Pauline Vickers joined the organisation in June 2026. Pauline has a breadth of experience as a regional political organiser, A level Lecturer in History and Politics and from Local Government, managing teams in economic development in Wales and the library service in Scotland. She has also led charitable organisations focusing on community development, training for…
Andy joined the Society of Authors in May 2026, and is looking forward to managing the offices at Bedford Row and getting more involved in the day to day activities of the SoA.
Hope joined the SoA in 2025 as Membership and Author Communities Administrator and supports the management of member services and local groups activities.
Alice joined the SoA in November 2025. She works as part of the Communications team to promote and campaign on authors’ interests and to raise the SoA’s profile, influence, and visibility.
Rusheda joined the SoA in 2025, running payroll for the organisation and supporting with HR tasks.
Lindsay Ford joined the organisation in September 2025. She leads on parliamentary and government engagement. Lindsay previously held policy, public affairs, and communications roles across the third sector and creative industries.
Jolyon joined the Society of Authors in 2025 and works within the Operations team, supporting the smooth running of our day-to-day activities. In addition to his front-of-house responsibilities, Jolyon helps in administering and coordinating our Author Communities (Groups & Networks).
Emma joined the SoA in February 2025 as a Senior Publishing Contracts Advisor, advising members on contracts and issues.
Rose joined the SoA in September 2025 and helps to manage all of the SoA’s grants, prizes, and awards.
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…
Coordinates the SoA’s local groups (around 50x), helping to publicise and administer their events and activities. Elsa also supports the wider Membership team in with ad-hoc tasks or periods of leave.
