Author: Sophia A Jackson

Sophia curates and delivers the SoA events programme. She supports the SoA's team of group coordinators and is a coordinator herself, for the Scriptwriters Group. In 2021, Sophia was named a Rising Star by The Bookseller.

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How to work well from home
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Matthew Knight, founder of the freelance workers website Leapers (leapers.co), looks at ways to maintain positive mental health and how that might look for you. Featuring advice and tips from Leapers’ resources around coronavirus and mental health. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors on 27 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home…

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Children's writers & illustrators | Emerging writers | Event replay | In conversation | Professional development | Scriptwriters | SoA @ Home Festival | Students | Video

Developing and pitching content for children’s film and TV – with Curtis Jobling
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Animation industry veteran Curtis Jobling shares insights into how (and what) content to develop and pitch for children’s film and television. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors on 26 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Presented by Jo McCrum. Curtis Jobling is the designer of hit children’s television show Bob…

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Afternoon tea with… Tracy Chevalier
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

We took a quick trip to novelist Tracy Chevalier’s writing space in Week Five of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about her writing process, working through lockdown, and quilting. Broadcast live by The Society of Authors on 21 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Tracy…

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Emerging writers | Event replay | In conversation | Industry insider | Scotland | SoA @ Home Festival | Video | Wales

Industry Insider with Arts Council Wales and Creative Scotland
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Judith Musker Turner (Development Officer at Arts Council of Wales) and Alan Bett (Literature Officer at Creative Scotland) talked to SoA Development Manager Francesca Howell about the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the literature sector, and how organisations have adapted to continue to support authors across the UK. Broadcast live on 20 May 2020…

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How to sell your writing in interviews – with Anna Caig
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Communications expert Anna Caig delivers this session on interview skills for authors, with a focus on the online opportunities that have become ‘the new normal’ in recent months. Broadcast live on 19 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Presented by Francesca Howell. Anna Caig has worked in communications for 17 years,…

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Children's writers & illustrators | Emerging writers | Event replay | In conversation | SoA @ Home Festival | Students | Video

Afternoon tea with… Vaseem Khan
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Writer and Betty Trask Awards judge Vaseem Khan invited us round for virtual tea and literary cake in week four of the SoA@Home Festival and on the day we announced the shortlists for the 2020 Society of Authors’ Awards. The SoA’s Robyn Law asked him about judging book awards in lockdown, his creative routine, and…

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Book Marketing with Sam Missingham
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Sam Missingham of The Empowered Author (theempoweredauthor.com) shares marketing tips and advice, relevant whether you’re traditionally published, hybrid or an indie author. Presented by Anna Ganley. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week four of the SoA @ Home Festival on 12 May 2020. Sam Missingham runs the Empowered Author website which offers…

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Emerging writers | Event replay | In conversation | Poetry & spoken word | SoA @ Home Festival | Students | Video

Afternoon Tea with… Roger McGough
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Roger McGough gave a couple of hundred of us a warm welcome into his home during Week Three of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about poetry in lockdown, poetry doors, working class writers and more. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week three of the SoA @ Home…

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Educational writers | Event replay | Industry insider | Professional development | SoA @ Home Festival | Students | Video

Digital opportunities for educational publishing
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Broadcast live on 6 May 2020 as part of the SoA @ Home Festival. Explore the ways in which digital publishing can be used to enhance learning and the unique functionality the available platforms can offer. With Ian Eagleton from The Reading Realm, Nikki Gamble from Just Imagine and Helen Parker from Rising Stars, in…

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Afternoon tea with… Philip Pullman
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

Philip Pullman invited us (and 500 of our best friends) into his tiny writing loft during Week Two of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about life in lockdown, working with wood, and Lyra in Syria. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week two of the SoA @…

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Holistic Health at Home – with Ignaty Dyakov
BySophia A Jackson 10 August 202021 August 2020

With limited access to the outside world right now what should we do to stay healthy? Ignaty Dyakov will offer suggestions on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and relaxation to sustain your physical, spiritual and emotional health in the current circumstances and beyond. Presented by Anna Ganley. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week two…

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Afternoon tea with… Joanne Harris
BySophia A Jackson 7 August 202021 August 2020

Joanne Harris invited us (and 300 of our best friends) into her shed during Week One of the SoA @ Home Festival. We talked about life in lockdown, current projects, and being kind to ourselves. Presented by Nicola Solomon. Broadcast live by the Society of Authors in Week one of the SoA @ Home Festival…

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