021 Four members join SoA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators committee Ian Billings, A M Dassu, Chitra Soudar and Isabel Thomas will join the Group's committe from 6 February.