Established in 2003 in affectionate memory of Elizabeth Longford, the acclaimed biographer, and sponsored by Flora Fraser and Peter Soros, the prize is awarded annually for a historical biography published in the preceding year. The six shortlisted writers and the titles of their novels are: • Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee by John…
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction today announced the 2017 shortlist. Now in its twenty-second year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women in English from throughout the world. The six shortlisted novels are: Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ (Canongate) The Power by Naomi Alderman (Viking) The Dark Circle by…
3 April 2017 Scottish cultural body signs off funding to support three-day event in Glasgow. Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across Scotland, has awarded a grant to the Society of Authors in Scotland (SoAiS) in its latest round of funding, announced on Friday. The grant will help…
*Update: nominations are now closed.* We are now inviting nominations for Members to serve on our voluntary board of directors, who guide the SoA’s campaigns and oversee the work we do on behalf of nearly 10,000 authors. Nominations must be received by 30 June and successful candidates will commence their term in November 2017 after the AGM. Read more The…
The shortlist includes three men and three women, four of which are American writers, and one British and one Irish author. The 6 shortlisted writers and the titles of their short stories are: Reputation Management by Kathleen Alcott Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses by Bret Anthony Johnson The Hazel Twig and the Olive Tree by…
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction today announced the 2017 longlist. Now in its twenty-second year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women in English from throughout the world. The announcement coincides with International Women’s Day 2017. The 16 longlisted writers and the titles of their novels are: • Stay With…
8 March 2017 As the Government pushes ahead with major changes to the way tax for self-employed people is calculated and reported, we are very concerned about the impact these changes will have on our members. We’ve prepared a template letter for you to download, adapt and send to your local MP, to help raise…
The Royal Society of Literature today (1 March) published the findings from a nationwide survey of people aged 15 and up. The results took into account each interviewee’s idea of what ‘literature’ means, and asked those who don’t read what might make them read more. Of the respondents, 75% considered themselves readers of literature, and…
23 February 2017 Following many years of campaigning, an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to extend PLR to remote e-lending has been passed by the House of Lords. Yesterday’s debate in The House of Lords on The Digital Economy Bill marked a major victory in our work to ensure that authors are fairly remunerated…
This year, we honoured the most accomplished works of translation into English from Arabic, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Hebrew. The awards were presented by the judges at a ceremony held at the British Library on 22 February, sharing a total of £13,000 between the winners. The Society of Authors Translation Prizes celebrates both the…
The longlist includes international bestselling author Bret Anthony Johnson, Man Asian Literary Prize longlister Anjali Joseph and winner of last year’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Lisa McInerney. The 2017 Sunday Times EFG Award winner will receive £30,000. This year’s longlist has international reach with authors including Anjali Joseph (Bombay), Kevin Wilson (Nashville), Sally Rooney…
3 February 2017 A new Flat Rate VAT regime is likely to see authors’ contributions increase from 12.5% to 16.5% from the beginning of April. How will this affect you and what are your options? In last year’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced several changes to the tax system for self-employed people. While some proposals…
