13 September 2018 Copyright Directive gets the green light in Brussels The Copyright Directive has won the support of MEPs in Brussels, meaning that it can advance to the next stage in the legislative process.
13 September 2018 Radio Forum agrees rates rise for radio writers and minimum terms for podcasts Writers commissioned for radio broadcast will see an uplift to the current minimum rates.
11 September 2018 Refugee Tales campaign to end indefinite detention ‘28 Tales for 28 Days’ is a new writers-and-actors-led initiative to raise awareness around the call to end indefinite detention of refugees.
06 September 2018 Government scraps plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Good news for the lowest paid, but we question why HMRC has completely rolled back plans that would have benefited 3.4 million people.
31 August 2018 Authors' Awards 2019 now open for entries The Society of Authors is now inviting entries for the 2019 Authors’ Awards. Judged by authors for authors, the 2018 awards saw £98,000 given to 31 winners at a ceremony hosted by...
30 August 2018 Back the Copyright Directive! We are urging our members and supporters to write to their MEPs asking them to the support the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
28 August 2018 SoA writes to Home Secretary about visas for authors travelling to festivals The SoA has written to the Home Secretary about authors being refused visas for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival.
24 August 2018 £180,000 to authors for works in progress Grants from the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust go to 58 authors to support new work.
15 August 2018 SoA encourages authors to step away from their desks From 20-24 August the Society of Authors will be encouraging authors on Twitter to share the tactics they use to get away from the writing desk and relax, using the hashtag #insideoutside
13 August 2018 VS Naipaul, 1932-2018 We were saddened to learn of the death of VS Naipaul, writer and longstanding member of the Society of Authors.
03 August 2018 New Digital Hub for Emerging and Aspiring Writers Anne Enright, Ian Rankin and Nick Hornby among authors to write articles, alongside ‘Top Tips’ and a monthly ‘How To’ series, written this year by AL Kennedy
02 August 2018 SoA calls for action to boost authors’ income Responding to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Writers’ (APPWG) inquiry into authors’ earnings, the SoA has called upon both government and industry to take action to support...
01 August 2018 New prize for debut novelists over 60 The Paul Torday Memorial Prize is open for entries until 15 November 2018.
19 July 2018 SoA welcomes 5% growth in publishing industry The Publishers Association’s 2017 Yearbook has been released today and reveals another strong year of growth for the publishing industry.
19 July 2018 SoA shares £98,000 in ‘night of riches’ at 2018 Authors’ Awards Iconic reggae musician and poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Whitbread winner Tash Aw, Man Booker nominated Fiona Mozley, Women’s Prize shortlistee, Jessie Greengrass and debut novelist Omar Robert...
16 July 2018 Samantha Collett, Woodrow Phoenix, Katherine Quarmby and Hugh Roberts elected to the Management Committee Following our annual open nominations period, we welcome four new faces to the Management Committee.
05 July 2018 MEPs vote down Copyright Directive MEPs have voted to reject the EU’s Copyright Directive in its current form, and will return to debate the issue in September.
02 July 2018 SoA calls for greater recognition of social impact of art and culture The Society of Authors has responded to a DCMS Select Committee inquiry into the social impact of participation in culture and sport
29 June 2018 Open letter to the Publishers Association on Author Earnings Following the Publishers Association's comment in The Bookseller on the latest author earnings survey from ALCS, we've written this joint open letter to Chief Executive Stephen Lotinga.
27 June 2018 42% real terms fall in UK author earnings since 2005, ALCS income survey shows ALCS survey finds the average income of a professional author in 2017 was just £10,500