A profession struggling to sustain itself
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
The SoA view… on turning back the clock on festival and event accessibility
A joint statement from the Society of Authors, the Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses network, Inklusion, and the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group
Fifth round of Government support scheme opens July 2021
The fifth round of support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opens at the end of July. SoA members can apply anytime on or before 30 September 2021.
Latest author incomes survey confirms ongoing impact of health crisis
Six in ten author incomes fall in financial year 2020/21
COVID-19: how has it affected you so far and what will it mean for you this year?
The first 2021 round of our Authors in the Health Crisis survey is now open.
Contingency Fund open for repeat applications
Individuals supported by the Fund in 2020 can now reapply, as we take stock of how the SoA can continue to support authors through the health crisis in 2021.
Update on Government Covid-19 support schemes
The third round of support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is still open. Members must apply before Friday 29 January 2021.
Unions demand commitment and action from Government to support creative industries and its workers
The SoA joins call to the Chancellor to fix ‘flawed programme of support’ for self employed workers
£600k Hardship Fund for authors in Scotland
SoA partners with Creative Scotland to distribute £600k in hardship grants to authors in Scotland.
Two-thirds of authors reporting loss of income during Covid-19, according to new SoA survey
Our third real-time survey Authors in the Health Crisis confirms extent of Covid-19 impact on the earnings of writers, illustrators and literary translators – and highlights lack of Government support.
Step Up to support authors facing financial hardship, says SoA as grants Fund runs short
The SoA launches Step Up, a fundraising drive to call for donations to the Authors’ Contingency Fund to ensure it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors, as emergency funding runs low and the health crisis continues.
SoA joins industry-wide submission to Commons COVID-19 inquiry
SoA and eight other organisations representing over 330,000 members table joint evidence to DCMS Select Committee on the historic challenges facing the cultural and creative industries.