Evans, Fox O’Loughlin, Longstaff and Rankin elected to Society of Authors’ Board
Harriet Evans, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, Abie Longstaff and Nicholas Rankin to take their seats on SoA Management Committee after the 2022 AGM on 17 November
Help direct your union: join the SoA board
The 2022 Management Committee nominations are now open. Help us make sure the SoA board is representative of our diverse author community.
Philip Pullman resigns from SoA Presidency
Society of Authors’ President, Sir Philip Pullman, has today (24 March 2022) publicly announced, with great regret, his resignation from the role he has held since 2013.
Harris, McKenna, Roberts and Tate elected to Society of Authors’ Board
Members of the SoA have elected Charles Harris, Juliet McKenna, Hugh Roberts and Tim Tate to join the union’s Management Committee. They will join the Board after the organisation’s 2021 AGM on 18 November, when Samantha Collett, Woodrow Phoenix and Hugh Roberts (who has been re-elected for a further term) complete their three-year terms. Katharine Quarmby,…
Management Committee 2021 elections open
The 2021 Management Committee elections are underway, with six candidates standing for four seats on the SoA Board.
Help direct your union: Join the SoA board
The 2021 Management Committee nominations are open. With four seats available, this is your opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the Society of Authors over the next few years.
Raymond Briggs, Cressida Cowell and David Donachie join the SoA Council
Decision to appoint three new SoA Council members ratified at the union’s AGM on 19 November 2020
Koomson, Rooney, Skea and Womack elected to Society of Authors’ board
Members of the SoA have elected Dorothy Koomson, Anne Rooney, Margaret Skea and Philip Womack to join the union’s Management Committee. They will join the board after the organisation’s 2020 AGM on 19 November, when Ferdinand Dennis, former Chair David Donachie, Mary Hoffman and Philip Womack (who has been re-elected for a further term) complete their three-year…
Society of Authors 2020 AGM to run online
For the safety of members and staff this year’s Annual General Meeting will be hosted on Zoom only.
Why should you join the SoA Management Committee?
The past couple of years have seen unprecedented change and challenge for the Society of Authors.
Joanne Harris appointed Chair of the Society of Authors’ Management Committee
Author of Chocolat succeeds David Donachie to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors.
New members elected to SoA’s Management Committee
Abie Longstaff, Joanne Harris (re-elected), Simon Cann and Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin have been elected to join the SoA’s Management Committee after the AGM on 21 November when Carol Lee, Joanne Harris (who has been re-elected for a further three years), Charles Palliser and Celia Rees complete their three-year terms. Earlier this year members were invited…