Management Committee 2024 elections open
Voting is underway for four available seats on the SoA board
Bookshop.org launches Bookloop, a buy-back scheme that benefits authors
A percentage of pre-owned book sale royalties will be distributed to authors through the SoA and ALCS
Creators’ Rights Alliance sends letter to AI tech companies
The letter restates that the Creators’ Rights Alliance does not consent to work being used to develop AI systems
Educational Writers Group to celebrate 60 years with week of events
The celebrations, including an in-person networking event, will take place from 8 to 11 July
Catch up on the 2024 SoA Awards
Thank you for helping us celebrate the 2024 SoA Awards
Call for entries – Audio Drama Awards 2025
Entries are now open for two of the BBC Audio Drama Awards – the Imison and Tinniswood – celebrated annually and administered by the Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
‘A treasure trove of wondrous storytelling’ – 2024 SoA Awards shortlists announced
The celebrated selection includes prose, poetry and children’s literature across seven awards
The Society of Authors Advisory Clinic podcast returns with series three
The first episode, an interview with ex-SoA Chief Executive Nicola Solomon, is out now
Announcing the judges for the 2024 SoA Awards
This year’s judges will select shortlists and winners for 11 prizes and scholarships
Andrew McCaldon and Shôn Dale-Jones win 2024 Imison and Tinniswood awards
The winners of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards, part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards, have been announced
Publishers demand that tech companies seek consent before using copyright-protected works to develop AI systems
The letter from the Publishers Association, which represents over 180 publishers, calls on developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to no longer use rights-protected works without express licence
If The World Were 100 People wins the 2023 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award
The book, written by Jackie McCann and illustrated by Aaron Cushley, wins the UK’s only award for creative educational writing