The Royal Society of Literature today (1 March) published the findings from a nationwide survey of people aged 15 and up. The results took into account each interviewee’s idea of what ‘literature’ means, and asked those who don’t read what might make them read more. Of the respondents, 75% considered themselves readers of literature, and…
23 February 2017 Following many years of campaigning, an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to extend PLR to remote e-lending has been passed by the House of Lords. Yesterday’s debate in The House of Lords on The Digital Economy Bill marked a major victory in our work to ensure that authors are fairly remunerated…
This year, we honoured the most accomplished works of translation into English from Arabic, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Hebrew. The awards were presented by the judges at a ceremony held at the British Library on 22 February, sharing a total of £13,000 between the winners. The Society of Authors Translation Prizes celebrates both the…
The longlist includes international bestselling author Bret Anthony Johnson, Man Asian Literary Prize longlister Anjali Joseph and winner of last year’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Lisa McInerney. The 2017 Sunday Times EFG Award winner will receive £30,000. This year’s longlist has international reach with authors including Anjali Joseph (Bombay), Kevin Wilson (Nashville), Sally Rooney…
3 February 2017 A new Flat Rate VAT regime is likely to see authors’ contributions increase from 12.5% to 16.5% from the beginning of April. How will this affect you and what are your options? In last year’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced several changes to the tax system for self-employed people. While some proposals…
The Archers writer Tim Stimpson presented Fritz with prizes totalling £5,000 at the BBC’s Audio Drama Awards on 29 January 2017. The star-studded ceremony was hosted by Sir Lenny Henry. Download the full press release. Comment is Free Imison judges said: ‘A fiercely current, socially relevant and dramatic depiction of free speech and mob mentality. A…
3 January 2017 New talent is celebrated in the Imison Award with debut audio drama writers James Fritz, James Meek and Jonny O’Neill shortlisted. The winner of the award will be presented with £3,000. Timothy X Atack, Oliver Emanuel and Imison shortlistee James Fritz have been shortlisted for the £2,000 Tinniswood Award for the best original audio…
In our December awards round we’ve distributed more than £125,000 to authors towards their works in progress. Completing a book can be a mammoth task and not many authors have the luxury of unrestricted time and resources for writing and research. That’s why each June and December we distribute money to authors to help them…
The Government has cut more than £2 million in funding for diversity charity Creative Access. Please sign the petition to show support. It’s no secret that the UK creative industries do not fully represent the diversity of the UK. In publishing, this has been a been a major focus for discussion, with the Building Inclusivity…
Max Porter’s debut Grief is the Thing with Feathers (Faber) has won the Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2016. The £5,000 award was presented at a ceremony at the London Library on 8 December. This year’s judges Andrew Holgate, James Naughtie and Stella Tillyard praised Porter’s part…
The award this year was given for an outstanding non-fiction title for the 11-18 age group, published in 2014 and 2015. The £2,000 prize was presented at the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group (APWG) Winter Reception at the House of Commons on the 6 December. The multi-dimensional treasury of graphic activities and drawing challenges was…
We join European publishers and booksellers in welcoming last week’s announcement from the European Commission to allow member states to reduce VAT on ebooks. The European Commission has proposed new tax rules which will enable member states to “apply the same VAT rate to e-publications such as e-books and online newspapers as for their printed…
