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.
To celebrate the launch of the SoA’s Access Form template, ADCI is hosting a panel discussion on what an Access Form is and how it can help authors, agents, publishers, event organisers, and anyone else in the sector to work together more effectively. We’ll hear from publishing director Hannah Knowles, literary agent Caro Clarke, author Polly Atkin and Ama Badu about their experiences and hopes for how the form can be implemented. This event will be chaired by ADCI founder Claire Wade.
Join us for week of activities focused on Author Care. We kick off with our #SoAatHome Big Conversation, chaired by SoA’s Chief Executive, Anna Ganley. She is joined by author Maame Blue, Canongate Communications Director Anna Frame, and Literary Agent Caro Clarke. They will discuss their experiences of successful working relationships in publishing and the challenges that authors still face.
General Counsel, Keith Ashby, will be in conversation with Jallé H. Dafa of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Michael Adamson of Susman Godfrey, attorneys for the Plaintiffs in the action brought by a number of authors in the U.S. against Anthropic.
Join us for a pre-AGM online social for SoA members to informally chat with fellow members, SoA staff, and Committee members. Whilst we can’t promise drinks and nibbles, we’ll make every effort to ensure you meet new people and have meaningful conversations.
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.
Join former media PA Susanna Scouller as she leads this Feel Good Friday session with author Sarah Waters, covering the Alexander Technique and showing you how this technique can be beneficial for you as a writer.
Join Maame Blue in this taster workshop that approaches writing about family from different angles, whether you're telling a fictional or nonfiction story.
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.
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.
Join the Educational Writers Group for one last online social to see out the year! Find out what the Educational Writers Group has been doing in 2025 and our plans for 2026.
Join author-illustrator Yiting Lee, creator of The Quiet One, for an engaging workshop on character design for picture books.
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.
