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SoA Cymru members survey 2024/25
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To help us design the best programme possible, the steering committee of SoA Cymru would love to know more about you, what you'd like from the SoA in general, and in particular from the Welsh nation group.
If you have any questions about this survey and how it will be used, please contact Emma Boniwell, group staff Co-ordinator on eboniwell@societyofauthors.org
Please tell us about you as a writer
Which of the following do you do?
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Write for adults
Write for children
Illustration (books, magazines, online)
Create comics as an illustrator or writer
Translation
Write for broadcast media (TV, film, radio, gaming)
Write for other printed media (newspapers, magazines)
Write for online content
Something else
Select as many as appropriate
If you selected Something else in the box above, please tell us more below
Do you write:
Fiction
Non-fiction
Other
Please select as many as appropriate
If other, please describe below:
Which of the following have you worked on:
Printed books
Audio books
E-books
Other
Select as many as appropriate
If other, please provide information here:
Which of the following best describes you:
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My work only goes through traditional publishers
My work is solely self-published
I have done a mix of traditional and self-publishing
Other
If other, please give us more details:
Which of the following best describes you:
Please select from:
I mainly write to generate an income
I mainly write just for my own pleasure
Something else
If you write for another reason please provide more detail:
How important is your income from writing to you?
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Rate 1 out of 4
Rate 2 out of 4
Rate 3 out of 4
Rate 4 out of 4
4 stars – main source of income, 3 stars – a reasonable amount (but I do other non-writing work), 2 stars – a fairly small part of my income, 1 stars – I get no income from my writing.
Have you ever used a literary agent?
Please select from:
Yes, I'm currently represented
Yes, but not any more
No, but I'm actively looking
No
We'd be interested in your experience of working with or seeking an agent.
Please briefly describe your thoughts or experience.
In which genre/s have you produced work?
Please describe in your own words (e.g. Academic, educational, fantasy, historical fiction)
used list give
In which languages do you write:
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English
Welsh
Something else
Please tell us which other languages you write in
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Please tell us about you and the SoA
How long have you been a member
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Please select from:
Less than one year
Between 1 and 5 years
More than 5 years
What level of membership do you have?
Please select from:
Associate membership
Full membership
Don't remember
Which of the following SoA services have you used:
Contract / agreement vetting
Member discounts (off books etc)
Information and advisory service
Online event (not a local group)
Online local group event
In person event (not a local group)
In person local group event
Other
None of the above
If other, please give us more information
If you haven't used any SoA services, please tell us why.
Have you previously attended a local group meeting?
Please select from:
Yes, online
Yes, in person
Yes, online and in person
Not yet, but I'm interested
No
Would you say you were:
Please select from:
A frequent attender
An occasional attender
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Future planning
We’d like to plan events in the future that will be relevant to as many members as possible.
Please indicate which topics are of interest to you:
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Learning new writing skills
Marketing your work
Using social media
Using technology
Finding out about new sources of information
Finding out about income possibilities (grants, awards, bursaries)
Learning from others personal experiences
Socialising
Anything else?
Please add your suggestions here:
If you have expertise in an area that could be of interest to other members, and would be willing to share with others in a local meeting, please indicate the area/topic below:
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About you
The Committee are keen to know if the SoA Cymru membership represents all writers in Wales. To help us gauge our current status, we are asking questions mirrored in the Census 2021. This information will be stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy and GDPR rules (https://societyofauthors.org/legal-privacy/privacy-statement/).
How old are you?
Please select from:
16 – 24 years old
25 – 34 years old
35 – 44 years old
45 – 54 years old
55 – 64 years old
65 + years old
Do you consider yourself to have a disability or impairment?
No
Yes
Prefer not to say
If you consider yourself to have a disability or impairment, please select the relevant definitions from the list below (please select all that apply):
Chronic pain or fatigue
Coordination, dexterity, or mobility impairments
Experience seizures
Hearing loss
Learning disabilities
Long-term experience of a mental health condition
Neurodivergent (e.g. Asperger’s syndrome, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc.)
Speech impairment
Visual impairment
None of the above
Prefer not to say
Please select an option that best describes your ethnicity.
Please select from:
Asian, Asian British: Bangladeshi
Asian, Asian British: Chinese
Asian, Asian British: Indian
Asian, Asian British: Pakistani
Asian, Asian British: Other Asian
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African: African
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African: Caribbean
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African: Other Black
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
White: Irish
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
White: Roma
White: Other White
Other ethnic group: Arab
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group
Please use this box to fully describe your ethnicity:
Not a required field
You can add your email address to be entered into the Prize Draw for 50% off your membership next year
We will not store your email address with any sensitive information except to do the prize draw.
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