£600k Hardship Fund for authors in Scotland
SoA partners with Creative Scotland to distribute £600k in hardship grants to authors in Scotland.
Two-thirds of authors reporting loss of income during Covid-19, according to new SoA survey
Our third real-time survey Authors in the Health Crisis confirms extent of Covid-19 impact on the earnings of writers, illustrators and literary translators – and highlights lack of Government support.
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 for SoA members
Congratulations to the SoA members who were recently recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 list: Past SoA Chair Daniel Hahn for receiving an OBE for services to literature Cressida Cowell for receiving an MBE for services to children’s literature Martin Bailey, who also received an MBE for services for art history and journalism. Cressida…
Society of Authors 2020 AGM to run online
For the safety of members and staff this year’s Annual General Meeting will be hosted on Zoom only.
SoA tables Six-Point Plan for Authors to HM Treasury
The Society of Authors has submitted a package of measures to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, ahead of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) consultation deadline today (24 September 2020).
From Gaiman to Atwood: announcing the new line-up for the SoA @ Home Festival
Autumn / Winter programme of online events kicks off on 1 October with an in-conversation session with Neil Gaiman to raise cash for the Authors’ Contingency Fund. In May, at the height of lockdown, the Society of Authors launched an ambitious programme of free online events to help guide, inspire and entertain authors through the…
SoA condemns the arrests of three translators in Belarus
The Society of Authors has condemned the arrests of Belarusian authors in the wake of peaceful protests in Minsk earlier this month.
Translators Association launches #CelebrateYourTranslator campaign
16 September 2020 Our Translators Association (TA) will be highlighting authors and their translators in the run-up to International Translation Day on 30 September across social media – culminating in the opening of our 2020 Translation Prizes. The campaign – #CelebrateYourTranslator – aims to highlight the important relationship between author and translator and the vital…
Management Committee 2020 elections open
The 2020 Management Committee elections are underway, with a record 15 candidates standing for four seats on the SoA Board. Full members* will find candidate statements, ballot papers, and a reply-paid envelope bundled with the Autumn 2020 edition of The Author (or mailed to you separately if you live outside the UK). If you have…
SoA condemns violence and repression in Belarus
The Society of Authors joins calls alongside writer unions across Europe to denounce the ongoing violence and repression in Belarus.
Open for entries – the 2021 Society of Authors’ Awards
The 2021 Society of Authors’ Awards are now open for entries – with 7 awards spanning fiction, poetry, non-fiction and illustrated children’s books.
Step Up to support authors facing financial hardship, says SoA as grants Fund runs short
The SoA launches Step Up, a fundraising drive to call for donations to the Authors’ Contingency Fund to ensure it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors, as emergency funding runs low and the health crisis continues.