We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to your MEPs in support of the EU Copyright Directive. This is an important piece of legislation which will strengthen the rights of authors and other creators.
The European Parliament, Council and Commission have finally reached agreement on a compromise text of the Copyright Directive.
Sophie Yanow’s translation of Pretending is Lying celebrated in Scott Moncrieff Prize – one of seven prizes for literature in translation awarded at The British Library on 13 February 2019.
WHSmith is on the lookout for authors in 2019 to hold local event signings in its stores across the UK.
We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the EU Copyright Directive.
Award-winning poets Katrina Naomi and Menna Elfyn were elected to our Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG) committee last month.
The SoA is continuing to put pressure on Open Library to cease the practice of unlawfully scanning copies of physical books and loaning them out as e-books. This practice is a direct infringement of copyright.
Audio-dramatist, playwright and screenwriter Sarah Woods presented Oliver Emanuel with the Tinniswood Award for the best original audio drama script for his play, When the Pips Stop – including a cheque for £3,000, at the BBC’s Audio Drama Awards on 3 February 2019.
Congratulations to Lulu Raczka, who won the 2019 Imison Award on 3 February 2019 for the best original script by a writer new to radio, and a cheque for £3,000.
We’re pleased to announce the seven shortlists for the 2018 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.
Please sign our letter to Internet Archive’s Open Library demanding that they stop lending books unlawfully online.
We were delighted to welcome new committee members to our Children’s Writers and Illustrators (CWIG) group last month.
