SoA urges Findaway Voices by Spotify to clarify new Terms of Use
Revised wording and clarification from Spotify still too broad
A round-up of the latest developments regarding AI
We offer the latest updates on our policy work on artificial intelligence (AI)
Catch up with the 2023 Translation Prizes
If you missed the 2023 Translation Prizes award ceremony, you can watch the live stream, find out the winners and see photographs from the event at The British Library
Alison Watts wins inaugural Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Prize for ‘beautifully sad’ translation from Japanese
Prizes awarded for translations from seven languages ahead of the 2023 Translation Prizes ceremony later today at the British Library
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin elected new Chair of the Society of Authors
Novelist and founder of writing.ie takes over from Joanne Harris to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors
Children’s laureates call on government to prioritise books and reading for pleasure
Michael Morpurgo, Joseph Coelho, and former Children’s Laureates wrote to Government demanding a long-term strategy to get children reading
The Authors’ Foundation and Authors’ Contingency Fund in 2023
A roundup of a year in grants from our Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust, and from our Contingency Fund for authors in need
Join your local group in 2024
Find community, peer support and connection by joining our growing network of local groups in 2024
Creators’ Rights Alliance launch new Freelance Day Rate Guide
The guide, produced with the help of the Society of Authors, empowers creative freelancers to propose day rates
Shortlist announced for the 2023 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award
Five ‘original and beautiful and mind-expanding’ books shortlisted for the UK’s sole award for creative educational writing
Tax Q&A with HW Fisher
HW Fisher Consultant Barry Kernon answers members’ questions on all things tax
Japan Week of events to launch #SoAatHome 2024
Celebrating translation, illustration and culture in our first online events of the new year