Self-Publishers Network: How do you publish?
Join the Self-Publishers Network for their next meeting to discuss how we publish our work.
Join the Self-Publishers Network for their next meeting to discuss how we publish our work.
This free, evening event offers Society of Authors’ Scriptwriters Group (SWG) members the opportunity to meet informally with their committee and socialise with other SWG members online via Zoom, in various breakout rooms hosted by the committee.
In this Professional Development session with Lisa Christie, a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, we'll explore practical tools to help us speak up, confidently request what we need – including our legal right to reasonable adjustments – and keep the conversation centred, so our voice, our work, and any access needs we have are fully respected and supported.
With four seats available, this is your opportunity to add to the diversity of perspectives and influence the strategic direction of the Society of Authors over the next few years.
The Policy Team will be discussing recent key developments in AI policy including the Government’s response in March to the Consultation on AI & Copyright.
If you are a picture book author or illustrator looking to get started with school visits or you’re simply in need of fresh inspiration, join Sarah Burton, Abie Longstaff, Clare Helen Welsh and Sophy Henn for this practical session.
Grab a cuppa and get to know translators, Thomas Clark and Johanna McCalmont. Thomas and Johanna will be in conversation with translator and TA committee member Josephine Murray
Do you have good intentions of committing to a regular morning writing routine, but find that all too often the time gets frittered away with news, emails and other distractions? If so, this workshop is for you.
In this disability-focused How I Write, literary agent Abi Fellows will speak to author Khairani Barokka (Okka) about her experiences of being a disabled author and how she navigates the publishing industry, from writing and deadlines to publicity and events.
This session is an opportunity to find out more about the work of Coram Beanstalk, and why you should consider volunteering in a local school.
This panel discussion brings together writers and book workers involved in a range of collective endeavours, from building writing communities, to organising as workers to improve labour conditions, to the inspiring possibilities of collaborative writing projects.
Join the Self-Publishers Network for their next meeting to discuss outsourcing and learning new skills.
Join the LGBTQ+ Network for a member-led networking session and get to know your fellow authors.
Join Communications specialist and author, Anna Caig, as she looks at how to integrate TikTok content creation into your routine and build a sustainable ongoing presence on the channel.
This session hosted, by confidence and resilience coach Kelly Weekes, explores how you can move forward after a “no” without losing confidence or momentum.
In this session, experienced author, teacher and actor Jo Cotterill will lead you through the jargon of primary and secondary school structures and explain how to create an event that inspires and excites while still being within your comfort zone.
Join us for a relaxed evening of writing in good company hosted by Marlene Lowe, Scottish Committee Member & owner of Ghost & Quill, Scotland's first horror-themed bookshop.
Join Author Vaseem Khan as he leads this session covering the essentials of writing series fiction, i.e. fiction that features returning characters and settings.
Join Olivia Chapman as she leads this 90-minute workshop sharing practical tips on how to write a synopsis for submission to an agent, producer or for a competition.
Join the Translators Association (TA) for their end of year review and online social. Find out what the committee has been doing this year and look ahead to 2027, meet the committee informally and hang out and chat with other TA members.