Below is a list of organisations with whom the Society of Authors is affiliated. Many of these organisations offer reciprocal membership discounts for new and, in some cases, for existing members to these organisations.
Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive of the Society, says:
"We are delighted to be strengthening our links with these organisations. We are always keen to work together with organisations that serve writers and to broaden the range of services and benefits we offer to members."
ALCS
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society is a membership organisation, open to all kinds of writer. The ALCS collects money due to members for secondary uses of their work. These include such things as photocopying, cable retransmission in the UK and overseas, digital reproduction and educational recording.
As a member or an associate of the Society, you are entitled to FREE membership of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society.
ALCS members, who have not already joined the Society, are entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12. Please contact John Scott, Membership Co-ordinator at the ALCS, for the application code when applying.
For more information about ALCS visit www.alcs.co.uk
British Library
British Library Readers' Ticket
Your Society of Authors card will entitle you to a Readers' Ticket for the British Library. Please telephone the Reader Admissions department on 020 7412 7677 to find out what additional identification is required or click here.
Friends of British Library
You can also receive up to £10 off the membership fee of becoming a friend of the British Library. The current membership fee is £35 (or £25 if over 60), plus £10 for any additional member. Society members will receive £10 off if signing up by direct debit or £5 off if paying by any other method.
In both cases the Friends of British Library can offer additional membership (at same address and only one mailing, but two or more cards) at £5 instead of the usual £10 fee. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website and visit the 'Membership Benefits' page.
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers’ Association aims to promote the crime genre and to support professional writers. The CWA has been providing social and professional support for its members for more than half a century, as well as running the prestigious Dagger Awards.
Membership of the CWA is open to writers of crime fiction or non-fiction resident in Great Britain who are published by a bona fide publisher, but, at the discretion of the committee, overseas members are welcomed. Associate membership is available for editors, agents and booksellers who meet our criteria – it’s always worth checking with the Membership Secretary.
Members and associates of the Society are entitled to a 20% discount on joining the CWA. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area for the application code and further details.
Members of the CWA, who have not already joined the Society, are now entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12. Please contact the CWA Membership Secretary at membership@thecwa.co.uk for the application code to quote when applying.
English PEN
English PEN is a registered charity working to promote literature and human rights. From defending the rights of persecuted writers to promoting literature in translation and sending writers in to refugee centres and prisons. English PEN promotes literature as a means of greater understanding between the world's people. Their work is made possible by the generosity of sponsors, donors and members.
Members and associates of the SoA are entitled to 15 months' membership for the price of 12 when joining English PEN. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website for the application code.
Likewise, members of English PEN who wish to join the SoA are entitled to 15 months' membership for the price of 12 on joining, please call the PEN office on 020 7324 2535 for further details.
For more information about English PEN, please see their website: www.englishpen.org
Historical Writers' Association
The Historical Writers' Association exists to promote, sustain and raise the profile of historical writing, both historical fiction and non-fiction.
Membership of the association is granted to all writers, agents and publishing staff who, in the opinion of the HWA committee, have demonstrated, either through their writing or their role in bringing such material into print, their commitment to this ideal.
As a Society member or associate, you are entitled to a 25% discount on membership of the HWA. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website and visit the 'Membership Benefits' page.
Members of the HWA, who have not already joined the Society, are entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12. Please contact Tony Riches at tony.riches@btinternet.com for the application code to quote when applying.
International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers
The International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW) is a membership-based association that opens the way for writers to discover their authentic voice – on the page and in the world.
IACCW is passionate about a whole new approach to conscious creativity, intuitive writing and contemporary publishing options including traditional and self-publishing. IACCW provides inspiration, information, support and connection for writers to turn the vision of successful published authorship into reality.
Membership benefits include regular access to bestselling authors and international experts who share their knowledge and experience on topics relating to all kinds of writing, publishing and building an author platform.
Click here to access their range of free resources, and to download the free Special Report on How to Discover Your Authentic Voice, including a 10 Point Action Plan. For general enquiries, email info@iaccw.com
Members and associates of the Society are entitled to a 10% discount on annual membership of the IACCW. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website and visit the 'Membership Benefits' page.
If you are already an IACCW member and not yet a Society member, you are entitled to 15 months for the price of twelve on joining the SoA. For the relevant discount code, please contact info@iaccw.com.
London Press Club
The London Press Club has opened membership to members and associates of the Society at its specially discounted Group Rate with no need to be proposed or seconded. Membership here also entitles you to membership of the Commonwealth Club at a greatly reduced fee.
To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website where you can download an application form from the 'Membership Benefits' page.
National Union of Journalists
If you are a journalist the NUJ is the union for you. The NUJ is the voice for journalists and journalism. It is an active, campaigning organisation seeking to improve the pay and conditions of members and working to protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in all media.
Members of the NUJ, who have not already joined the Society, are entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12.
Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild
'Words and Pictures from the Outdoors' neatly sums up what the OWPG is all about. They are the only UK-based association of media professionals working largely or entirely on outdoor subjects. The Outdoor Writers Guild was founded in 1980 by a small group of writers but now includes a diverse membership including writers, journalists, photographers, illustrators, broadcasters, film-makers, artists, publishers and editors, all with the common bond of a passionate interest in the outdoors.
SoA members and associates are entitled to a 20% discount off their first full year of membership to the OWPG. Membership criteria apply. Please login for details. Members of the OWPG, who have not already joined the Society, are entitled to 15 months' membership for the price of 12 on their first year's membership, please go to the 'Facilities and Discounts' section of their website to find out how.
Poetry Society Cafe
Members and associates of the Society will be given free membership of the Poetry Society cafe. Its central location provides a useful meeting place: 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BU. See: www.poetrysociety.org.uk
For further details please login to the members' area of this website and visit the 'Membership Benefits' page.
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists’ Association was formed in 1960 to promote romantic fiction and to encourage good writing, and now represents more than 700 writers, agents, editors and other publishing professionals.
For just over fifty years, the RNA has recognised and given awards for the very best in romantic fiction, running the recently renamed RoNA Awards and RoNA Rose Award.
Members and associates of the Society are entitled to a 20% discount on their first year's Full or Associate membership of the RNA, login to the members' area for more details.
Members of RNA, who have not yet joined the Society, are entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12. Please contact the Membership Officer, Linda Hooper at info@romanticnovelistsassociation.org for the application code to quote when applying.
Royal Over-Seas League
The Royal Over-Seas League, with premises in central London and Edinburgh, offers special membership rates to SoA members and associates.
For further details please login to the members' area of this website.
Royal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature has been nurturing, celebrating and defending all that is best in British literature, past and present, since 1820.
Members and associates of the Society are entitled to 15 months' membership for the price of 12 when joining the RSL. To take advantage of this offer, please login to the members' area of this website and visit the 'Member Benefits' page.
Members of the RSL, who have not already the Society, are entitled to 15 months' SoA membership for the price of 12 in their first year. Please contact the RSL Membership Manager, Mary Ogbeide Grillon at mary@rslit.org for the application code to quote when applying.