05 December 2019 Poet Raymond Antrobus wins 2019 Sunday Times University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award British-Jamaican poet Raymond Antrobus has been named winner of the 2019 Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award.
03 December 2019 Illustrated adventure book wins 2019 ALCS Educational Writers Award Adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys and illustrator Kevin Ward win this year's ALCS Educational Writers Award.
01 December 2019 ‘Vivid’, ‘intense’, ‘compelling’ – SoA’s 2019 Translation Prizes shortlists Thirty-five translations from nine languages: announcing the seven shortlists for the 2019 Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes.
27 November 2019 SoA introduces Society of Authors in Wales steering committee Meet the first steering committee for the Society of Authors in Wales (SoAiW) group.
22 November 2019 SoA publishes manifesto asks for the next UK government We call on the next Government to support Britain’s cultural heart: with funding and legislation, with transparency and ambition.
20 November 2019 SoA urges Government to support increase in rate per loan payments for 2018-19 We support the British Library Board's proposed recommendations about the Public Lending Right rate per loan for 2018-19.
15 November 2019 From Art to Anxiety: the 2019 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award shortlist Shortlist announced for the UK’s only award for creative educational writing.
25 October 2019 New members elected to SoA’s Management Committee We welcome Abie Longstaff, Joanne Harris, Simon Cann and Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin to our Management Committee.
01 October 2019 Translation Prizes 2020 open in Italian, Spanish, German and French The 2020 Translation Prizes open for entries, to be presented at our annual ceremony in 2021.
25 September 2019 Patricia Cumper among judges for Tinniswood Award in audio drama writing Patricia Cumper, Robert Bathurst and Rhiannon Tise to judge the 2020 Tinniswood Award.
25 September 2019 Pullman, Kennedy and Costa among authors celebrating 40th anniversary of PLR Authors share messages of support for 40th anniversary of Public Lending Right (PLR) in the UK.
24 September 2019 SoA’s Scriptwriters Group introduces new committee members Niel Bushnell and Barney Norris join the Scriptwriters Group (SWG) Committee.
19 September 2019 Use your platform for Climate Action Week – 20-27 September We're calling on authors to be louder than ever during Climate Action Week.
18 September 2019 Cast your vote in the 2019 SoA Management Committee elections Help shape the future of your union and vote in the 2019 Management Committee election.
10 September 2019 Writers receive £185,000 for works in progress We've awarded over 70 authors grants worth nearly £185,000 from our Authors' Foundation and K Blundell Trust.
02 September 2019 Audible suspends the inclusion of some US publishers’ work in 'Captions' feature US publishers have filed a lawsuit against Audible over its new 'Captions' feature
16 August 2019 #DownTools as part of the SoA’s annual Summer Challenge We’re encouraging authors to down tools and step away from their writing and illustrating desks to venture outside during 19-23 August as part of this year’s Summer Challenge.
16 August 2019 Announcing the opening of the Society of Authors’ Awards 2020 The SoA Awards 2020 are now open for entries – with 7 awards spanning fiction, poetry, non-fiction and illustrated children's books.
09 August 2019 Sign our 40th birthday card to PLR! We are encouraging authors to share short messages about why PLR is so valuable and what it means to you.
08 August 2019 English PEN guidelines for authors attending literary festivals English PEN have produced a set of guidelines for authors attending literary festivals and international events.