Celebrating the gamut of prose, poetry and children’s literature, across 11 awards, including the inaugural ADCI (Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses) Literary Prize shortlist
Celebrated crime writer announced as keynote speaker for annual Society of Authors’ Awards ceremony on 29 June
Following a vote by authors in Wales, we welcome Cath Barton and Aaron Kent to the SoAiW steering committee. We thank outgoing committee member Alison Layland for all her hard work
As American film and television writers go on strike, we urge our members to seek advice when working within the WGA’s jurisdiction
New code encourages a transparent and supportive environment to help authors and magazines collaborate better on the submissions process
We urge the festival to replace the AI illustrations with credited artwork from a human artist
The government has proposed a £1.3m cut to the budget of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
‘My books shouldn’t cost the Earth’ – talk to your publisher about the sustainability of your books
New SoA campaign Tree to Me encourages authors to get to grips with the environmental impact of their books and challenge industry to reduce it
Write to your local MP so that every child can have access to a school library and librarian
A paper based on guiding principles, but lacking specifics, shows how far we are from practical AI regulation
Open Library’s ‘controlled digital lending’ is not fair use, court rules
