Update on Government Covid-19 support schemes
The third round of support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is still open. Members must apply before Friday 29 January 2021.
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The SoA View on the Brexit deal
While the deal offers a starting point, too much is unclear and the end of Freedom of Movement will create a complex and costly challenge for creative freelancers.
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2020 – the year we did not ask for
A bitter-sweet short walk through 2020 – with Philip Pullman, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Inua Ellams, Daljit Nagra, Tracy Chevalier, Dapo Adeola, Hannah Berry and more.
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The SoA View on what comes next
Some of the key themes and issues we will be working on in 2021 – from author incomes and statutory support, to Brexit, contractual transparency and industry inequalities.
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Black History Matters by Robin Walker wins 2020 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award
The winner of the 2020 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award is Robin Walker’s ‘Black History Matters: The Story of Black History, From African Kingdoms to Black Lives Matter’.
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‘All to play for’ following Government spending review
The SoA will continue to lobby for its Six-Point Plan following the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, on 25 November.
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Society of Authors awards £185,000 in grants for work in progress
48 authors have received a financial grant to support their ongoing writing projects, worth more than £185,000 in total.
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The SoA View: ‘Palpable nonsense’ from Audible
We have partnered with the Authors’ Guild of America, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and many indy writers, to condemn Amazon’s audiobook wing for its opaque returns and exchange policy.
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Raymond Briggs, Cressida Cowell and David Donachie join the SoA Council
Decision to appoint three new SoA Council members ratified at the union’s AGM on 19 November 2020
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‘Mind expanding’, ‘timeless and timely’ announcing the 2020 Translation Prizes shortlists
Thirty-five translations from six languages: announcing the six shortlists for the 2020 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.
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Shortlist for ALCS Educational Writers’ Award 2020: ‘Celebrating diversity and inspiring change’
Five books on shortlist for UK’s only award for creative educational writing
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The SoA View: On asking to be named
We signed an open letter this week.
