{"id":108141,"date":"2023-02-28T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T05:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/copy-of-literary-estates\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:20:26","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News and features"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"108141\" class=\"elementor elementor-108141\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5c1e9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b5c1e9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/09\/the-meta-protest-day-of-action-3-april-2025-diary-of-your-ceo-anna-ganley\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anna-posting-letter-2.jpg\" title=\"anna posting letter 2\" alt=\"Our letter has now been sent to Meta\u2019s US office, and we\u2019ll keep the pressure on \u2013 this is only the beginning\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/09\/the-meta-protest-day-of-action-3-april-2025-diary-of-your-ceo-anna-ganley\/\">The Meta protest day of action, 3 April 2025 \u2013\u00a0 diary of your CEO\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9 April 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley reflects on our day of protest against the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works, with thanks to members for their support \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-176614\" data-post-id=\"176614\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/08\/the-advisory-team-on-working-with-overseas-publishers-and-agents\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_551901062.jpeg\" title=\"Partnership and handshake. Business men and women. Business people shaking hands over contract reaching agreement. Man, woman. Successful partners standing and closing deal. Vector flat illustration\" alt=\"Illustration \u00a9 Yurii \/ Adobe Stock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/08\/the-advisory-team-on-working-with-overseas-publishers-and-agents\/\">The advisory team on: working with overseas publishers and agents<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 April 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you are considering signing with an overseas company, our advisory team are here to help\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-176302\" data-post-id=\"176302\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/04\/the-soas-message-to-meta-dont-steal-our-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Society-of-Authors-Meta-Protest-c-Adrian-Pope.jpeg\" title=\"Society of Authors Meta Protest (c) Adrian Pope\" alt=\"SoA Meta Protest \u00a9 Adrian Pope\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAround 150 authors made their voices heard at the protest outside Meta&#8217;s London headquarters.\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-176039\" data-post-id=\"176039\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/04\/success-for-the-save-audio-drama-campaign\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/society-of-authors-secures-new-pension-entitlement-for-bbc-writers_5f9d79c1aaf9e.jpeg\" title=\"Society of Authors secures new pension entitlement for BBC writers_5f9d79c1b6d1b.jpeg\" alt=\"Image \u00a9 pxl.store \/ Adobe Stock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/04\/success-for-the-save-audio-drama-campaign\/\">Success for the Save Audio Drama Campaign\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 April 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBBC Radio 4 launches a new 90 minute slot following the #SaveAudioDrama campaign\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-176123\" data-post-id=\"176123\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/03\/uk-authors-stage-protest-at-meta-hq-against-zuckerbergs-bookthieves\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_365178017.jpeg\" title=\"Hand drawn watercolor illustration of a group of people holding placards. Prosperous crowd with banners in their hands.\" alt=\"Illustration \u00a9 Dasha Yurk \/ Adobe Stock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/03\/uk-authors-stage-protest-at-meta-hq-against-zuckerbergs-bookthieves\/\">UK authors stage protest at Meta HQ against Zuckerberg&#8217;s #bookthieves<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 April 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthors will be protesting in person and online\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-175823\" data-post-id=\"175823\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/01\/soa-day-of-action-following-allegations-of-metas-mass-theft-of-authors-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_586430212.jpeg\" title=\"Activists holding blank banners\" alt=\"Activists holding blank banners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/04\/01\/soa-day-of-action-following-allegations-of-metas-mass-theft-of-authors-work\/\">SoA day of action following allegations of Meta\u2019s mass theft of authors\u2019 work\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 April 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \nThe SoA is organising a day of protest against Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-175366\" data-post-id=\"175366\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/30\/isley-lynn-and-edson-burton-win-2025-imison-and-tinniswood-awards\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADA-header-banner-winners.jpg\" title=\"ADA header banner winners\" alt=\"ADA header banner winners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/30\/isley-lynn-and-edson-burton-win-2025-imison-and-tinniswood-awards\/\">Isley Lynn and Edson Burton win 2025 Imison and Tinniswood awards\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">30 March 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe winners of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards have been announced by actor and writer, Paterson Joseph, as part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-175306\" data-post-id=\"175306\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/27\/the-soa-responds-to-the-governments-welfare-reforms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_538994402.jpeg\" title=\"AdobeStock_538994402\" alt=\"Image \u00a9 Vitalii Vodolazskyi \/ Adobe Stock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/27\/the-soa-responds-to-the-governments-welfare-reforms\/\">The SoA responds to the government\u2019s welfare reforms\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27 March 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLike so many other trade unions, member organisations and charities, the Society of Authors is concerned about the UK government&#8217;s announced welfare reforms.\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-175209\" data-post-id=\"175209\" >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"37494\" class=\"elementor elementor-37494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e931cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e931cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a46fc0\" data-id=\"3a46fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b6d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b6d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/26\/soa-report-into-authors-views-on-the-ai-and-copyright-consultation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AdobeStock_139391293-1.jpg\" title=\"AdobeStock_139391293 (1)\" alt=\"Graphic \u00a9 KTSDesign \/ Adobe Stock\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fdd85\" data-id=\"52fdd85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b4802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b4802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2025\/03\/26\/soa-report-into-authors-views-on-the-ai-and-copyright-consultation\/\">SoA report into authors\u2019 views on the AI and Copyright consultation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c3923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c3923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">26 March 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c5edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t96% of authors surveyed believe an opt-out system would negatively impact the creative 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