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Professional Development – How to make and use book trailers
Professional Development – How to make and use book trailers
Join Melissa Addey, as she leads this workshop to show authors how they can make and use their own book trailers to further their author career.
Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group: Social Media for Authors
Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group: Social Media for Authors
Join the Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group for an online discussion on social media for authors.
8 events,
Professional Development – How to stay safe and secure online
Professional Development – How to stay safe and secure online
Join author and editorial trainer, Adam LeBor as he hosts his first of three #SoAatHome sessions focusing on the safety and security of the online world.
Ireland Group online meet-up
Ireland Group online meet-up
Meet fellow authors over coffee at this informal online meet-up.
4 events,
Group Chat – Authors with Disability and Chronic Illnesses Network Meeting
Group Chat – Authors with Disability and Chronic Illnesses Network Meeting
Join the ADCI Network for an informal group chat this June.
Gloucestershire Group: Author Marketing
Gloucestershire Group: Author Marketing
Join the Gloucestershire Group to discuss the growing demand for authors to manage their own marketing.
SoA in Person | Poetry and Spoken Word Group Lates
SoA in Person | Poetry and Spoken Word Group Lates
Join us for a special in-person event hosted by our Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG), for the chance to meet and mingle with fellow PSWG members and SoA staff.
1 event,
Warwickshire Group: Friday Focus
Warwickshire Group: Friday Focus
Come along for an informal meeting to network, chat and share ideas.
1 event,
Writers of Essex: Sensitivity Readers with Ruth Loten
Writers of Essex: Sensitivity Readers with Ruth Loten
Join the Writers of Essex to discuss sensitivity readers and editors with Ruth Loten.
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2 events,
Professional Development – Marketing for Authors
Professional Development – Marketing for Authors
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.
2 events,
Comics Creators Network Meeting
Comics Creators Network Meeting
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.
2 events,
SoA in Person | Author Photos
SoA in Person | Author Photos
Come and update your headshot at the SoA offices on Bedford Row.
Oxfordshire Group: Shut Up and Write!
Oxfordshire Group: Shut Up and Write!
Join the Oxfordshire group for a collaborative morning writing session.
4 events,
Manchester Group: Submissions and Proposals
Manchester Group: Submissions and Proposals
Join the Manchester Group for their next meet-up to submissions and proposals to agents and publishers.
Feel Good Friday – Unleashing your creativity with a Spiral
Feel Good Friday – Unleashing your creativity with a Spiral
Join author, Robert John as he leads this engaging and creative workshop where you will explore the fun of visual expression.
1 event,
Belfast, Derry & Beyond: Derry Day
Come along for a joint Belfast and Derry meet-up to get to know authors from all over Northern Ireland.
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1 event,
Novelists in London meet-up
Novelists in London meet-up
Join Novelists in London for an informal chat, networking and information sharing session.
4 events,
The Society of Authors at London Book Fair 2025
Come and meet the team, chat to our advisors and Management Committee, and find out what we're campaigning for this year.
Surrey Group: Producing a Zine
Surrey Group: Producing a Zine
Come along to hear from photographer John Walmsley about his experience producing zines.
North Wales Group: National Library of Wales
North Wales Group: National Library of Wales
Join the North Wales Group for an introduction to the National Library of Wales and its collections with Manon Foster Wallace.
2 events,
Warwickshire Group: Creative Coffee Morning
Warwickshire Group: Creative Coffee Morning
An informal coffee morning to come together and work on our various projects.
2 events,
Bath Group: Persephone Books
Bath Group: Persephone Books
Join the Bath Group for a talk from founder Nicola Beauman on Persephone Books and the history of 20th century publishing.
2 events,
SOLD OUT | Professional Development – How to create a talk for schools
SOLD OUT | Professional Development – How to create a talk for schools
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.
West Midlands Group meet-up
West Midlands Group meet-up
Join the West Midlands Group for a chat and a catch-up at their next meeting.
1 event,
East Midlands Group meet-up
East Midlands Group meet-up
An informal social for authors in the East Midlands to connect and share advice.
