The advisory team on: housekeeping
Our advisory team with advice on housekeeping for authors
Epega, Harris, McKenna and Michael elected to Society of Authors’ board
Juliet McKenna and Charles Harris re-elected to the Management Committee for second term alongside newcomers Helen Epega and Simon Michael
Authors and other creatives sign statement rejecting unlicensed training of generative AI models on creative work
More than 10,500 people across the creative industries have signed so far
The advisory team on: bad bargains
Our advisory team with advice on bad bargains for authors
Tree to Me – a year on
A year after the launch of our campaign Tree to Me, we met with authors to hear about their experiences discussing their books’ sustainability with their publishers
The SoA responds to results of The Bookseller’s survey on advances and royalties
Calling time on late payments
Management Committee 2024 elections open
Voting is underway for four available seats on the SoA board
SoA, CILIP and SLA joint statement on censorship in school libraries
We three organisations respond to censorship in schools and express the need for diverse library collections
Bookshop.org launches Bookloop, a buy-back scheme that benefits authors
A percentage of pre-owned book sale royalties will be distributed to authors through the SoA and ALCS
The SoA responds to closure of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals
We urge Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government to reconsider the closure
The Society of Authors writes to tech companies asserting members’ rights around uses of their works by generative AI
Tech companies must agree licences and seek agreement from authors for all past and future uses
Creators’ Rights Alliance sends letter to AI tech companies
The letter restates that the Creators’ Rights Alliance does not consent to work being used to develop AI systems