Dealing with online abuse, harassment and bullying
How to deal with online abuse, harassment and bullying, including take-down notices and complaining to social media platforms
The SoA Advisory Clinic: A shout out for policy & public affairs, with Ambre Morvan
The Society of Authors holds a renowned and important role in advocating for rights of authors everywhere and at all stages of their career. But what do its policy and public affairs efforts look like in practice?
The SoA Advisory Clinic: Cash back for creators: The inside view on collecting societies
Collecting societies play a crucial and celebrated role for authors, both through licensing works at scale and ensuring creators receive their fair share, but also through advocacy for authors’ rights and support through charitable funding. But how do so-called collective management organisations actually work in practice and what does an author need to know?
Afternoon Tea with Anni Domingo
Actress, director and writer in conversation with Lucinda Hawksley
EWG Week: Afternoon Tea with Ben Crystal
Actor and writer Ben Crystal in conversation with Rhona Snelling
Canva tips for authors
Practical event led by author Jeevani Charika
The SoA Advisory Clinic: Found in translation…with Catherine Fuller from the Translators Association
What does the landscape for works in translation look like and what role does the Translators Association play? What of the challenges and what of the campaigns? What do translators need to know and how can the Society of Authors help?
EWG Week: Industry Insider – Traditional vs Independent publishing in educational writing
Panel discussion on alternative publication processes for educational books
Finding confidence in your book marketing
Join communications specialist Anna Caig as she leads this session on equipping yourself with tools and techniques to embrace your individuality in your marketing
The SoA Advisory Clinic: The field of festivals and live speaking events: a writer’s guide to the business
Literary festivals and live speaking events play a unique, important, and celebrated role in an author’s career, offering writers a chance to supplement their book writing income, raise their literary profile and develop their community. But what of the business side to the arrangement?
The SoA Advisory Clinic: Poetry and spoken word at festivals: a panel shares tips, tricks and insights
Join SoA Advisory Clinic hosts Johanna Clarke and Theo Jones as they bring you another catch to enjoy an event originally presented as part of the SoA@Home Festival of online events on the topic of poetry and spoken word at festivals.
Page to stage
SoA advisors Johanna Clarke, Catherine Fuller, Theo Jones and Ambre Morvan enter stage left to return to the world of Cassie and her novel “Burnt Honey”, the translation and film rights to which they sold in earlier sessions, reprising their roles and introducing some new ones to open the curtain on adapting Cassie’s book for stage