Extraordinary General Meeting
We invite all SoA members to join us online on 2 May 2024 to debate and vote on three resolutions
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Andrew McCaldon and Shôn Dale-Jones win 2024 Imison and Tinniswood awards
The winners of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards, part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards, have been announced
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Publishers demand that tech companies seek consent before using copyright-protected works to develop AI systems
The letter from the Publishers Association, which represents over 180 publishers, calls on developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to no longer use rights-protected works without express licence
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Announcing the shortlists for the 2024 Imison and Tinniswood awards
Seven shortlisted writers announced ahead of the BBC Audio Drama Awards winners ceremony on 24 March
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‘Victory for workers’ rights’ – Abrams and Jolly vs Oxford University
Judge rules in favour of authors following six-year dispute
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If The World Were 100 People wins the 2023 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award
The book, written by Jackie McCann and illustrated by Aaron Cushley, wins the UK’s only award for creative educational writing
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SoA urges Findaway Voices by Spotify to clarify new Terms of Use
Revised wording and clarification from Spotify still too broad
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A round-up of the latest developments regarding AI
We offer the latest updates on our policy work on artificial intelligence (AI)
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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
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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
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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
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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
