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The Society has over 9,000 members writing in all areas of the profession. Whatever your specialisation, you are eligible to join as soon as you have been offered a contract from a publisher, broadcaster or agent. Services include the confidential, individual vetting of contracts, and help with any professional queries. In addition, the Society organises a varied calendar of events, publishes a quarterly journal, The Author, maintains a database of members' specialisations, and administers a wide range of grants and prizes such as the Authors’ Foundation, one of the few bodies making grants to help with works in progress for established writers. Read more...
- Read an interview with new Chair of the Society, Lindsey Davis, from The Bookseller.
- Read an interview with new General Secretary of the Society, Nicola Solomon.
Featured news: Submissions invited for the German Embassy Award for Translators 2012
Entries are now invited for the German Embassy Award for Translators. Deadline: 31 January 2012.
The aim of this award, which provides a unique opportunity for literary translators working in the UK, is to promote and develop German-English translation in the United Kingdom.
The award is generously sponsored and supported by the German Embassy and the Goethe Institut, London and is administered by the Society of Authors. Read more...
