SoA @ Home Festival – 36 free online events for authors
Nurture your wellbeing, keep your professional development on track and hone your craft with this ambitious mix of online sessions to guide you through the lockdown.
SoA launches COVID-19 response
SoA publishes guidance on cancellation of contracts in wake of COVID-19 Evidence submitted to House of Commons Treasury Select Committee along with open letter Arts Council donates £400,000 to Authors’ Emergency Fund SoA invites authors to submit evidence in new survey on loss of income The SoA has today issued guidance to members about cancellation…
SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful’
The Society of Authors has joined a chorus of criticism from authors’ and publishers’ groups in branding the Internet Archive’s (IA) move to make its collection freely available online ‘disgraceful and unlawful’.
Income support scheme for self-employed workers: ‘welcome … but much more detail needed’
On 26 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, revealed a package of financial support for self-employed workers.
Scott Moncrieff Prize winner Linda Coverdale donates winnings to fellow translator
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize Linda Coverdale has donated her prize money (£1,000) to fellow translator Gilles Mourier. Linda Coverdale (pictured) won the 2019 Scott Moncrieff Prize – part of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes – earlier this year but was unable to attend the awards ceremony in February 2020. Coverdale decided to…
Charities and corporations launch £330,000 Authors’ Emergency Fund
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, the Royal Literary Fund, English PEN with the T S Eliot Foundation, and Amazon UK join forces with the Society of Authors to support authors affected financially by Coronavirus.
New look for SoA’s journal The Author, now printed on 100% recycled paper
A new, full-colour look for The Author – the Society of Authors’ quarterly print journal – now printed on 100% recycled paper using 100% renewable energy.
Judges announced for 2020 Society of Authors’ Awards
We are delighted to announce the judging panels for the 2020 Society of Authors’ Awards, including Booker Prize and Women’s Prize shortlistee Sarah Waters, Kate Greenaway Medal winner Emily Gravett, and many more.
Before you sign: literary agents
Practical advice and guidance from the SoA’s advisory team
Samaritans calls for ‘safe and informed coverage’ in depictions of suicide and self-harm in literature
In a new factsheet, developed in consultation with the Society of Authors, the charity aims to raise awareness of the sensitivities and risks inherent in covering these issues.
‘Devastating … complex and simple’ – Morgan Giles and editor Saba Ahmed win TA First Translation Prize
The £2,000 prize, shared jointly with editor Saba Ahmed, was awarded at the Society of Authors’ annual Translation Prizes ceremony on 12 February.
Before you sign: literary executors
Practical advice and guidance from the SoA’s advisory team