BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Society of Authors - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Society of Authors X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://societyofauthors.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Society of Authors REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T123000 DTSTAMP:20261001T124243Z CREATED:20250108T090059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T124243Z UID:10002055-1791370800-1791376200@societyofauthors.org SUMMARY:SoA Listening Session | In person DESCRIPTION:This year\, we’re hosting a series of in-person and online Listening Sessions to understand the biggest issues affecting our members. As we journey through our current five-year strategy period\, 2025-2030\, we want to ensure that we continue to listen to members’ needs. \nThe format for our Member Listening Sessions will involve a small group meeting for members to share the biggest issues affecting them as an author. These meetings will be structured to foster open communication and understanding among members on topics relevant to the business of authorship. \nThis is part of a series of listening sessions we’re hosting in person and online this year. We also have an online survey which you can complete here. \n  \nProgramme\n\n11am – Listening session starts\nDiscussion led by SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley\, Head of Events & Engagement\, Sophia A Jackson\, Head of Membership and Author Communities\, Emma Boniwell and Chair of the Board\, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin (90 mins)\n12.30pm – session ends\n\n  \nUpcoming dates\nMembers are invited to book a place to share their experiences at one of the sessions below: \nOnline: \n\nOnline Listening Session | Monday 19 October\, 18.00-19.30\n\n  \nAccessibility\n\nIf you require BSL interpretation for this event\, please email events@societyofauthors.org\nOur Events space is located on the ground floor of our office. We have a wheelchair ramp at the side entrance of the building. We also have an accessible toilet by the side entrance.\n\n  \nBooking\nBook your place for this event via the registration form below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accordion Title\n \n Accordion Content \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Society of Authors’ Access Fund - donate now\n \n Giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreatsEvery contribution helps us ensure that these needs and costs aren’t barriers to authors wishing to access events. If you are in a position to help\, please donate via the link below. If you are an author facing access issues\, please click here to see if we can help. DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SoA Fundraising Bookshop\n \n Browse our virtual Bookshop.org store featuring books by authors and speakers taking part in our events programme. When you make a purchase using our affiliate links\, a percentage will go to the Society of Authors’ Access Fund\, giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreats. URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/soa-listening-session-in-person/ LOCATION:The Society Of Authors\, 24 Bedford Row\, London\, WC1R 4EH\, London\, WC1R 4EH\, GB CATEGORIES:London,SoA in Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://societyofauthors.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/In-Person-Listening-Session-1.jpg GEO:51.5206792;-0.1162502 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Society Of Authors 24 Bedford Row London WC1R 4EH London WC1R 4EH GB;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=24 Bedford Row\, London\, WC1R 4EH:geo:-0.1162502,51.5206792 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T200000 DTSTAMP:20261007T104856Z CREATED:20250108T090059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T104856Z UID:10002228-1791396000-1791403200@societyofauthors.org SUMMARY:Scriptwriters Group Lates - How to work with a dramaturg DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person industry insider panel discussion and social hosted by our Scriptwriters Group (SWG). Catch up with fellow scriptwriter members and chat with the SoA staff team. This Scriptwriters Group Lates will include a discussion on how to work with a dramaturg\, hosted by SWG chair Rhiannon Tise with panellists Juliet Gilkes Romero\, Oladipo Agboluaje and Neil Grutchfield. \nThe panel will offer advice on working closely with a dramaturg and how to make the experience and relationship work for you and how you might want to tailor discussions to suit the individual needs of your script. There will be plenty of time for you to put specific questions to the panel.  \nPlaces are limited and subject to availability. Please note that there will be limited seating at this event. \nIn Person: SoA Lates events – £9.50 for SoA Members | £19.50 for Non-Members \nNot a member? Sign up here. \n  \nProgramme\n\n6pm – Event starts – welcome drinks\, nibbles and networking\n6.30pm – 7.15pm – Welcome and introductions from SWG Chair\, Rhiannon Tise followed by a panel discussion on ‘How to work with a dramaturg’ with panellists Juliet Gilkes Romero\, Oladipo Agboluaje and Neil Grutchfield.\n7.15pm – drinks\, nibbles and networking\n8pm – Event close\n\n  \nThe Line-up\nRhiannon Tise\nRhiannon Tise is an award-winning writer for theatre\, radio and television. Her original dramas and adaptations have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3. Her first radio drama The Waltzer won the Richard Imison Award\, and recent adaptions include Louise May Alcott’s Little Women and George Eliot’s The Mill on The Floss\, which won the VLV Drama Award for Best Radio Drama. Her short story Byres Road was recently broadcast on Radio 4\, produced by Sweettalk Productions and read by Sharon Small. Rhiannon is a consultant Fellow and mentor for the Royal Literary Fund.  