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Poetry and Spoken Word Group seeks new committee members

There are currently vacancies in the PSWG committee for new committee members starting their 3-year term in March 2023.

24 January 2023

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23 January 2023

2022 ALCS Educational Writers' Award

The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Society of Authors (SoA) are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award.

How can we turn 21st century children into readers?

Literary specialist, Sue Palmer, considers how to motivate children to read within education.

09 November 2022

Chairing is Caring

Chairing literary events sounds like a good way for authors to earn while waiting for those royalty payments to trickle in, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Here are some top tips from...

20 October 2022

Sustainability and the Climate Emergency. What can we do?

This month’s Society of Authors in Scotland blog is a callout for Scottish authors to join the discussion around sustainability and the climate emergency. Can we influence beneficial action...

Winning in lockdown: 2020 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

Wendy Riley on winning an SoA Award at the height of lockdown in 2020 for her short story

14 April 2021

Q&A with Per Kornhall: Swedish Association of Educational Writers

Per Kornhall, chair of the Swedish Association of Educational Writers, talks about priorities, challenges and policy work in Sweden.

13 April 2021

The physics of educational writing: Q&A with Miles Hudson

From teaching physics to writing physics textbooks – Miles Hudson talks about educational writing.

The Author magazine

"This Autumn issue celebrates the polyphony of Britain, and the vibrant writing and publishing cultures of Welsh and Scottish Gaelic in particular."

James McConnachie
Editor, Autumn 2022

With contributions from Hannah Berry, Aefleda Clackson, Sarah Cliff, Anna Davis, Menna Elfyn, Barry Falls, Antonia Fraser, Harry Josephine Giles, Jon Gower . Lucy Mangan . Donald S. Murray, Stella Nyanzi, Heather Parry, Woodrow Phoenix and Nicola Solomon

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Poetry and Spoken Word Group seeks new committee members

Join our growing local network

2022 ALCS Educational Writers' Award

Blogs

How can we turn 21st century children into readers?

Chairing is Caring

Sustainability and the Climate Emergency. What can we do?

Interviews

Winning in lockdown: 2020 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

Q&A with Per Kornhall: Swedish Association of Educational Writers

The physics of educational writing: Q&A with Miles Hudson

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