24 September 2020 SoA tables Six-Point Plan for Authors to HM Treasury A package of measures to Chancellor of Exechequer ahead of Government's Comprehensive Spending Review.
24 September 2020 From Gaiman to Atwood: announcing the new line-up for the SoA @ Home Festival Autumn / Winter programme of online events kicks off on 1 October with an in-conversation session with Neil Gaiman to raise cash for the Authors’ Contingency Fund.
18 September 2020 SoA condemns the arrests of three translators in Belarus The Society of Authors has condemned the arrests of Belarusian authors in the wake of peaceful protests in Minsk earlier this month.
16 September 2020 Translators Association launches #CelebrateYourTranslator campaign From 23 September until 30 September, we'll spotlight authors and their translators across social media.
14 September 2020 Management Committee 2020 elections open A record 15 candidates standing for four seats on the SoA Board. Cast your vote!
01 September 2020 SoA condemns violence and repression in Belarus The SoA joins calls with writer unions across Europe to denounce ongoing violence and repression in Belarus.
17 August 2020 Open for entries – the 2021 Society of Authors’ Awards Entries are open across seven awards spanning fiction, poetry, non-fiction and illustrated children's books.
10 August 2020 Step Up to support authors facing financial hardship, says SoA as grants Fund runs short SoA launches Step Up, a fundraising drive to call for donations to the Authors' Contingency Fund to boost hardship grants for authors.
07 August 2020 SoA awards £185,000 to over 50 writers for works in progress Over 50 authors awarded nearly £185,000 in grants to help with their latest writing projects.
29 July 2020 Society of Authors secures new pension entitlement for BBC writers The Society of Authors has agreed a new pension entitlement for all scriptwriters commissioned by the BBC for their dramatic television and radio programming.
22 July 2020 ‘Drama has never needed new voices more than today’ – 2021 Imison Award The 2021 Imison Award is now open for entries for writers new to audio drama.
21 July 2020 SoA calls for 'all-encompassing approach' to support cultural and creative industries Call to MPs alongside eight other organisations representing over 330,000 members.
15 July 2020 Max Porter, Maureen Freely in judging panel line-up for 2020 Translation Prizes Max Porter, Maureen Freely and Daniel Hahn to judge TA First Translation Prize for debut literary translators.
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.