Welcoming our new Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group Chair, Abie Longstaff
Abie takes up the role alongside her position on the SoA’s Management Committee to advocate for the rights and interests of all children’s writers and illustrators
Alice Harman joins the SoA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators committee
Author of over 40 books for children will represent children’s fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, audio drama, educational books and more.
Four members join SoA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators committee
Ian Billings, A M Dassu, Chitra Soundar and Isabel Thomas will represent children’s fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, audio drama, educational books and more on the Group’s committee.
Judith Kerr
We are saddened to hear of the death of Council member Judith Kerr, children’s author and illustrator, who died at the age of 95 on Wednesday 22 May.
New committee members join SoA’s children’s writers group
We were delighted to welcome new committee members to our Children’s Writers and Illustrators (CWIG) group last month.
Society of Authors welcomes Ofsted’s proposals for a new inspection framework
Ofsted has announced plans to change the way it inspects and assesses schools. Exam results will no longer be the principal focus for inspectors, who will instead look at the overall breadth and quality of education in schools. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman conceded that in recent years Ofsted has placed ‘too much weight on test…