The Scottish Parliament election: our calls for action
Ahead of the May Holyrood elections we are asking candidates to make two key commitments.
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Landmark Anti-SLAPP victory
For the first time, the High Court has made a declaration that legal proceedings amounted to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) under section 195 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
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John Degen on falling in love with the fight for authors’ rights
This week our Chief Executive, Anna Ganley, has been at the International Authors Forum (IAF) AGM in Mexico City. Among the events was a panel discussion on AI, where John Degen made a powerful contribution. He has very kindly allowed us to share his words here.
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Call to support a Culture Act in the next Scottish Parliament
The Society of Authors in Scotland has joined the campaign for a Culture Act ahead of the May Holyrood elections.
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Human Authored scheme launched as generative AI threatens authors’ livelihoods
The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a Human Authored scheme to help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books.
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Thousand of authors publish empty book to protest theft by AI companies
Around 10,000 authors have come together to publish an empty book protesting against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.
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Catch up with the 2025 Translation Prizes
Catch up on the Translation Prizes ceremony at the British Library, with the event recording and photographs from the night.
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Winners of the 2025 Translation Prizes revealed
Tonight we shine the spotlight on the often “invisible” creativity of translators, at a ceremony announcing the winners of our 2025 Translation Prizes.
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Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI
We have joined forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch a ground-breaking report showing the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK.
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Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin re-elected as Chair of the Society of Authors
The SoA board has elected Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin for a second term as Chair and Juliet McKenna as Vice Chair.
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Campaign to get 1,000 children reading for pleasure
The Society of Authors and children’s reading charity Coram Beanstalk have launched a campaign aimed at supporting 1,000 primary school children to become life-long readers.
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Campaigning for fair work in Scotland
A campaign led by the Society of Authors (SoA) and other creative unions to support fair work and conditions for freelancers in Scotland is gathering momentum.
