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.
10 July 2019 Management Committee elections open September 2019 We have received 8 nominations for four vacancies, so an election will be held in September.
02 July 2019 The Queen's Knickers Award to celebrate ‘quirky’ illustrated kids' books The new prize is founded by author / illustrator Nicholas Allan and named after his book of the same name.
26 June 2019 SoA urges Hunt and Johnson to support creative industries The SoA has written to the two candidates to become Prime Minsiter, urging them to support authors and the wider creative industries.
19 June 2019 New report explores what empowers writers to work The SoA welcomes the latest RSL report into writing life, confirming findings from our own research.
17 June 2019 £100,000 'night of riches' – announcing the 2019 Society of Authors' Awards winners A celebration of inclusivity and 'the power of story' as winners share Society of Authors' £100,000 in 'night of riches'.
14 June 2019 The EU Copyright Directive explained We've produced a new guide to the EU Copyright Directive
14 June 2019 SoA highlights poetry and short fiction across social media The highlights were part of celebrations around the 2019 Society of Authors' Awards.
13 June 2019 Authors recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019 We are delighted to see SoA Council members recognised in this year's Queen's birthday honours list.