Sarah leads the advisory team and advises members on publishing contracts and issues. Sarah also handles our literary estates, including professional stage licences.

She is joint coordinator of the Children’s Writers & Illustrators Group.

Lisa manages our literary estates and advises members on a wide range of publishing contracts and issues.

She is joint coordinator of the Comics Creators Network.

Sarah is one of our Senior Contracts Advisors. She advises members on publishing contracts and issues as well as administering our grants for writers in need, including the PD James Memorial Fund. She also handles our literary estates, including print permissions and amateur stage licences.

Johanna joined the SoA in October 2021 and advises members on publishing contracts and issues. She works closely on the SoA’s outreach programme and is a co-host of The SoA Advisory Clinic podcast.

Johanna is the coordinator for the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group.

Catherine is a senior contracts advisor at the SoA and advises on translation contracts and issues.

She is joint group coordinator for the Translators Association.

Liz advises members on publishing contracts and issues. 

Theo advises members on publishing contracts and issues.

He is joint coordinator of the Scriptwriters Group.

Ambre joined the SoA on October 2021. She advises members on publishing contracts and issues. She also works on the SoA’s public policy.

Ambre is joint group coordinator for the Translators Association.

Kate advises members on publishing contracts and issues.

Previous Manager of The Author.

Mathilde joined the SoA in 2022. She transferred from the Membership team to the Advisory team in November 2022 where she will continue her work advising members with publishing issues.

Mathilde is joint coordinator of the SoA’s Poetry and Spoken Word Group.