Group Chat – Authors with Disability and Chronic Illnesses Network Meeting
Virtual Event
Join the ADCI Network for an informal group chat this June.
Free
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Professional Development – Marketing for Authors
Online
Virtual Event
Join Jason Smith in this introductory course, where you will be guided through the essential aspects of digital marketing, from creating a compelling online presence to leveraging social media.
Free – £35.00
Comics Creators Network Meeting
Online
Virtual Event
Join members of the Comics Creators Network (CCN) Steering Committee at our next all networking meeting. This is a chance for current SoA Members (or those of you that maybe wish to join us in the future) to meeting the committee and other fellow comic creators.
Free
Feel Good Friday – Unleashing your creativity with a Spiral
Online
Virtual Event
Join author, Robert John as he leads this engaging and creative workshop where you will explore the fun of visual expression.
Free – £5.00
SOLD OUT | Professional Development – How to create a talk for schools
Online
Virtual Event
In this session, experienced author, teacher and actor Jo Cotterill will lead you through the jargon of primary and secondary school structures and explain how to create an event that inspires and excites while still being within your comfort zone.
£19.50
Professional Development – The commercial advantage of editing your work
Online
Virtual Event
Executive publishing editor, Adam Strange, shares his decade of editing experience at Little Brown, highlighting the commercial pressures of a big-5 publishing house and how authors can help themselves with their own editorial focus.
Free – £35.00
How I write – in conversation with Lorraine Wilson
Online
Virtual Event
Grab a cuppa and get to know author and winner of the SoA’s 2024 ADCI Literary Prize, Lorraine Wilson. Lorraine will be in conversation with Penny Batchelor to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into her creative routine.
Free – £15.00
Feel Good Friday – Making the time to write
Online
Virtual Event
Join confidence and mindset coach, Kelly Weekes as she leads this session focusing on time management with your writing and helping you build consistency with your writing practices.
Free – £5.00
Professional Development – Dealing with dialogue and dishonesty
Online
Virtual Event
Thinking of different ways to build on your complex character? Join author, Maame Blue as she leads this session and teaches you how to create dishonest narratives using dialogue, character dysfunction and internal tension.
Free – £35.00
Poetry and Spoken Word Group AGM
Online
Virtual Event
Find out what the Poetry and Spoken Word Group have been doing over the last year at our annual general meeting. Our chair Katrina Naomi will read a short report from the PSWG committee.
Free
Industry Insider – Poetry awards and competitions
Online
Virtual Event
Join us for a panel discussion with Lucy Macnab (Chair), Jack Underwood, Malika Booker and Eric Ngalle Charles who will be discussing poetry and spoken word competitions and awards.
Free – £15.00
Making the most of your membership with Anna Ganley – Authors with Disability and Chronic Illnesses Network Meeting
Virtual Event
Join the ADCI to hear from Anna Ganley about making the most of your SoA membership.
Free
Industry Insider – Creative responses to the climate emergency
Online
Virtual Event
How can writers affectively respond to the environmental emergency? Join writers Tom Bullough and Nicola Davies in conversation with Cath Barton, Vice Chair of SoA Cymru Steering Group to discuss how creatives can engage in meaningful action to tackle the issue.
Free – £15.00
Feel Good Friday – Story coaching
Online
Virtual Event
Come and find out about a newly launched coaching service developed specifically for writers with certified coach and author, Tom Harvey, senior executive coach NLP master practitioner, Phil Hayes, and Pippa Gough, a senior executive coach and poet.
Free – £5.00
Society of Authors in Scotland AGM
Online
Virtual Event
Join us this April for Society of Authors in Scotland AGM hosted via zoom. Find out what your committee has campaigned on and achieved over the last year and welcome your new committee members.
Free
Professional Development – How to work online without being tracked or monitored
Online
Virtual Event
Join author and editorial trainer, Adam LeBor as he hosts his second of three #SoAatHome sessions focusing on safety and security online.
Free – £35.00
Negotiating Access Needs with Polly Atkin – Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network Meeting
Online
Virtual Event
Join the ADCI Network for a discussion with Polly Atkin on negotiating access needs.
Free
Industry Insider – The 40% ceiling: Gender equality in the Scottish literary sector
Online
Virtual Event
Join Dr. Christina Neuwirth as they present findings from their report on gender equality in Scottish publishing, reviewing equality in book festivals and prizes, as well as qualitative findings from interviews with tastemakers. Christina will be in conversation with Dr Helen Sedgwick from the Society of Authors’ in Scotland Committee.
Free – £15.00
Feel Good Friday – Get moving and stretching at your desk
Online
Virtual Event
Authors tend to sit a lot (such is the nature of writing), so enjoy a fun and informative Energiser session with PT & fellow writer Tracy Griffen.
Free – £5.00
Professional Development – How to research online safely and step outside the Google universe
Online
Virtual Event
Join author and editorial trainer, Adam LeBor as he hosts his final of three #SoAatHome sessions focusing on safety and security online.
Free – £35.00