She is currently chair of the Society of Authors Scriptwriting committee. \nInstagram: @rhiannon_tisewriter | LinkedIn : rhiannon-tise \n  \nJuliet Gilkes Romero\nJuliet Gilkes Romero is an award-winning writer for stage and screen.  She was Writer in Residence at the National Theatre 2022/2023 attached to the New Works Department. \nJuliet is the recipient of the Alfred Fagon award for Best New Play 2020\, the Roland Rees Bursary 2019\, named in honour of the co-founder of the Alfred Fagon Award\, the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Best Play Award 2009 and the BBC World Service Alexander Onassis Research Bursary. \nHer plays include; The Gift\, a retelling of Medea filmed for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 15 Heroines of Greek Tragedy season 2020\, The Whip performed at the RSC’s Swan Theatre 2020\, Day of The Living performed at The Other Place as part of RSC’s Mischief Festival 2018\, Upper Cut at the Southwark Playhouse 2015\, At The Gates of Gaza\, Birmingham Repertory Theatre & tour\, winner of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Best Play Award 2009. \nScreen and audio include – Soon Gone; A Windrush Chronicle co-produced by Sir Lenny Henry’s production company Douglas Road and the Young Vic Theatre\, and One Hot Summer broadcast on BBC Radio 4. \nJuliet has an MA in Writing for Performance from Goldsmiths College\, London University. She is currently an MA Writing for Performance associate lecturer. Juliet is a Trustee at HighTide theatre and the Film & Television Charity. \nWebsite: Juliet Gilkes Romero | Instagram: @JulietGilkesRomero  \n  \nOladipo Agboluaje\nOladipo Agboluaje was the 2018/19 writer-in-residence at the National Theatre. He is a former fellow of the Royal Literature Fund and the International Research Centre\, Berlin. He is the treasurer of the African Theatre Association. He has served on the boards of Soho Theatre and Brixton House. He has lectured in African Theatre and Creative Writing at several universities. He is course director of the Black British Theatre and Performance programme at the British American Drama Academy. \nPlays include: Early Morning\, The Christ of Coldharbour Lane\, Immune\, Crown of Blood \nUzo Aduba is making her National Theatre debut in The Adeyemis – A Family Saga by Oladipo Agboluaje. More details in the National Theatre’s Coming up in 2027 blog post. \n  \nNeil Grutchfield\nNeil Grutchfield is the New Writing Manager at Synergy Theatre Project where he works with prisoner and ex-prisoner playwrights as well as professional writers writing about criminal justice.  \nA freelance dramaturg for over 20 years Neil has worked with emerging\, mid-career and senior playwrights on their plays at all stages of development. \nRecent dramaturgical credits include Ordinary Decent Criminal by Ed Edwards (Paines Plough) and The Boy by Joakim Daun (Soho). For Synergy: Lifers by Evan Placey (Southwark Playhouse) and Providers by Ambreen Razia (Brixton House). \nWebsite: www.neilgrutchfield.com \n  \n  \nAbout the Scriptwriters Group (SWG)\nThe Scriptwriters Group (SWG) is a community of scriptwriters and broadcasters. It represents writers and makers across digital\, broadcast\, AV and theatre. \nWe support members and associates by providing professional\, individual advice\, negotiating collective minimum terms agreements with organisations such the BBC\, and lobby on policy and legislation to promote the interests and protect the rights of scriptwriters. \nIn addition\, we manage a series of seminars\, panel discussions and ‘in conversation’ style events throughout the year\, on matters of concern and interest to members working across these industry sectors. We also publish interviews and develop resources for publication on the SoA website and via our quarterly journal\, The Author. \nThe Group is made up of an elected committee and the Group Chair is Rhiannon Tise. Whilst the committee directs the work of the group\, the day-to-day administration is handled by Co-Administrators Sophia Jackson and Theo Jones. Contact either Sophia or Theo with any scriptwriting-related topics\, concerns or suggestions that you might wish to raise with the committee. \n  \nAccessibility\n\nOur Events space is located on the ground floor of our office. We have a wheelchair ramp at the side entrance of the building. We also have an accessible toilet by the side entrance.\nIf you have any access requirements\, please email events@societyofauthors.org\n\n  \nFeeling unwell?\nWe recommend the following: \n\nStaying home if you’re feeling unwell or have flu-like symptoms\nWashing your hands when coming in from the outdoors and / or before touching your face\nApplying alcohol hand sanitiser (we will have these on site)\nWe advise attendees to wear a face mask if they feel comfortable doing so\n\n  \nBooking\nBook your place using the booking from below. Places are limited. \nPlease read our event booking Terms and Conditions: https://societyofauthors.org/legal-privacy/event-terms/ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accordion Title\n \n Accordion Content \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Society of Authors’ Access Fund - donate now\n \n Giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreatsEvery contribution helps us ensure that these needs and costs aren’t barriers to authors wishing to access events. If you are in a position to help\, please donate via the link below. If you are an author facing access issues\, please click here to see if we can help. DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SoA Fundraising Bookshop\n \n Browse our virtual Bookshop.org store featuring books by authors and speakers taking part in our events programme. When you make a purchase using our affiliate links\, a percentage will go to the Society of Authors’ Access Fund\, giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreats. URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/scriptwriters-group-lates-how-to-work-with-a-dramaturg/ LOCATION:The Society of Authors\, 24 Bedford Row\, London\, WC1R 4EH\, London\, WC1R 4EH\, GB CATEGORIES:Scriptwriters Group,SoA in Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://societyofauthors.