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Your Top Membership FAQs Answered

BySophia A Jackson

One of the SoA’s core functions is to advise authors. In the final week of the SoA @ Home Festival we brought our Contracts and Membership teams together for a whistle-stop tour of the top queries currently crossing our desks. From protecting your work and clearing permissions to understanding contracts and how to negotiate them,…

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The 2020 Queen’s Knickers Award – children’s illustrators in lockdown

BySophia A Jackson

2020 is the inaugural year of the Queen’s Knickers Award, founded by children’s author Nicholas Allan and based on the book of the same name. Find out more about this award for an original children’s illustrated book, to discuss the shortlist and what it’s like being an illustrator in lockdown. Paula Johnson, the SoA’s Head…

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Developing and pitching content for children’s film and TV – with Curtis Jobling

BySophia A Jackson

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… Vaseem Khan

BySophia A Jackson

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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Afternoon Tea with… Roger McGough

BySophia A Jackson

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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Digital opportunities for educational publishing

BySophia A Jackson

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

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 @…