30 June 2020 Why should you join the SoA Management Committee? How can you help make us better? Hear from our Management Committee in their own words.
26 June 2020 Academic study on diversity urges publishing to ‘reflect’, ‘challenge’ and ‘change’ Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing throws down a broad set of critical challenges to industry, and could not have come at a more apt time.
22 June 2020 SoA joins industry-wide submission to Commons COVID-19 inquiry Representing over 330,000 members to tackle historic challenges facing the cultural and creative industries.
18 June 2020 Winners of the 2020 Society of Authors' Awards Announcing the winners of the 2020 Society of Authors' Awards in a series of short online videos – celebrating 32 authors across 9 prizes.
09 June 2020 #BlackLivesMatter - a statement of support A statement of support for black authors and members of the black community, from the SoA staff and Management Committee
04 June 2020 Second poll confirms most authors will be hard hit by COVID-19 Our second real-time survey confirms extent of impact of COVID-19 on authors’ income and wellbeing as implications for daily life and publishing industry.
20 May 2020 Nominations open for SoA Management Committee elections SoA members are welcome to stand, or propose fellow members to stand, for election to the Management Committee.
14 May 2020 2020 SoA Awards shortlists - celebrating the inclusive power of the written word Twenty-nine writers and illustrators shortlisted for £100,000 prize fund as part of Society of Authors' Awards 2020.
11 May 2020 SoA tables evidence to Commons committees on COVID-19 impact SoA submits detailed evidence on steps needed to address immediate financial challenges facing authors and creative professionals.
01 May 2020 Reading Tax scrapped seven months early: SoA welcomes Treasury move VAT on digital publications is zero rated from today in government move to boost the books industry
27 April 2020 SoA joins call to shut unlawful ‘National Emergency Library’ now The Society of Authors has joined the Authors Guild – the SoA’s sister union in the US – in calling for Internet Archive’s so-called ‘National Emergency Library’...
22 April 2020 March impact analysis: cancellations, income loss and uncertainty in first month of lockdown Society of Authors snapshot survey confirms immediate impact on author income and work in the first weeks of the health crisis
17 April 2020 SoA @ Home Festival – 36 free online events for authors Nurture your wellbeing, keep your professional development on track and hone your craft with a mix of online sessions throughout lockdown.
07 April 2020 SoA launches COVID-19 response SoA issues guidance on cancellation of contracts, submits evidence to Government and calls for responses to survey on loss of income.
31 March 2020 SoA deems so-called National Emergency Library ‘disgraceful and unlawful' The Internet Archive’s move to make its collection freely available online ‘disgraceful and unlawful’.
28 March 2020 Income support scheme for self-employed workers: 'welcome ... but much more detail needed' On 26 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, revealed a package of financial support for self-employed workers - our response.
27 March 2020 Scott Moncrieff Prize winner Linda Coverdale donates winnings to fellow translator Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize Linda Coverdale has donated her prize money (£1,000) to fellow translator Gilles Mourier.
20 March 2020 Charities and corporations launch £330,000 Authors’ Emergency Fund The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, the Royal Literary Fund, English PEN with the T S Eliot Foundation, and Amazon UK join forces with the Society of Authors to support authors...
20 March 2020 New look for SoA's journal The Author, now printed on 100% recycled paper A new, full-colour look for The Author – the Society of Authors’ quarterly print journal – now printed on 100% recycled paper using 100% renewable energy.
18 March 2020 Judges announced for 2020 Society of Authors' Awards Including Booker Prize and Women’s Prize shortlistee Sarah Waters; Kate Greenaway Medal winner Emily Gravett; broadcaster Gary Younge and more.