Celebrating Nicola Solomon’s 13 years as SoA Chief Executive
From campaigning on contracts, AI and author incomes to distributing £2 million in hardship grants during the pandemic
From campaigning on contracts, AI and author incomes to distributing £2 million in hardship grants during the pandemic
Judge rules in favour of authors following six-year dispute
Novelist and founder of writing.ie takes over from Joanne Harris to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors
Celebrating translation, illustration and culture in our first online events of the new year
Nicola Solomon, the trade union’s Chief Executive since 2011, has announced plans to step down at the end of April 2024, after 13 years in the role.
Thousands of books have been used without permission to develop AI systems. Here’s what you need to know if your works are among them, and what action you can take
We respond to the publication by The Atlantic of a list of pirated books used to ‘train’ artificial intelligence
In solidarity with striking writers and performers in the US
Thank you for helping us celebrate the 2023 SoA Awards
Government-led anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) amendment a welcome first step for the UK, but falls short of protecting against all SLAPP actions
The 2023 Management Committee nominations are now open. Help us make sure the SoA board is representative of our diverse author community.
We urge the festival to replace the AI illustrations with credited artwork from a human artist