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.
22 January 2021 SOA, Guild and ALLI Statement on Audible and ACX Updated Terms Our response to Audible's announcement of changes to ACX's terms - welcome but not there yet
12 January 2021 Winner of 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation Kay Heikkinen wins the 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for her translation of the novel Velvet by Huzama Habayeb.
07 January 2021 Update on Government Covid-19 support schemes What you need to know about the latest Government Covid-19 for the self-employed.
04 January 2021 The SoA View on the Brexit deal While the deal offers a starting point, too much is unclear and the end of Freedom of Movement will create a complex and costly challenge for creative freelancers
30 June 2020 Why should you join the SoA Management Committee? How can you help make us better? Hear from our Management Committee in their own words.