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16 September 2020

Translators Association launches #CelebrateYourTranslator campaign

From 23 September until 30 September, we'll spotlight authors and their translators across social media.

14 September 2020

Management Committee 2020 elections open

A record 15 candidates standing for four seats on the SoA Board. Cast your vote!

01 September 2020

SoA condemns violence and repression in Belarus

The SoA joins calls with writer unions across Europe to denounce ongoing violence and repression in Belarus.

Blogs

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.

27 July 2020

Before You Sign | Scamming (Update)

Updated guidance on scamming

22 July 2020

Did East Berlin smell different from West Berlin?

Ben Fergusson considers the benefits of doing historical research online – during a pandemic and beyond.

Interviews

15 September 2020

Educational publishing: Q&A with Emily Guille-Marrett

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

11 September 2020

A World of Colour: Elena Arevalo Melville, Queen's Knickers Award 2020 winner

Elena Arevalo Melville discusses winning the inaugural Queen's Knickers Award and the process behind creating her award-winning original children's illustrated book.

06 July 2020

Educational writing with Richard Durant

Educational writer Richard Durant on developing craft, discipline and writing his first novel.

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

Translators Association launches #CelebrateYourTranslator campaign

Management Committee 2020 elections open

SoA condemns violence and repression in Belarus

Blogs

How to prepare an online poetry event

Before You Sign | Scamming (Update)

Did East Berlin smell different from West Berlin?

Interviews

Educational publishing: Q&A with Emily Guille-Marrett

A World of Colour: Elena Arevalo Melville, Queen's Knickers Award 2020 winner

Educational writing with Richard Durant

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