Publishing industry comes together to help ease fuel poverty
Publishing industry comes together to help ease fuel poverty
Sarah Death wins the Bernard Shaw Prize for translation for the third time
The literary translator wins for the third time at the Society of Authors’ annual Translation Prizes for a ‘flawless’ translation from Swedish. Newcomer Jackie Smith wins the TA First Translation Prize for a debut translation.
SHORTLISTS FOR THE 2022 IMISON AND TINNISWOOD AWARDS
Part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Awarding £3,000 for the best original script by a writer new to radio, this year’s Imison Award shortlistees are The Chronicles of Wild Hollow by Harvey Badger, Angus Maxwell, and Christian Powlesland; The Lemonade Lads by Faebian Averies; Welcome to Medpatch by Kev Core; and Yellow Lips by…
Government pauses plans to change UK copyright exhaustion framework
Society of Authors responds to announcement #SaveOurBooks
Sarah Enany wins 2021 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Announcing Sarah Enany as the winner of the 2021 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. A unanimous choice for the excellence and readability of both its original and translated versions. The winner of the 2021 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation is Sarah Enany for her translation of The Girl with Braided…
Join our growing local network
Our local groups have provided a well-needed source of support and connection over the course of the pandemic. Why not start 2022 by joining your own?
The SoA View on 2022
A look ahead at the issues that will define much of our work over the next twelve months.
A call to action for authors in the health crisis
The fifth round of our Authors in the Health Crisis survey is now open.
2021 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award winner announcement
“SOMETIMES I FEEL…” by SARAH MAYCOCK wins the UK’s sole award for creative educational writing.
Internet Archive: a warning to authors
UPDATE 29 November 2021: The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) announced today that it has paused its plans to donate these volumes to the Internet Archive for digitising and sharing online. National Librarian Te Pouhuaki Rachel Esson said, ‘We are taking some time to look at all available options that align with our collection…
Lewis, Morgan, McIntyre and Nagra elected to Society of Authors council, 18 November 2021
Decision to appoint four new SoA Council members ratified at the union’s AGM on 18 November 2021
‘Powerful evidence that the art of translation is alive and thriving’ – the 2021 Translation Prizes shortlists
The Society of Authors has announced six shortlists for its annual Translation Prizes.