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2 events,
Professional Development – The commercial advantage of editing your work
Professional Development – The commercial advantage of editing your work
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.
Brighton and Worthing children’s authors and illustrators meet-up
Brighton and Worthing children’s authors and illustrators meet-up
Come along to meet fellow children's authors and illustrators at the next meet-up of this new group!
5 events,
Cambridge Group translators meet-up
Cambridge Group translators meet-up
Join the Cambridge Group for their next in person get-together for translators in the Cambridge area.
South East London Group meet-up
South East London Group meet-up
Join the South East London Group for their next informal social meet-up.
SoA in Person | Spring SoA Lates
SoA in Person | Spring SoA Lates
Join us for our Spring SoA Lates for the chance to meet and mingle with SoA staff and fellow members.
2 events,
Gloucestershire Group: What is Substack?
Gloucestershire Group: What is Substack?
Join the Gloucestershire Group to discuss the usage and benefits of Substack for authors.
How I write – in conversation with Lorraine Wilson
How I write – in conversation with Lorraine Wilson
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.
2 events,
Feel Good Friday – Making the time to write
Feel Good Friday – Making the time to write
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.
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3 events,
Professional Development – Dealing with dialogue and dishonesty
Professional Development – Dealing with dialogue and dishonesty
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.
Hampshire Group: Editing Your Writing
Hampshire Group: Editing Your Writing
Join the Hampshire Group to discuss editing your work with award-winning author Claire Fuller.
4 events,
Salisbury and Wiltshire Group social meet-up
Salisbury and Wiltshire Group social meet-up
Join the Salisbury and Wiltshire Group for their next social meet-up.
Bristol Group meet-up
Bristol Group meet-up
Join the Bristol Group for a chat about publishing and some general catch-up.
Ireland Group meet-up
Ireland Group meet-up
Meet fellow authors over coffee at this informal meet-up in Dublin.
6 events,
Poetry and Spoken Word Group AGM
Poetry and Spoken Word Group AGM
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.
Industry Insider – Poetry awards and competitions
Industry Insider – Poetry awards and competitions
Join us for a panel discussion with Moniza Alvi (Chair); with Lucy Macnab, Jack Underwood and Malika Booker who will be discussing poetry and spoken word competitions and awards.
Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group: Writers’ Surgery
Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group: Writers’ Surgery
Join the Eastbourne, Lewes, and Seaford Group for a 'writers' surgery' to discuss any problems that might have come up in our writing lives.
3 events,
Warwickshire Group: Friday Focus
Warwickshire Group: Friday Focus
Come along for an informal meeting to network, chat and share ideas.
Feel Good Friday – Story coaching
Feel Good Friday – Story coaching
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.
West Midlands Group meet-up
West Midlands Group meet-up
Join the West Midlands Group to hear from Lucy Andrews on her journey to geeting an agent.
1 event,
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South Buckinghamshire Group meet-up
South Buckinghamshire Group meet-up
Join the South Buckinghamshire Group to discuss the potential benefits of using AI for research.
East London Group meet-up
East London Group meet-up
Join the East London Group for their next informal social meet-up.
1 event,
Tufnell Park Writers: Developmental Editors
Tufnell Park Writers: Developmental Editors
Join the Tufnell Park Group for a meet-up to discuss working with a developmental editor with Hetty Saunders and James Opie.
3 events,
Oxfordshire Group: Shut Up and Write!
Oxfordshire Group: Shut Up and Write!
Join the Oxfordshire group for a collaborative morning writing session.
Society of Authors in Scotland AGM
Society of Authors in Scotland AGM
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.
Warwickshire Group: Literary Festivals
Warwickshire Group: Literary Festivals
Join the Warwickshire Group for a fascinating peek behind the scenes of a literary festival.
2 events,
Manchester Group: Query Letters Part 2
Manchester Group: Query Letters Part 2
Join the Manchester Group for their next meet-up to discuss query letters.
Monmouth Group: Abergavenny Writing Festival
Monmouth Group: Abergavenny Writing Festival
Join the Monmouth Group for an excursion to Abergavenny Writing Festival.