“The advice and help that the Society's staff dispense, and the weight of experience that they can bring to bear, are immensely valuable. A subscription to the Society is the greatest investment any writer can make.”
- Philip Pullman
The Society of Authors is a non-profit making organisation, founded in 1884,
“to protect the rights and further the interests of authors”
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Prizes, grants and awards
Gwendoline Riley2008 Somerset Maugham Award Winner
The Society of Authors administers numerous prizes, funds and grants.
Prizes administered by the Society for fiction, non-fiction and poetry are worth over £100,000 in prize money each year. Find out more | most recent winners
Awards totalling over £70,000 to help writers with research costs or to 'buy time' to write are awarded each year. Find out more | most recent winners
Charitable Trusts provide temporary financial relief for professional authors or their dependents in sudden financial difficulties. Find out more
NEW Educational Book Award sponsored by the ALCS. Find out more
Translation prizes are awarded annually. Find out more | most recent winners
Medical Book Awards (over £8,000 in prize money each year). Find out more | most recent winners
Radio Drama Awards The Imison Award and The Tinniswood Award | most recent winners