11 August 2021 Inclusivity across publishing We work in industries rich in privilege. As an organisation and as a community, we need to find ways to help rebalance that.
09 August 2021 SoA Awards 2022 open for entries, including new travel-inspired Volcano Prize The Volcano Prize will award £2,000 for a novel focusing on the experience of travel away from home
23 July 2021 SoA condemns raid on Union of Belarusian Writers #StandWithBelarus Society of Authors responds to Belarusian goverment raid on authors' union.
22 July 2021 Call for entries – Audio Drama Awards 2022 Entries are now open for two of the BBC Audio Drama Awards – the Imison and Tinniswood –celebrated annually.
14 July 2021 Translators and authors condemn Hungary’s ‘retrograde law’ on LGBT rights The Translators Association and the Society of Authors join the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations in condemning the Hungarian government’s crackdown on LGBT rights
13 July 2021 Join the campaign to #SaveOurBooks and author livelihoods The future of the UK's copyright regime is under threat post-Brexit – as are author livelihoods.
12 July 2021 Fifth round of Government support scheme opens July 2021 The fifth round of support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opens at the end of July.
09 June 2021 'Writing as a force to be reckoned with' – 2021 Society of Authors' Awards winners ‘Phenomenal depth and breadth of books and words’ celebrated in online ceremony as authors’ union shares £105,775 between 35 writers, poets and illustrators.
01 June 2021 Introducing AuthorSHARE: royalties on second-hand books In a world first, writers, illustrators and translators will now be able to receive royalties on sales of used books
26 May 2021 Latest author incomes survey confirms ongoing impact of health crisis Six in ten author incomes fall in financial year 2020/21
19 May 2021 Help direct your union: Join the SoA board The 2021 Management Committee nominations are open. This is your opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the Society of Authors over the next few years.
18 May 2021 "The transformative power of the written word" - announcing the 2021 SoA Awards shortlists From deeply personal stories of Scottish gang culture and addiction, and ordinary lives in wartime, to the complexity of modern India, and more
06 May 2021 ‘This couldn’t have come at a better time’ – Writers receive £185,000 in grants for work in progress The SoA awards 78 writers with financial grants to support their ongoing writing projects, worth almost £185,000 in total.
21 April 2021 Local groups grow to a third of SoA membership in 2020/21 Almost a third of SoA membership now has a local group in their area – with new groups set up across England, Wales, Scotland and Germany over the last year.
15 April 2021 “Vivid… exemplify the art of historical biography” – Shortlist for 2020 Elizabeth Longford Prize Announcing the shortlist for the 2021 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography – four books that “exemplify the art of studying people’s lives close up”.
01 April 2021 Time for racial equality in literary translation A statement from the Translators’ Association and the Society of Authors.
30 March 2021 World of Books Group fund new award for writers with the power to change the world The World of Books Impact Award of £5,000 will be granted twice a year to writers working on books focusing on social impact, sustainability or education
26 March 2021 ‘Strong, emotional and assured’ – Fraser Ayres’ Maynard wins 2021 Imison Award Actor, writer and director awarded £3,000 for best original script by a writer new to radio, at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Christopher Douglas takes the Tinniswood Award for best...
12 March 2021 SoA Comics Creators Network welcomes new Steering Committee Nyla Ahmad, Dan Berry, Alice Nuttall, Dr Helen Kara and David Bishop join Hannah Berry and Woodrow Phoenix on the Steering Committee.
03 March 2021 Authors’ unions launch investigation into contribution publishers SoA and WGGB partner to launch survey on the financial and contractual impact on authors of publishers that charge for publication