Join us online on Wednesday 18 June for the 2025 Society of Authors’ Awards and Summer Party as we celebrate this year’s winners, with support from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).
Being a freelance author can feel overwhelming when it comes to dealing with your finances, but we’re here to help. Join SoA’s Deputy Chief Executive Sarah Burton and our Chief Operating Officer, Katharine King for this no-nonsense session on common accounting queries where we'll cover the basics every author needs to know, from record keeping and Making Tax Digital, to how to find affordable help with your accounts.
Join Public Relations specialist, Ronke Lawal for this interactive and engaging session for authors and creatives to learn how to boost their personal profiles and maintain visibility with their readers and target audience.
Join Print-on-demand Manager, Srishti Kadu as she leads this session aiming to raise awareness in the author community in general about issues to think about when designing in an environmentally-conscious way – exploring what choices can have the most impact on a book’s carbon footprint.
Join this free, evening event, which is a chance for Society of Authors’ Scriptwriters Group (SWG) members to meet their committee informally, and to hang out and chat with other SWG members online via Zoom and in a variety of different breakout rooms hosted by the committee.
Join Anna Caig as she leads this session, exploring ideas for video content for those who don’t necessarily want to share content of themselves.
This session lead by confidence and mindset coach, Kelly Weekes will look at possible ways to handle agent and/or publisher rejections, and to help you build your resilience and make a plan to move forward.
In this session the grants team will discuss all the funding opportunities available from the SoA, including who is eligible and how to apply, before taking questions from attendees.
Join Comic Creator, Rhiannon Griffiths in this session that flips the script on traditional fundraising training. This workshop is a practical, playful deep dive into the creative funding landscape.
Join SoA Scriptwriters committee member, James Clarke, as he offers a talk, and the opportunity for a conversation about the key kinds of issues to think through when applying for public funding support for a film screenplay project in terms of both short and feature length projects.
Join us to find out what funding opportunities are available to writers in England, Scotland and Wales.
In our first Funding Week session of the week, we are joined by Writing West Midlands chief executive Jonathan Davidson, who will host this invaluable member only #SoAatHome professional development session on applying for a DYCP – Developing Your Creative Practice fund.
Join author and editorial trainer, Adam LeBor as he hosts his final of three #SoAatHome sessions focusing on safety and security online.
Authors tend to sit a lot (such is the nature of writing), so enjoy a fun and informative Energiser session with PT & fellow writer Tracy Griffen.
Join Dr. Christina Neuwirth as they present findings from their report on gender equality in Scottish publishing, reviewing equality in book festivals and prizes, as well as qualitative findings from interviews with tastemakers. Christina will be in conversation with Dr Helen Sedgwick from the Society of Authors’ in Scotland Committee.
Join the ADCI Network for a discussion with Polly Atkin on negotiating access needs.
Join author and editorial trainer, Adam LeBor as he hosts his second of three #SoAatHome sessions focusing on safety and security online.
Join us this April for Society of Authors in Scotland AGM hosted via zoom. Find out what your committee has campaigned on and achieved over the last year and welcome your new committee members.
Come and find out about a newly launched coaching service developed specifically for writers with certified coach and author, Tom Harvey, senior executive coach NLP master practitioner, Phil Hayes, and Pippa Gough, a senior executive coach and poet.
How can writers affectively respond to the environmental emergency? Join writers Tom Bullough and Nicola Davies in conversation with Cath Barton, Vice Chair of SoA Cymru Steering Group to discuss how creatives can engage in meaningful action to tackle the issue.
