Nominations open for SoA Management Committee elections
We warmly invite Society of Authors members to stand, or to propose fellow members to stand, for election to the Management Committee. Any full member (not associate member) is eligible.
2020 SoA Awards shortlists – celebrating the inclusive power of the written word
Inclusive power of the written word celebrated as TV news presenter George Alagiah, and Costa Award winner Sally Gardner share Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists with ‘Banksy of Poetry’ Brian Bilston and poet and activist Ani Kayode Somtochukwu.
SoA tables evidence to Commons committees on COVID-19 impact
The Society of Authors has submitted detailed written evidence to the House of Commons Select Committees for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Reading Tax scrapped seven months early: SoA welcomes Treasury move
VAT on digital publications is zero rated from today in government move to boost the books industry.
SoA joins call to shut unlawful ‘National Emergency Library’ now
The Society of Authors has joined the Authors Guild – the SoA’s sister union in the US – in calling for Internet Archive’s so-called ‘National Emergency Library’ to be taken offline.
March impact analysis: cancellations, income loss and uncertainty in first month of lockdown
The SoA has released results of a point-in-time assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on authors’ livelihoods.
SoA @ Home Festival – 36 free online events for authors
Nurture your wellbeing, keep your professional development on track and hone your craft with this ambitious mix of online sessions to guide you through the lockdown.
SoA launches COVID-19 response
SoA publishes guidance on cancellation of contracts in wake of COVID-19 Evidence submitted to House of Commons Treasury Select Committee along with open letter Arts Council donates £400,000 to Authors’ Emergency Fund SoA invites authors to submit evidence in new survey on loss of income The SoA has today issued guidance to members about cancellation…
SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful’
The Society of Authors has joined a chorus of criticism from authors’ and publishers’ groups in branding the Internet Archive’s (IA) move to make its collection freely available online ‘disgraceful and unlawful’.
Income support scheme for self-employed workers: ‘welcome … but much more detail needed’
On 26 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, revealed a package of financial support for self-employed workers.
Scott Moncrieff Prize winner Linda Coverdale donates winnings to fellow translator
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize Linda Coverdale has donated her prize money (£1,000) to fellow translator Gilles Mourier. Linda Coverdale (pictured) won the 2019 Scott Moncrieff Prize – part of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes – earlier this year but was unable to attend the awards ceremony in February 2020. Coverdale decided to…
Charities and corporations launch £330,000 Authors’ Emergency Fund
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, the Royal Literary Fund, English PEN with the T S Eliot Foundation, and Amazon UK join forces with the Society of Authors to support authors affected financially by Coronavirus.