Metjen, the earliest known writer
In August’s Society of Authors in Scotland blog, Bill Manley takes us back over four thousand years to meet Metjen, the earliest known writer.
SLAPPs — greater powers for courts to protect free speech
Government announcement signals controls on strategic lawsuits against public participation
First person — contracts, trends and author concerns across Europe
SoA advisor Ambre Morvan reflects on three days in Madrid at the European Writers’ Council 2022 AGM
Publishers vs Internet Archive – huge implications for US copyright law and piracy
Four publishers take action against Internet Archive’s Open Library
Using archives in writing
In our July blog from the Society of Authors in Scotland, Jennifer Morag Henderson considers libraries and archives essential not just to her own non-fiction work but to writers of fiction too
A short guide to copyright on British IP Day
To mark British IP Day, we are publishing this fantastic short guide to copyright, created by comics artists Woodrow Phoenix and Hannah Berry.
No excuse for going back
Claire Wade of the SoA’s ADCI group investigates the barriers and opportunities for disabled authors and their allies
New SoA fiction prize encourages positive representation of disability in literature
The first prize of its kind, founded by author Penny Batchelor and publisher Clare Christian, open to authors with disabilities or chronic illnesses
SoA members recognised in 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Joanne Harris, Daljit Nagra and Ian Rankin among those named in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Help direct your union: join the SoA board
The 2022 Management Committee nominations are now open. Help us make sure the SoA board is representative of our diverse author community.
Graphic novel wins at the 2022 Society of Authors’ Awards
Cartoonist Will McPhail, Welsh poet Menna Elfyn and previous winner Maame Blue among this year’s SoA Award-winners.
‘Valuable time to write’ – 55 writers share £184,750 in grants for work in progress
Louisa Adjoa Parker, Leo Boix and Rachel Trethewey are among the recipients of our first round of Authors Foundation and K Blundell Trust awards for 2022.