The advisory team on: bad bargains
Our advisory team with advice on bad bargains for authors
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Tree to Me – a year on
A year after the launch of our campaign Tree to Me, we met with authors to hear about their experiences discussing their books’ sustainability with their publishers
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The SoA responds to results of The Bookseller’s survey on advances and royalties
Calling time on late payments
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Management Committee 2024 elections open
Voting is underway for four available seats on the SoA board
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The advisory team on: scams
Our advisory team with advice on scams affecting authors
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SoA, CILIP and SLA joint statement on censorship in school libraries
We three organisations respond to censorship in schools and express the need for diverse library collections
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Bookshop.org launches Bookloop, a buy-back scheme that benefits authors
A percentage of pre-owned book sale royalties will be distributed to authors through the SoA and ALCS
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Human? Or hybrid?
Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp reveals how AI is affecting literary translators
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The SoA responds to closure of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals
We urge Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government to reconsider the closure
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The Society of Authors writes to tech companies asserting members’ rights around uses of their works by generative AI
Tech companies must agree licences and seek agreement from authors for all past and future uses
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Creators’ Rights Alliance sends letter to AI tech companies
The letter restates that the Creators’ Rights Alliance does not consent to work being used to develop AI systems
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The Society of Authors launches Strachey Trust Grants
The grants fund travel to a UK archive or collection to research manuscripts
