Voting papers have now been despatched. This year, nine candidates are standing for election for four places on the SoA board.
This is your chance, as a full member, to influence the strategic direction of the SoA’s work. Your vote will ensure that you have a voice in how the SoA tackles the biggest issues facing authors today.
Four newly elected board members take their seats after the 2025 AGM in November and will play a key role in the Board decision-making in the upcoming years.
Don’t bin your ballot – vote by 22 October 2025.
You can only vote by post, so for your vote to count, please post your completed ballot paper by Friday 17 October, earlier if you live abroad.
The elected members of the Management Committee are the legal directors of the Society of Authors.
The UK trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators.
12,500 members and counting.
Empowering authors since 1884.