Evans, Fox O’Loughlin, Longstaff and Rankin elected to Society of Authors’ Board
Harriet Evans, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, Abie Longstaff and Nicholas Rankin to take their seats on SoA Management Committee after the 2022 AGM on 17 November
‘A huge confidence boost’ — awarding £179,750 in grants for works in progress
Hil Aked, Constantine Alexander Blintzios, Jaye Elster, Araba Ofori-Acquah, Laura Theis and Andrew Ziminski are among the recipients of our second 2022 round of Authors Foundation and K Blundell Trust awards for 2022.
2022 AGM opens for registrations and proxy voting
Event exclusively for SoA Full Members and Associates
Sustainability and the Climate Emergency. What can we do?
This month’s Society of Authors in Scotland blog is a callout for Scottish authors to join the discussion around sustainability and the climate emergency
A new approach and a literary prize for the writer-carer
For the writer-carer. A new, more vigorous approach and a new literary prize Many who read this piece will be carers. If you are not one now, you may be later. Some of us will always be in this role. A carer (I use the NHS definition) is anyone who looks after a family member,…
Pre mortem
Editor of The Author James McConnachie asks SoA Chief Executive Nicola Solomon what authors
can do to prepare for what happens after they die
Publishing industry bodies announce big steps towards sustainability in Publishing
The Publishers Association and the Booksellers Association announce the launch of initiatives aimed at making the Publishing Industry more sustainable.
SoA urges government to stop the privatisation of Channel 4
The Society of Authors has welcomed news that ministers are reconsidering plans announced earlier this year to privatise Channel 4.
Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns
Online retailer to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors and Authors’ Guild
Reflections from Glenalmond
Some impressions of August’s SoAIS retreat at Glenalmond from a few of the attendees.
Over twenty organisations sign amicus brief in Internet Archive lawsuit
Authors’ representatives act in support of publishers legal case against Internet Archive
Remembering Raymond Briggs
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs, who has passed away at the age of 88.