Blogs

23 May 2022

The right to be free

Daniel Gorman of English PEN describes how the literary campaigning organisation is defending freedom of expression, in the UK and abroad.

26 April 2022

Welcome to our new SoA Senior Policy & Liaison Manager (Scotland), Heather Parry

Heather Parry joins the SoA in a new Creative Scotland-funded role to support and advocate for authors in Scotland.

07 March 2022

The right/write language

SoA in Scotland secretary Ceitidh Hutton talks about writing Gaelic children’s books.

18 February 2022

How I joined the pod people

Jonathan Pinnock on moving from page to podcast.

18 February 2022

Off the stage

Digital technology can enhance live theatre, writes Mojisola Elufowoju.

18 February 2022

On duty

Junior doctor and author, Dr Roopa Farooki, on why the truth matters during a crisis.

18 February 2022

An interview with Alom Shaha

17 February 2022

An interview with Timo Tossavainen

10 February 2022

An Infestation of Animals

Nick Mills has a problem - animals have infested her books.

06 January 2022

A tale of two New Years' Resolutions

Barbara Henderson discusses her journey to becoming an author and the two New Years' resolutions that helped her along the way.

08 December 2021

The low-cost time machine: a Belarusian dystopia

Andrei Khadanovich writes from Belarus, translated from Belarusian by Valzhyna Mort

01 December 2021

Draw your own Christmas card with Tita Berredo

Christmas is coming and now is the time to write cards for all the people we love. Now, instead of browsing through a thousand cards in stores, why not make it more personal?

01 December 2021

Before You Sign | Prizes and Competitions

We asked the advisors what you should look out for when entering prizes and competitions.

12 November 2021

Why do agents come in threes?

I recall meeting a well-known author who told me that he was happily signed-up with his third agent. When I expressed surprise that he had moved agents, he said that he had been told by a fellow...

09 September 2021

Off season: Writing, self-doubt and doing enough

Paula Brackston reflects on the changing season and how writers can leave an impact – however small.

08 August 2021

A day in the life of... Ruby Chopra

Meet Ruby Chopra – the SoA’s Senior Membership Administrator and administrator behind our Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Network.

30 July 2021

Writing In Fifeish

Society of Authors in Scotland member, Moira McPartlin talks about writing in dialect.

19 July 2021

What do you do, exactly?

Author and Penguin Press publicist Pen Vogler advises on how to get the best from your publicist.

02 June 2021

On the Trail of the Lost Shepherd

Merryn Glover, former co-Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland, speaks of her shepherding experiences, whilst researching for her new novel 'Of Stone and Sky'.

17 May 2021

Being heard, being seen

Amina Jama calls for safe and inclusive creative spaces.

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