Ghosts Are Real in celebrity-authored children’s fiction
This Halloween we are standing up for ghostwriters of celebrity-authored children’s fiction – calling for them to be more visible in the world of publishing. Â
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Searchable list of titles used by Anthropic AI is now live
Search works that are included
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Latest News on Oak National Academy
British Educational Suppliers Association, Publishers Association and the Society of Authors statement
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Author Beware: latest scam updates
The rise of AI has ushered in a whole new level of scams, about which we are receiving many enquiries.
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The latest developments in the Anthropic Case
Update on the US class action
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Launch of 2025 National Survey of Comic Creators
The Comics Cultural Impact Collective, the Association of Illustrators and the Society of Authors are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 National Survey of Comics Creators.
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Ignite Fellowship Statement
The Society of Authors in Scotland (SoAiS) is deeply disappointed to hear of the closure of the Scottish Book Trust’s Ignite Fellowship. The Fellowship’s loss also underlines the worrying trend of the clear decline of funding for arts and culture across Scotland.
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Bloomsbury explores AI licensing deal
Our campaign for the rights and interests of authors in the face of big tech companies using copyrighted work to train their generative AI models continues this week.
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Our letter to WeTransfer
WeTransfer recently updated their terms and conditions defining what they can do with the files you upload. We asked them for clarification.
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National Year of Reading
The Society of Authors supports the aims of the National Year of Reading and welcomes renewed national attention on literacy.
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The SoA’s message to Meta: don’t steal our books
Around 150 authors made their voices heard at the protest outside Meta’s London headquarters.
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UK authors stage protest at Meta HQ against Zuckerberg’s #bookthieves
Authors will be protesting in person and online
