Industry Insider – Why you should stand for the board

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Join the SoA's Management Committee Chair Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin as she chairs this discussion on why you should join the SoA's board with Management Committee members Harriet Evans, Charles Harris and Helen Epega.

Free – £15.00

Scottish Islands Group: Summer

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Join the Scottish Islands Group for a social meeting on the theme of 'Summer'.

Free

Industry Insider – Making a living as a writer in Wales

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How can you make a living as a writer in Wales in 2025? Full-time children’s writer and SoA Cymru committee member Helen Docherty chairs this discussion with the writer, coach, workshop leader, and so much more, Julia Forster and the writer and editor Kathryn Tann.

Free – £15.00

Brighton and Hove Group: Justine Solomons

The Regency Town House 13 Brunswick Square, Hove

Join the Brighton and Hove Group to hear from Justine Solomons of Byte the Book on finding support as an author.

Free

Tufnell Park Writers: Summer Picnic

Parliament Hill Bandstand Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath, London

Join the Tufnell Park Group for a summer picnic on Hampstead Heath!

Free

Monmouth Group meet-up

Bridges and Drybridge House Wonastow Road, Monmouth

Join the Monmouth Group for their next in-person gathering.

Free

Surrey Group: Nammit, Crammit and Supper

The Seahorse 52-54 The Street, Guildford

Come along to hear from writer Andy Charman on use of language, names and dialects in historical fiction.

Free

Cambridge Group translators meet-up

Cambridge Unitarian Church Emmanuel Road, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Join the Cambridge Group for their next in person get-together for translators in the Cambridge area.

Free

Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Group meet-up

The Tunbridge Wells Hotel 58 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Come along to the next meeting for a catch-up and the chance to listen to crime/mystery writer J M Simpson talk about her experience as a busy novelist managing a career and family as well as writing books.

Free

Cambridge Group meet-up

Parker's Tavern The University Arms Hotel, Cambridge

Join the Cambridge Group for their next in person get-together.

Free

Edinburgh Group: Publicity & Promotion

Argonaut Books 15-17 Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Come along to our next meeting for a catch-up and to discuss publicity, promotion and social media.

Free

How I write – in conversation with Mary Beard

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Grab a cuppa and get to know English classicist, Mary Beard. Mary will be in conversation with Senior Publishing Contracts Advisor at the SoA, Theo Jones to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.

Free – £15.00

East London Group meet-up

outside Barbican Library Level 2, Barbican Centre Silk Street, London

Join the East London Group for their next informal social meet-up.

Free

West Midlands Group meet-up

The Exchange 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham

Join the West Midlands Group for a chat and a catch-up at their next meeting.

Free