{"id":5459,"date":"2020-05-08T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/?page_id=5459"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:45:12","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the SoA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/join-form\/\">JOIN NOW<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/product\/restart-your-subscription\/\">Previously a member?<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/join\/am-i-eligible\/\">Am I eligible?<\/a><\/div><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_171612-74 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_171612-74 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5459_171612-74\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengthen your career<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop your craft at our professional workshops<\/li>\n\n<li>Get specialist training on the business aspects of authorship<\/li>\n\n<li>Negotiate better agreements with our free confidential contract vetting<\/li>\n\n<li>Get individual guidance and advice on all aspects of your professional life, and help with disputes or concerns*<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet other authors<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make friends for life at our regular socials<\/li>\n\n<li>Establish a network of professionals in the same boat as you<\/li>\n\n<li>Share your career and creative concerns with people who understand<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a difference<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Support our campaigns for fairer creative industries<\/li>\n\n<li>Make your voice heard in an increasingly difficult profession<\/li>\n\n<li>Join the fight to save libraries, improve literacy and defend the arts<\/li><\/ul><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_412202-f7 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_412202-f7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5459_412202-f7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3><p><a href=\"mailto:membership@societyofauthors.org?subject=Question%20about%20joining%20(via%20%27Join%27%20page)\">Email the Membership Department<\/a>&nbsp;or phone us on 020 3880 2230.<\/p><p><\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_473248-e4 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5459_473248-e4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5459_473248-e4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>* We are pleased to give individual guidance and advice on any issue or concern. 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