£186,750 in grants to authors for works in progress
72 authors receive grants to buy time to write and complete research, including the inaugural World of Books Impact Award
#TranslatorsOnTheCover – update and sample letters
An update on the campaign and some sample letters to send to agents and publishers.
Authors support publishing industry action on climate
The Authors and Illustrators Sustainability Working Group* welcomes the Publishers Association industry statement on climate: Publishing Declares.
The SoA stands with the Union of Belarusian Writers in the face of its forced liquidation
We condemn the forced liquidation of the Union of Belarusian Writers earlier this month.
PLR: join the call for an increase in the Public Lending Right
Ahead of PLR’s 40th anniversary we urge the UK Government to increase the fund for the first time since 2015.
Alun Gibbard joins the SoA in Wales committee
Author of over 36 books will help support authors in Wales.
2022 Translation Prizes open for entries
On 30 September 2021 – International Translation Day – the 2022 Society of Authors’ Translation Awards were opened for entries. The awards are for translations into English from Arabic, Italian, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Hebrew, and the TA First Translation Prize for a debut translation from any language. Also running this year is the…
Bestselling authors call on publishers to name #TranslatorsOnTheCover
‘Name the translator in the same breath as you name the author’ say authors, including Bernardine Evaristo, Sarah Waters, Preti Taneja, Katie Kitamura, Simon Schama, Max Porter, Tracy Chevalier and more.
SoA response to inaccuracies in Private Eye article (Issue 1557)
The Books & Bookmen article in this week’s Private Eye has a number of factual inaccuracies and unsubstantiated and defamatory inferences.
Alice Harman joins the SoA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators committee
Author of over 40 books for children will represent children’s fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, audio drama, educational books and more.
Management Committee 2021 elections open
The 2021 Management Committee elections are underway, with six candidates standing for four seats on the SoA Board.
Inclusivity across publishing
This has been a difficult and distressing week for the author community. The fallout from the online conversations about Kate Clanchy’s book has raised many complex and important issues which we care about deeply, involving dignity and respect, racism, freedom of speech, bullying, privilege, and the right to tell stories. We have seen the impact…