Inclusive power of the written word celebrated as TV news presenter George Alagiah, and Costa Award winner Sally Gardner share Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists with ‘Banksy of Poetry’ Brian Bilston and poet and activist Ani Kayode Somtochukwu.
The Society of Authors has submitted detailed written evidence to the House of Commons Select Committees for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
VAT on digital publications is zero rated from today in government move to boost the books industry.
The Society of Authors has joined the Authors Guild – the SoA’s sister union in the US – in calling for Internet Archive’s so-called ‘National Emergency Library’ to be taken offline.
The SoA has released results of a point-in-time assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on authors’ livelihoods.
Nurture your wellbeing, keep your professional development on track and hone your craft with this ambitious mix of online sessions to guide you through the lockdown.
SoA publishes guidance on cancellation of contracts in wake of COVID-19 Evidence submitted to House of Commons Treasury Select Committee along with open letter Arts Council donates £400,000 to Authors’ Emergency Fund SoA invites authors to submit evidence in new survey on loss of income The SoA has today issued guidance to members about cancellation…
The Society of Authors has joined a chorus of criticism from authors’ and publishers’ groups in branding the Internet Archive’s (IA) move to make its collection freely available online ‘disgraceful and unlawful’.
On 26 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, revealed a package of financial support for self-employed workers.
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize Linda Coverdale has donated her prize money (£1,000) to fellow translator Gilles Mourier. Linda Coverdale (pictured) won the 2019 Scott Moncrieff Prize – part of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes – earlier this year but was unable to attend the awards ceremony in February 2020. Coverdale decided to…
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, the Royal Literary Fund, English PEN with the T S Eliot Foundation, and Amazon UK join forces with the Society of Authors to support authors affected financially by Coronavirus.
A new, full-colour look for The Author – the Society of Authors’ quarterly print journal – now printed on 100% recycled paper using 100% renewable energy.
