Join Mindset coach, Kelly Weekes in this session looking at what overwhelm is, how to break out of it when it strikes, and tips on how to avoid it.
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.
This event is the second out of three sessions, hosted by chartered financial planner, Lewis Paterson. These sessions will cover the basics of pensions and ways to better your preparation for retirement.
Join Head of Rights and Licensing at Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS), Amy Ellis as she leads this session on covering a basic introduction to when you need to seek permission, when you don’t, and some top tips for how to clear permissions easily from publishers and other rights holders.
This talk hosted by financial planners, Lewis Paterson and Matthew Roche is specifically for writers, authors and other creatives and is designed to answer these key questions.
Grab a cuppa and get to know translators Ruth Marton and Charlotte Collins. Ruth and Charlotte will be in conversation with SoA’s Translators Association Chair, Ian Giles to discuss their work and career, and to offer a glimpse into their creative routines.
Join children’s author Alice Hemming for an interactive workshop on finding inspiration for your next picture book idea.
Join the SoA Cymru Group for their end of year review and online social. Find out what the committee has been doing this year and look ahead to 2026, Meet the committee informally and spend time meeting and talking to other Cymru members.
Join Anna Caig as she leads this session, focusing on using a few channels well, rather than spreading yourself too thinly. This is often the best route to marketing success, as well as avoiding burnout or overwhelm.
As part of the Poetry and Spoken Word Group’s Autumn focus on ‘Working in Poetry’, this industry panel chaired by Rishi Dastidar with Laurie Bolger and Stephanie Conn will dive into the different ways that poets and performers can sustain themselves across their careers.
Grab a cuppa and get to know crime writer, Vaseem Khan. Vaseem will be in conversation with crime writer, Abir Mukherjee to discuss his work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routines.
Join children’s author Alice Hemming for an interactive workshop on finding inspiration for your next picture book idea.
Join Olivia Chapman as she leads this 90-minute online workshop teaching you the practical ways to talk about your work, and pitch it to agents, editors, and producers.
Join Olivia Chapman as she leads this 90-minute workshop teaching you a practical way on how to write a synopsis for submission to an agent, producer or for a competition.
Join members of the Comics Creators Network (CCN) Steering Committee at our next all networking meeting. This is a chance for current SoA Members (or those of you that maybe wish to join us in the future) to meet the committee and other fellow comic creators.
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 2026, Meet the committee informally and hang out and chat with other TA members.
Join us online this November for our 2025 Annual General Meeting hosted via Zoom. The AGM is conducted online to allow access to as many members as possible.
This event is the first out of three sessions, hosted by chartered financial planner, Lewis Paterson. These sessions will cover the basics of pensions and ways to better your preparation for retirement.
Inspired by the picture book The Quiet One by Yiting Lee, this interactive drawing session invites attendees to explore character design through the story’s gentle and endearing robot, Arnold. Guided by author-illustrator Yiting herself, participants will first learn to draw Arnold, then be encouraged to create and design their very own robot character.
Join SoA’s Deputy Chief Executive Sarah Burton and Contracts Advisor, Sarah Baxter for this session where we’ll discuss common contractual pitfalls, negotiation tactics and tips, and empower you to ask for a better deal.
