*Update: nominations are now closed.* We are now inviting nominations for Members to serve on our voluntary board of directors, who guide the SoA’s campaigns and oversee the work we do on behalf of nearly 10,000 authors. Nominations must be received by 30 June and successful candidates will commence their term in November 2017 after the AGM. Read more The…
The shortlist includes three men and three women, four of which are American writers, and one British and one Irish author. The 6 shortlisted writers and the titles of their short stories are: Reputation Management by Kathleen Alcott Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses by Bret Anthony Johnson The Hazel Twig and the Olive Tree by…
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction today announced the 2017 longlist. Now in its twenty-second year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women in English from throughout the world. The announcement coincides with International Women’s Day 2017. The 16 longlisted writers and the titles of their novels are: • Stay With…
8 March 2017 As the Government pushes ahead with major changes to the way tax for self-employed people is calculated and reported, we are very concerned about the impact these changes will have on our members. We’ve prepared a template letter for you to download, adapt and send to your local MP, to help raise…
The Royal Society of Literature today (1 March) published the findings from a nationwide survey of people aged 15 and up. The results took into account each interviewee’s idea of what ‘literature’ means, and asked those who don’t read what might make them read more. Of the respondents, 75% considered themselves readers of literature, and…
23 February 2017 Following many years of campaigning, an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to extend PLR to remote e-lending has been passed by the House of Lords. Yesterday’s debate in The House of Lords on The Digital Economy Bill marked a major victory in our work to ensure that authors are fairly remunerated…
This year, we honoured the most accomplished works of translation into English from Arabic, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Hebrew. The awards were presented by the judges at a ceremony held at the British Library on 22 February, sharing a total of £13,000 between the winners. The Society of Authors Translation Prizes celebrates both the…
The longlist includes international bestselling author Bret Anthony Johnson, Man Asian Literary Prize longlister Anjali Joseph and winner of last year’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Lisa McInerney. The 2017 Sunday Times EFG Award winner will receive £30,000. This year’s longlist has international reach with authors including Anjali Joseph (Bombay), Kevin Wilson (Nashville), Sally Rooney…
3 February 2017 A new Flat Rate VAT regime is likely to see authors’ contributions increase from 12.5% to 16.5% from the beginning of April. How will this affect you and what are your options? In last year’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced several changes to the tax system for self-employed people. While some proposals…
The Archers writer Tim Stimpson presented Fritz with prizes totalling £5,000 at the BBC’s Audio Drama Awards on 29 January 2017. The star-studded ceremony was hosted by Sir Lenny Henry. Download the full press release. Comment is Free Imison judges said: ‘A fiercely current, socially relevant and dramatic depiction of free speech and mob mentality. A…
3 January 2017 New talent is celebrated in the Imison Award with debut audio drama writers James Fritz, James Meek and Jonny O’Neill shortlisted. The winner of the award will be presented with £3,000. Timothy X Atack, Oliver Emanuel and Imison shortlistee James Fritz have been shortlisted for the £2,000 Tinniswood Award for the best original audio…
In our December awards round we’ve distributed more than £125,000 to authors towards their works in progress. Completing a book can be a mammoth task and not many authors have the luxury of unrestricted time and resources for writing and research. That’s why each June and December we distribute money to authors to help them…
