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18 May 2018

SoA welcomes international legal study on fair remuneration for audiovisual authors

A new international legal study has been published calling for legal reforms to help screenwriters and directors earn royalties for the use of their works.

14 May 2018

Stephen Fry to present 2018 Authors' Awards

Announcing our esteemed panel of award-winning judges for the SoA's annual night of 'riches' - eight awards worth more than £98,000 in total.

09 May 2018

Payouts to freelance writers in 17-year-old copyright suit

Thousands of freelance writers are due to receive a total of more than $9 million as compensation for copyright infringement by online publishers.

Blogs

15 May 2018

Before You Sign | Option Clauses

Option Clauses give a publisher the right to get a first look at your future work. This month we asked the advisors for a rundown.

24 April 2018

The cure for many ills, by Sarah Waights

Author Sarah Waights shares her experience of an Arvon writing retreat, and how she got together the money to fund it.

24 April 2018

Event Report: Performance Skills Workshop with Cat Weatherill, by Claire Fayers

Find out how a pair of socks and an egg helped Claire Fayers become a stronger performer.

Interviews

16 April 2018

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Radio, with David Morley

Last summer, while Dirk was working on the Hitchhiker’s adaptation, I was in France writing a play for the BBC about David Bowie...

20 March 2018

ELT Publishing with Julie Pratten

"I think the most important quality to work in publishing is resilience. You need to be determined and keep banging on doors until you get the publishing deal you are looking for."

21 February 2018

Emergence: Getting to know the TA First Translators

“It is always a tremendous privilege and I never stop feeling grateful.”

The Author magazine

The publishing landscape is wintry
but spring is in the air...

James McConnachie
Editor, Spring 2018

Noticeboard

26 April 2018

[COMPETITION] Lancaster Playwriting Prize

13 April 2018

[COMPETITION] Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

10 April 2018

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News

SoA welcomes international legal study on fair remuneration for audiovisual authors

Stephen Fry to present 2018 Authors' Awards

Payouts to freelance writers in 17-year-old copyright suit

Blogs

Before You Sign | Option Clauses

The cure for many ills, by Sarah Waights

Event Report: Performance Skills Workshop with Cat Weatherill, by Claire Fayers

Interviews

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Radio, with David Morley

ELT Publishing with Julie Pratten

Emergence: Getting to know the TA First Translators

The Author magazine

Noticeboard

[COMPETITION] Lancaster Playwriting Prize

[COMPETITION] Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

[OPPORTUNITY] Autumn Writing Retreat on Exmoor

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