Funding Week | Industry Insider – Grants and funding opportunities with the Society of Authors

Funding Week | Industry Insider – Grants and funding opportunities with the Society of Authors

The SoA gives away over half a million pounds annually in grants to authors across multiple charities. These include grants for works in progress, funds to support authors in financial need, and support for authors attending events or retreats across the country. In this session the grants team discuss all the funding opportunities available from…

Funding Week | Industry Insider – Funding opportunities in England, Scotland and Wales

Funding Week | Industry Insider – Funding opportunities in England, Scotland and Wales

Find out what funding opportunities are available to writers in England, Scotland and Wales in this session chaired by Society of Authors’ Chief Executive, Anna Ganley. Anna was in discussion with Relationship Manager for Literature in the Midlands, Pete Stones, Relationship Manager for Literature in London, Patrick Cash, Alan Bett, Head of Literature and Publishing…

Industry Insider – The 40% ceiling: Gender equality in the Scottish literary sector

Industry Insider – The 40% ceiling: Gender equality in the Scottish literary sector

Join Dr. Christina Neuwirth as they present findings from their report on gender equality in Scottish publishing, reviewing equality in book festivals and prizes, reviewing and selected festivals 2017-2019 and prizes 1919-2024, as well as qualitative findings from interviews with tastemakers. Christina is in conversation with Dr Helen Sedgwick from the Society of Authors’ in…