09 June 2021 'Writing as a force to be reckoned with' – 2021 Society of Authors' Awards winners ‘Phenomenal depth and breadth of books and words’ celebrated in online ceremony as authors’ union shares £105,775 between 35 writers, poets and illustrators.
01 June 2021 Introducing AuthorSHARE: royalties on second-hand books In a world first, writers, illustrators and translators will now be able to receive royalties on sales of used books
26 May 2021 Latest author incomes survey confirms ongoing impact of health crisis Six in ten author incomes fall in financial year 2020/21
19 May 2021 Help direct your union: Join the SoA board The 2021 Management Committee nominations are open. This is your opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the Society of Authors over the next few years.
18 May 2021 "The transformative power of the written word" - announcing the 2021 SoA Awards shortlists From deeply personal stories of Scottish gang culture and addiction, and ordinary lives in wartime, to the complexity of modern India, and more
06 May 2021 ‘This couldn’t have come at a better time’ – Writers receive £185,000 in grants for work in progress The SoA awards 78 writers with financial grants to support their ongoing writing projects, worth almost £185,000 in total.
21 April 2021 Local groups grow to a third of SoA membership in 2020/21 Almost a third of SoA membership now has a local group in their area – with new groups set up across England, Wales, Scotland and Germany over the last year.
15 April 2021 “Vivid… exemplify the art of historical biography” – Shortlist for 2020 Elizabeth Longford Prize Announcing the shortlist for the 2021 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography – four books that “exemplify the art of studying people’s lives close up”.
01 April 2021 Time for racial equality in literary translation A statement from the Translators’ Association and the Society of Authors.
30 March 2021 World of Books Group fund new award for writers with the power to change the world The World of Books Impact Award of £5,000 will be granted twice a year to writers working on books focusing on social impact, sustainability or education
26 March 2021 ‘Strong, emotional and assured’ – Fraser Ayres’ Maynard wins 2021 Imison Award Actor, writer and director awarded £3,000 for best original script by a writer new to radio, at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Christopher Douglas takes the Tinniswood Award for best...
12 March 2021 SoA Comics Creators Network welcomes new Steering Committee Nyla Ahmad, Dan Berry, Alice Nuttall, Dr Helen Kara and David Bishop join Hannah Berry and Woodrow Phoenix on the Steering Committee.
03 March 2021 Authors’ unions launch investigation into contribution publishers SoA and WGGB partner to launch survey on the financial and contractual impact on authors of publishers that charge for publication
23 February 2021 COVID-19: how has it affected you so far and what will it mean for you this year? The first 2021 round of our Authors in the Health Crisis survey is now open
17 February 2021 Contingency Fund open for repeat applications Individuals supported by the Fund in 2020 can now reapply, as we take stock of how the SoA can continue to support authors through the health crisis in 2021
17 February 2021 Author trade union concerns over PRH and Simon & Schuster merger SoA joins Authors Guild and National Writers' Union in raising concerns over PRH and S&S merger.
11 February 2021 ‘Writer and translator in powerful harmony’ – Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri wins John Florio Prize for translation Author takes the 2020 John Florio Prize for her ‘exceptional’ and ‘agile’ translation from Italian of Trick by Domenico Starnone, in the Society of Authors’ annual...
10 February 2021 SoA and AoI call on Government to end Brexit uncertainty for creators The SoA has joined with the Association of Illustrators to submit written evidence to the House of Lords’ EU Sub-Committee inquiry into the future of UK-EU trade in services.
09 February 2021 Shortlists for the 2021 Imison and Tinniswood Awards The awards will be presented as part of the BBC Audio Drama Awards in March 2021.