Hear from editor of the Highland literary magazine Northwords Now, Kenny Taylor.
Join our new Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Group for tea, coffee and cake.
Join us for the 2022 Society of Authors’ Awards and Summer Party as we celebrate this year’s winners in an our first in person ceremony since 2019, with support from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).
Hear from author Awyn Dawn as she shares how she was able to overcome the difficulties that an author often finds when they are writing on personal, controversial, or uncomfortable topics.
Panellists Katalina Watt, Lynsey Rogers and Nicola Solomon join our chair Heather Parry for our first of our SoAis Industry Insider events. This session is designed for new and emerging authors based in Scotland to learn more about the publishing industry and the process of being published.
Share which author is your biggest inspiration
Join us for an open discussion about people's different writing processes: What guides you as a writer? Where do your ideas come from?
Share your summer book recommendations and pick up new reading tips.
Join us for a literary lunchtime session in Lewes.
We’d like to hear from members about what kinds of events you’d like in your area.
Meet fellow authors and chat about writing life at an in-person get-together with the North East Group.
Children’s writer Isabel Thomas will chair this discussion with writer and public speaker Stuart Lawrence, writer and teacher Darren Chetty and children’s writer A M Dassu, as they explore the need for children’s literature to engage with uncomfortable topics, in ways that protect them and prepare them for living in the world.
Join Novelists in London for an informal chat, networking and information sharing session.
SoA Chief Executive Nicola Solomon answers your questions on contracts and rights.
Join the North Wales Group on for an informal social in Chester.
Join to hear from author Jan Williams as she discusses the importance of research within fiction and non-fiction.
Join SoA Contracts Advisors Theo Jones and Johanna Clarke as they discuss the current audio landscape, how the production process works and the agreements you’ll require.
Hear from Rachel Winterbottom, Senior Editor at Gollancz, on the publishing process.
Join us for our next online meet-up on Thursday 23 June from 2pm. We run monthly get-togethers using Zoom, where you can chat informally online with others.
As the creative industries and SoA members continue to feel the impact of the health crisis, an unstable economy, an uncertain situation in Europe — in addition to the usual challenges facing creative freelancers — do you have the time, skills and experience to help lead your union through the next few years? Nominations for...
Come along to share your experiences of being a writer with a difference: what challenges have you faced, what support have you received, and what help do you need next?
Join our new Cambridge Group for their first in person meet-up! Bring a picnic and (optional) a book you have written, for a book swap.
A participatory, practical session with writing time built in. Stimulus exercises to help participants move beyond the blank page. General enough for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction or poetry. Hosted by SoA Members Kate Tough and Helen Sedgwick.
Hear from author Donald Meek on Island writers
Join for a group discussion and skill share on how we can successfully connect with an audience. How can we promote new work? And crucially, how can we keep our back catalogue alive? Let's hear each other's tricks of the trade!Â
Join for an informal chat with fellow authors.
The energetic, interactive illustrator Korky Paul welcomes you to the Wonderful World of Winnie, Wilbur and Winnikins.
Hear from Mair Bosworth, Radio Producer at BBC Audio, on writing for radio and getting your work broadcast.
