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26 November 2020

The SoA View: ‘Palpable nonsense’ from Audible

We condemn Amazon’s audiobook wing for their opaque returns and exchange policy.

24 November 2020

‘Mind expanding’, ‘timeless and timely’ announcing the 2020 Translation Prizes shortlists

35 translations from six languages: announcing the six shortlists for the 2020 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.

24 November 2020

Raymond Briggs, Cressida Cowell and David Donachie join the SoA Council

Decision to appoint three new SoA Council members ratified at the union’s AGM on 19 November 2020

Blogs

16 November 2020

What to say, how to say it

Anna Caig on how to sell your writing and perform well in the online interviews that have become the ‘new normal’

01 October 2020

Seeing ourselves in British history

Jason Young ponders the lack of Black British characters in period drama – and finds hope that those stories will get told.

03 August 2020

How to prepare an online poetry event

Advice from our Poetry & Spoken Word Group committee on preparing – and hosting – an online poetry event.

Interviews

06 October 2020

Q&A: Soofiya – Interrogating identity in art

Guest artist for The Author's Autumn 2020 issue, Soofiya, talks about handling adversity and interrogating identity

30 September 2020

Q&A: Tomekah George – Cover Artist, Autumn 2020

Tomekah George explores the ideas and process behind her artwork for The Author's Autumn 2020 issue

15 September 2020

Educational publishing: Q&A with Emily Guille-Marrett

Emily Guille-Marrett talks moving from editing to writing in educational publishing.

The Author magazine

this Summer issue of The Author is
all about past and future, youth and age.

James McConnachie
Editor, Summer 2018

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News

The SoA View: ‘Palpable nonsense’ from Audible

‘Mind expanding’, ‘timeless and timely’ announcing the 2020 Translation Prizes shortlists

Raymond Briggs, Cressida Cowell and David Donachie join the SoA Council

Blogs

What to say, how to say it

Seeing ourselves in British history

How to prepare an online poetry event

Interviews

Q&A: Soofiya – Interrogating identity in art

Q&A: Tomekah George – Cover Artist, Autumn 2020

Educational publishing: Q&A with Emily Guille-Marrett

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