‘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
Children’s laureates call on government to prioritise books and reading for pleasure
Michael Morpurgo, Joseph Coelho, and former Children’s Laureates wrote to Government demanding a long-term strategy to get children reading
The Authors’ Foundation and Authors’ Contingency Fund in 2023
A roundup of a year in grants from our Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust, and from our Contingency Fund for authors in need
Welcoming our new Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group Chair, Abie Longstaff
Abie takes up the role alongside her position on the SoA’s Management Committee to advocate for the rights and interests of all children’s writers and illustrators
Open for entries – the SoA Awards 2024
Nine annual prizes open for submissions
Join thousands of authors and sign the Authors Guild’s AI open letter
Sign the letter and join authors calling for consent, credit and compensation
‘A plethora of riches’ – announcing the winners of the 2023 Society of Authors’ Awards
Nicola Griffith wins the inaugural ADCI Literary Prize. Jay Gao and Louise Kennedy are among over 30 winners at this year’s SoA Awards
‘An absolute thrill’: Winning an SoA Award for an unpublished manuscript
We caught up with 2021 Eric Gregory Award winner Milena Williamson to discuss her experience of winning for an unpublished manuscript
Campaign for zero-rate VAT on audiobooks
The SoA calls on members to join the campaign to help abolish VAT on audiobooks
‘A sign that our literary future is in good hands’ – announcing the 2023 SoA Awards shortlists
Celebrating the gamut of prose, poetry and children’s literature, across 11 awards, including the inaugural ADCI (Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses) Literary Prize shortlist