“Vibrant styles, powerful themes, and essential voices” – announcing the Society of Authors Awards 2026 shortlists
The Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists announced today represent some of the best and most promising literary voices of the year.
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How to protect against scammers – a new guide for authors
The Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain publish new guidance to help authors protect themselves against scammers.
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“Championing the necessary magic and power of books” – Cerrie Burnell announced as keynote for SoA Awards 2026
Author, actor and activist Cerrie Burnell has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Society of Authors’ Awards and Summer Party this June.
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Creators of comics struggling to survive despite a thriving industry
A report launched today lays bare the challenges facing creators of comics, revealing a landscape of financial instability and chronic overwork even as the sector itself enjoys increasing commercial success.
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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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Listening at a time of noise
Faith Lawrence on the listener poet. This article was first published in The Author (Spring 2026 – vol 137.1)
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A “hard-won moment” as the government scraps copyright exception for AI training
The Society of Authors welcomes a “hard-won moment for authors and creators”, as the government confirmed it is moving away from a proposed copyright exception for AI training.
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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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SoA welcomes the Lords Communications & Digital Committee’s report recommendations
The proposals prioritise a licensing‑first model for AI training, backed by a clear Government statement and stronger transparency requirements.
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Sylvia-Anne Parker and the late Oliver Emanuel win 2026 Imison and Tinniswood awards
The winners of the Imison and Tinniswood awards have been announced at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