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SWG-Lates-2.jpg GEO:51.5206792;-0.1162502 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Society of Authors 24 Bedford Row London WC1R 4EH London WC1R 4EH GB;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=24 Bedford Row\, London\, WC1R 4EH:geo:-0.1162502,51.5206792 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T200000 DTSTAMP:20261001T115544Z CREATED:20260910T104604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T115544Z UID:10002278-1791399600-1791403200@societyofauthors.org SUMMARY:Ireland Group online meeting: Talk with Kathryn Taussig DESCRIPTION:Join the Ireland Group for our next online meet-up on Wednesday 7 October at 19:00. We’ll meet on Zoom for a talk with author Kathryn Taussig. \nNiamh will interview Kathryn about her many areas of expertise within the business. Please email Niamh (niamhkm@gmail.com) before Monday 5 October with any specific questions you’d like her to ask. There will also be time to put your questions to Kathryn at the session itself. \nAbout Kathryn \nKathryn Taussig has published books across every genre from romance to crime thriller to fantasy. Her authors have repeatedly hit the top ten in the US\, UK and Australian Kindle charts and seen their books become bestsellers in ebook\, audio and paperback. \nAlongside her editorial and acquisitions work\, Kathryn oversees Storm’s international publishing. She manages partnerships with publishers around the world\, leads the translation programme\, and works with authors to get their books into new languages and markets. \nKathryn is driven to help authors hone their stories to reach their maximum sales potential\, wherever their readers are. There’s nothing like getting a book into thousands of readers’ hands\, and so allowing the author to make a good living from doing what they love most. She believes that book publishing should be dynamic and forward-looking\, embracing diversity and cutting-edge technology to knock down the walls that have made it inaccessible to so many in the past. \nShe’s originally from California but has lived in the UK for more than twenty years. \nAll members welcome from the surrounding area. \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org. URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/ireland-group-online-meeting-talk-with-kathryn-taussig-071026/ CATEGORIES:SoA local group meet-up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://societyofauthors.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ireland.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Local Groups":MAILTO:localgroups@societyofauthors.org LOCATION:https://societyofauthors.org/event/ireland-group-online-meeting-talk-with-kathryn-taussig-071026/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T210000 DTSTAMP:20260922T105441Z CREATED:20260922T104826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T105441Z UID:10002293-1791399600-1791406800@societyofauthors.org SUMMARY:Tufnell Park Writers: Contracts talk with Sarah Burton (SoA) DESCRIPTION:Join the Tufnell Park Writers on Wednesday 7 October from 19:00 to hear from the SoA’s Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Contracts\, Sarah Burton. \nIn this session\, Sarah will talk about contracts. Whether you’re about to sign one\, preparing for future negotiations or just looking to build your knowledge of the business side of writing. Join the SoA’s Sarah Burton for this session offering practical guidance on: \n\nUnderstanding copyright and permissions\nProtecting your moral rights\nThe essentials of publishing contracts\nAvoiding common contractual pitfalls\nNegotiating with confidence\n\nThere will be a Q&A afterwards so if you have a burning question about contracts either trad or Indie now is your chance. \nAbout Sarah\nSarah Burton is Deputy Chief Executive at the SoA and she leads the advisory service\, which provides members with unlimited professional advice. Working closely with the team\, Sarah supports authors by offering expert guidance on all aspects of the business of writing. As a coordinator of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group\, a special interest group within the SoA\, she has a particular interest in industry issues affecting creators of children’s books. \nWe will meet at The Lord Palmerston\, 33 Dartmouth Park Hill\, London NW5 1HU. \nImportant Note: \nThe Lord Palmerston now has a new owner and as a consequence we no longer have our 10% food discount. Please continue to support the pub as much as possible as we still get the room for free! \nWe will see what the future brings once we have proved our worth 🙂 \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org. \nPlease contact member-volunteer group organiser Jon-Jon Jones with any questions about the event. URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/tufnell-park-writers-contracts-talk-with-sarah-burton-soa-071026/ LOCATION:The Lord Palmerston\, 33 Dartmouth Park Hill\, London\, NW5 1HU CATEGORIES:SoA local group meet-up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://societyofauthors.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tufnell-Park.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jon-Jon Jones":MAILTO:jonjonwriting@yahoo.co.uk GEO:51.5594469;-0.1405178 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Lord Palmerston 33 Dartmouth Park Hill London NW5 1HU;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=33 Dartmouth Park Hill:geo:-0.1405178,51.5594469 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR