The Society of Authors and the Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Educational Writers’ Award, the UK’s only award for educational writing that stimulates and enhances the learning experience.
The Society of Authors has been asked to support a boycott of the Dubai Literary Festival.
Practical advice and guidance from the SoA’s advisory team
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Management Committee member, Eric Clark.
The Society of Authors has warned that reforms to the benefits system could silence working class writers and other diverse voices.
In response to the Department for International Trade’s set of consultations on prospective trade agreements, the Society of Authors has called on the Government to ensure that copyright is not used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
The UK Government has the opportunity to overturn an illogical and manifestly unfair tax system that discriminates against digital readers.
We were saddened to learn of the deaths of two of our Council members this month – writer, translator and film critic Isabel Quigly, who died on 17 September, and translator Anthea Bell who died on 18 October.
Practical advice and guidance from the SoA’s advisory team
Ofsted has announced plans to change the way it inspects and assesses schools. Exam results will no longer be the principal focus for inspectors, who will instead look at the overall breadth and quality of education in schools. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman conceded that in recent years Ofsted has placed ‘too much weight on test…
Congratulations to Society of Authors member Anna Burns, who has been named the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2018 – a first for a Northern Irish writer, and the first female winner of the prize since 2013.
Arts Council England has launched the latest stage of the consultation on its ten-year strategy for 2020-2030. This follows on from the ‘conversation’ which ACE held with the sector earlier this year. You can read our response to the conversation here. The consultation document outlines seven proposed outcomes for 2030, reflecting the following key areas: Supporting…
