The Society of Authors in Scotland (SoAiS) is deeply disappointed to hear of the closure of the Scottish Book Trust’s Ignite Fellowship. The Fellowship’s loss also underlines the worrying trend of the clear decline of funding for arts and culture across Scotland.
Our campaign for the rights and interests of authors in the face of big tech companies using copyrighted work to train their generative AI models continues this week.
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SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley offers an update on our Board nominations
The TA calls for industry solidarity
Thank you for helping us celebrate the 2025 SoA Awards
Ashani Lewis wins both the Betty Trask Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award
A free digital resource designed for authors at all stages of their careers. The toolkit shows how the principles of good author care can empower authors on their publication journey.
SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley offers an update on our campaign for ethical and legal AI training
SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley gives us her ten top tips for authors starting out.
Things to consider for authors wishing to self-publish
