11 March 2019 Mark Lawson, Kate Mosse and Anita Sethi to judge inaugural Paul Torday Memorial Prize New award to celebrate first time novelists over the age of 60 at the 2019 Society of Authors’ Awards in June.
11 March 2019 SoA office disruption during March and April From 18 March to early April there will be some disruption to our services as we relocate to Bloomsbury.
08 March 2019 Battle against book piracy continues In recent days we have been made aware of yet another book piracy website, ebook bike.
06 March 2019 Ask your MEP to support the Copyright Directive We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to your MEPs in support of the EU Copyright Directive.
04 March 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist announced The Women’s Prize for Fiction reveals the 2019 longlist, with 16 titles and seven debuts across a range of genres.
15 February 2019 Society of Authors welcomes agreement on Copyright Directive The European Parliament, Council and Commission have finally reached agreement on a text of the Copyright Directive.
13 February 2019 Graphic novel wins SoA translation prize for the first time Sophie Yanow’s translation of PRETENDING IS LYING is celebrated in one of seven prizes for literature in translation.
12 February 2019 WHSmith seeking authors to hold local events The retail giant is looking for authors to hold signings in its stores to encourage local readership.
11 February 2019 Write to the IPO about the Copyright Directive We are encouraging our members and supporters to write to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the EU Copyright Directive
08 February 2019 Poetry group welcomes new committee members Katrina Naomi and Menna Elfyn join our Poetry and Spoken Word Group (PSWG) committee.
07 February 2019 SoA keeps up the pressure on e-book piracy We are putting pressure on Open Library to stop unlawfully scanning in physical books and loaning them out as e-books.
06 February 2019 Playwright Oliver Emanuel scoops 2019 Tinniswood Award Three cheers for Oliver Emanuel and his award-winning audio drama, When the Pips Stop.
04 February 2019 Lulu Raczka wins the 2019 Imison Award Congratulations to playwright Lulu Raczka – the winner of the 2019 Imison Award.
21 January 2019 The Translation Prizes 2018 shortlists Thirty-one translations from seven languages: the shortlists for the 2018 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.
18 January 2019 Help us tackle e-book piracy! Please sign our letter to Internet Archive’s Open Library demanding that they stop lending books unlawfully online.
11 January 2019 New committee members join SoA's children’s writers group We were delighted to welcome new committee members to our Children’s Writers and Illustrators (CWIG) group last month.
29 December 2018 Knighthood for Philip Pullman in 2019 New Year Honours list Congratulations to the SoA President for this well-deserved recognition of his work for authors and literature.
20 December 2018 SoA responds to the Government's Immigration White Paper Proposals would be a hammer blow to the creative industries.
19 December 2018 Increase diversity, fund libraries and teach creative subjects SoA responds to Arts Council England’s consultation on its future strategy
18 December 2018 Authors awarded £185k for works in progress The Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust grants have been awarded to authors for works in progress.