Submit a nomination

If you are a Full Member of the Society of Authors and are interested in joining our Board (Management Committee), you can submit a nomination below. The deadline is Monday 15 July 2025 at noon.

You will need:

- A candidate statement of up to 500 words to explain what you hope to achieve as a member of the SoA board (Word or text)

- Brief letters of support from two other Full Members who have agreed to nominate you (Word or text)
- To complete and return a Conflict of Interest Form which can be downloaded below

- Optional: an author photograph, illustration, book cover or other image to represent yourself

We invite you to complete our diversity monitoring form when applying.

This is optional, but the information you provide will help us to identify barriers to access, and improve representation and diversity at the Society of Authors. Your details will be anonymous and are not connected with your nomination to stand for the Board.

Your statement, photograph, and the names of your nominators will be shared with members when the elections open on 16 September 2025.

If any part of this process is not accessible or inclusive to you, or if you have any queries, please get in touch with Elsa Robert – erobert@societyofauthors.org

Your email address *

The email address of the person filling out this form (for notification purposes).

Candidate's name *

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Last

The name of the Member who wishes to stand for election.

Candidate's SoA Membership number *

A five-digit number found on the candidate’s membership card.

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Upload a candidate statement and photo

The SoA’s mission is to empower professional authors and their estates with knowledge, support and community, and to lobby industry and government for an environment that helps sustain and nurture the careers of creators and their work. Your 500-word statement is your opportunity to show why these aims are important to you, and how you would help to drive it. You might want to identify some key challenges and opportunities that you feel are facing the Society of Authors in the year ahead. You might have some experience or views about improving inclusivity, diversity and representation that you would like to implement in your role on the Management Committee. And you could tell us about how your involvement with the SoA has had an impact on you. Above all, this is your chance to say what you want to achieve in your role as a Management Committee member. What difference will you make?

Candidate statement *

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No longer than 500 words. Acceptable formats: doc, docx, txt

Candidate image (optional)

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An author photograph, illustration, book cover or other image to represent yourself, no less than 150 pixels in width

Two nominators

First nominator *

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First supporting letter *

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A signed letter from the first nominator supporting the candidate.

Second nominator *

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Second supporting letter *

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A signed letter from the second nominator supporting the candidate.

Upload your filled Conflict of Interest Form *

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You can download the form to fill below

Your responsibilities

Please tick below to complete your nomination *

I confirm that I understand my legal responsibilities and corporate obligations, if elected, as a director of the Society of Authors

2025 SoA Conflict of Interest Policy and Register

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Two nominators

Your responsibilities

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