SoA and Edinburgh City of Literature to pilot programme for women writers in Edinburgh
The Mary Ratcliff Writer’s Room programme offers £1,000 and a writing space in Edinburgh
Government consultation on AI and copyright closes with unprecedented day of action by creative sector
The Society of Authors joined creative organisations and news brands to pressure government to protect copyright protected works with the ‘Make it Fair’ campaign
Catch up with the 2024 Translation Prizes
For those who missed it, catch up on the Translation Prizes ceremony at the British Library with the event recording and photographs from the night
Meet the new CWIG committee members
New committee members Chris Bradford, Davina Hamilton and Joanna Nadin look ahead to working with CWIG committee
#SoAatHome 2025 kicks off with French Week of events in celebration of our Translation Prizes
A week of events celebrating translation, illustration and culture, to tie in with the 60th anniversary of our Scott Moncrieff Prize
Announcing the Translation Prizes 2024 shortlists
There are 41 shortlisted works across eight prizes
Four new Fellows announced by the Society of Authors
The appointment of four new SoA Fellows was ratified at the union’s AGM on 21 November 2024
The Society of Authors launches Strachey Trust Grants
The grants fund travel to a UK archive or collection to research manuscripts
The importance of reading for pleasure
With the publication of the Reading Agency’s ‘The State of the Nation’s Adult Reading: 2024 Report’, we take a look at the work being done, and what authors can do, to promote reading for pleasure
‘Spanning genres, showing outstanding depths’ – celebrating the 2024 Society of Authors Awards’ winners
The late Benjamin Zephaniah among 31 winners at this year’s SoA Awards
‘Now, more than ever, books matter’ – Kate Mosse announced as 2024 SoA Awards keynote speaker
Bestselling novelist, historian and playwright announced as keynote speaker for annual Society of Authors’ Awards ceremony on 20 June
The 2023 Goethe-Institut Award winning translation
We spoke to winner Rob Myatt about his journey and the art of translation