SoA signs up to industry codes on harassment
We are proud to have co-written the book industry’s Commitment to Professional Behaviour and signed up to the BFI’s Principles designed to tackle harassment in the workplace.
‘No bargaining chip’
Authors Linda Grant, Joanna Trollope and Joanne Harris have called on government and politicians to ensure that the UK’s reputation as world leaders in culture and creativity is preserved after Brexit. The writers are backing calls from the Society of Authors to protect free movement, copyright and trade, and to ensure that the sector is not used as a bargaining chip in future negotiations.
Cath Senker wins 2018 Educational Writers’ Award for book on mass migration
Cath Senker has won the 2018 Educational Writers’ Award – the UK’s only award for creative educational writing – for her book ‘Far From Home: Refugees and Migrants Fleeing War, Persecution and Poverty’, on the sensitive portrayal of mass migration in the 21st Century.
Shortlist for 2018 Educational Writers’ Award
The Society of Authors and the Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Educational Writers’ Award, the UK’s only award for educational writing that stimulates and enhances the learning experience.
SoA responds to calls for festival boycott
The Society of Authors has been asked to support a boycott of the Dubai Literary Festival.
Eric Clark
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Management Committee member, Eric Clark.
Universal Credit could silence working class writers
The Society of Authors has warned that reforms to the benefits system could silence working class writers and other diverse voices.
Copyright must not be used as bargaining chip in trade negotiations
In response to the Department for International Trade’s set of consultations on prospective trade agreements, the Society of Authors has called on the Government to ensure that copyright is not used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
Axe the Reading Tax! End prejudice against digital readers
The UK Government has the opportunity to overturn an illogical and manifestly unfair tax system that discriminates against digital readers.
Anthea Bell and Isabel Quigly
We were saddened to learn of the deaths of two of our Council members this month – writer, translator and film critic Isabel Quigly, who died on 17 September, and translator Anthea Bell who died on 18 October.
Society of Authors welcomes Ofsted’s proposals for a new inspection framework
Ofsted has announced plans to change the way it inspects and assesses schools. Exam results will no longer be the principal focus for inspectors, who will instead look at the overall breadth and quality of education in schools. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman conceded that in recent years Ofsted has placed ‘too much weight on test…
Anna Burns named first Northern Irish Man Booker Prize winner
Congratulations to Society of Authors member Anna Burns, who has been named the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2018 – a first for a Northern Irish writer, and the first female winner of the prize since 2013.