VIDEO: 2022 — a year in view
A look back at our events, campaigns and work for authors throughout the year.
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AGM 2022 — Resolutions and next steps
On 17 November Members voted on seven Resolutions at the Society of Authors’ 2022 AGM
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Visually stunning comic launched to help creative freelancers with their mental health
Designed as a practical guide to surviving the ups and downs of freelancing in the cultural sector, Mental Health for Creative Freelancers is a comforting antithesis to run-of-the-mill mental health advice.
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Chairing is caring
Chairing literary events sounds like a good way for authors to earn while waiting for those royalty payments to trickle in, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Here are some top tips from expert chair Sarah Broadley.
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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
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‘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.
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2022 AGM opens for registrations and proxy voting
Event exclusively for SoA Full Members and Associates
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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
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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,…
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Pre mortem
Editor of The Author James McConnachie asks SoA Chief Executive Nicola Solomon what authors
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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.
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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.
