Management team

  • Emma Boniwell

    Emma rejoined the Society of Authors in 2024 as Head of Membership and Author Communities. She leads the Member Services team and works on the strategic development of membership recruitment, volunteer management, development of all author communities and membership benefits. She is also covering the Outreach role in 2025. She is the coordinator of the Society…

  • Sophia A Jackson

    Sophia curates and delivers the SoA events programme. She supports our team of community coordinators and is a coordinator herself, for the Scriptwriters Group. Sophia launched the #SoAatHome festival of online events in April 2020 which continues to be a success. In 2021 Sophia was named a Rising Star by The Bookseller.

  • Robyn Law

    Robyn joined the SoA in 2018. Along with the grants and prizes team, she administers prizes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and translation. She also oversees the contingency fund grants for authors in need, the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust grants for works in progress, and the Access Fund and Strachey Trust grants. She is also…

  • Sarah Burton

    Sarah Burton is the Deputy Chief Executive at SoA. Sarah also leads the advisory team and advises members on all business aspects of the writing profession, including vetting contracts. She also works across the SoA’s list of literary estates, licensing rights in titles by authors such as Brendan Behan, Rose Macaulay and John Masefield. As…

  • Katharine King

    Katharine joined the SoA in 2019. As Chief Operating Officer, Katharine is part of the senior management team and is responsible for managing the operational and financial actions of the SoA. This includes overseeing operational functions, financial planning, budgeting, and managing cashflows, as well as preparing and analysing the quarterly Management Accounts taking into account…

  • Anna Ganley

    As Chief Executive, Anna is responsible for overseeing the running of the Society of Authors and driving the SoA’s mission of empowering and supporting authors in the UK. Working closely with the SoA’s board of directors (Management Committee), Anna ensures that SoA’s activities and campaigns remain aligned with the SoA’s core mission. Anna sits on the…