The Society of Authors’ Awards 2026 – Livestream

Join us online on Thursday 18 June for the 2026 Society of Authors’ Awards as we celebrate this year’s winners, with support from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).

This year’s awards are a showcase of the written word across all genres and formats, celebrating novels, non-fiction, children’s books, short stories and poetry.

The winners will be announced on 18 June 2026 at an in-person ceremony at Southwark Cathedral, which will also be livestreamed. Sign up here if you prefer to join us in person.

Programme – Southwark Cathedral

• 7pm – Welcome from Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin
• 7.05pm – Keynote
• 7.20pm – Photocall with all speakers and winners
• 7.30pm – Livestream ends

BSL Interpretation will be provided by Sumayya Si-Tayeb and live captioning from Natalie Bracken during the ceremony.

SoA Awards 2026 Fundraising Bookshop

You can donate to the Society of Authors Access Fund for authors by buying any of the books involved with this year’s SoA Awards from Bookshop.org. The link for this will be available soon.

A percentage of all sales will go to the Society of Authors Access Fund, giving authors support for travel, subsistence, childcare or access needs for events, residencies, and retreats.

Thank you to the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) for supporting the SoA Awards Ceremony

The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation started by writers for the benefit of all types of writers. Owned by its members, ALCS collects money due for secondary uses of writers’ work. It is designed to support authors and their creativity, ensure they receive fair payment and see their rights are respected. It promotes and teaches the principles of copyright and campaigns for a fair deal. It represents over 100,000 members, and since 1977 has paid around £500 million to writers (alcs.co.uk).

Accessibility

• We will be providing live BSL interpretation by Sumayya Si-Tayeb and live captioning by Natalie Bracken.
• If any of your access requirements will not be met by the above, please reply to this email, or contact events@societyofauthors.org.

Booking

Please register for the Livetream via the booking form below. 

The link to watch the livestream will be sent to all regsitered attendees at a later date.