How it works
The group meets quarterly on Zoom. Make sure you don’t miss out on anything! Please email membership@societyofauthors.org to join the mailing list.
2026 Events
We will be hosting quarterly member-led discussions in 2026 on a range of relevant topics to self-publishing authors. Find out more and register below!
- 4 March, 10.30am – Building your author brand using social media. Notes from this meeting are available to members only here and below.
- 1 June, 2pm – How do you publish? Notes from this meeting are available to members only here and below.
- 10 September, 7pm – When to outsource and when to learn new skills Notes from this meeting are available to members only here and below.
- 2 December, 10.30am – Where and how to advertise your self-published book
Notes from previous meetings:
Resources for Self-Publishers
You can see the resources that are likely to support our self-publisher members on this page. If you have any suggestions of other resources, either pre-existing ones on the website, or any topics that we haven’t covered, please let us know.
SoA Membership criteria for Self-Publishers
Whilst any member of the SoA can join any of its groups, the specific joining information for new self-published members is as follows.
Self-publishing authors can join as a Full Member with full membership benefits:
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- You are self-published [or have had a work published only as print-on-demand or e-book] AND
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- A single title has sold, within a 12-month period, 200+ copies in print form or 300+ copies of a single title in electronic/digitised form
Self-publishing authors can join as an Associate Member (the same benefits but no voting rights):
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- If you are self-published or published only as print-on-demand or e-book BUT
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- Do not yet meet the sales criteria for full membership
You can join the Society of Authors and find out more about the benefits of membership here.