Culture strategy in Wales: your views matter

The Welsh Government has issued a call for evidence to develop a 10 year Culture and Sport Strategy for Wales. It is crucial that the voices of our authors are heard and listened to.

The Society of Authors with SoA Cymru will be developing a response to the consultation. As part of this process, we want to hear from our members so we can provide evidence on the current state of culture in Wales, help to shape the strategy and for Wales to become a positive environment for authors.

Please come along to this session and share your experiences, views and future hopes.

The session will be moderated by Emma Boniwell, Head of Membership and Author Communities and the policy discussion will be led by Pauline Vickers, Policy and Public Affairs Manager for the Devolved Nations.

Further information:

If you are unable to attend this session there is an opportunity to contribute to the SoA consultation by using this link Welsh Government call for evidence ‘A vision for Culture and Sport in Wales 2026’ – Fill in form  deadline 2 December 2026.

Here is a link to the Welsh Government call for evidence A vision for culture and sport in Wales: call for evidence | GOV.WALES. This closes on 18 December.

This event is for SoA Members only. Not a member? sign up here

Programme

• Welcome and introductions from Pauline Vickers – Policy and Public Affairs Manager Devolved Nations, SoA (2 mins)
• Discussion lead by Pauline Vickers, SoA (55 mins)
• Summary and closing comments (3 mins)
• This event will be moderated by Emma Boniwell – Head of Membership and Author Communities, SoA

The Line-up

Pauline Vickers

Pauline joined the organisation in June 2026. Pauline has a breadth of experience as a regional political organiser, A level Lecturer in History and Politics and from Local Government, managing teams in economic development in Wales and the library service in Scotland. She has also led charitable organisations focusing on community development, training for volunteers, funding, governance and capacity building.

Pauline is Policy and Public Affairs Manager for the Devolved Nations and advocates for members in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This includes ensuring members’ interests are represented within Government, local government and across the industry.

Emma Boniwell

Emma rejoined the Society of Authors in 2024 as Head of Membership and Author Communities. She leads the Member Services team and works on the strategic development of membership recruitment, volunteer management, development of all author communities and membership benefits.

She is the coordinator of the Society of Authors Cymru

Accessibility

• Attendees will have the option to turn on the live transcript, to watch with subtitles
• If you require BSL interpretation for this event, please email events@societyofauthors.org

Booking

SoA Members: Please use the ‘Register – SoA Members’ form below and provide your details, including your membership number. If you’re unsure of your SoA ID, please email info@societyofauthors.org.

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