Under the transatlantic pressure of writers’ associations and unions, Audible offers a concession. And the authors say it’s not enough.
The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Translation’s 2020 Shortlist
With three of five titles coming from Hoopoe Books, the 15th annual iteration of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize names its shortlist.
Society of Authors Opens £600,000 Hardship Fund for Scotland’s Authors
Since March, 65 percent of professional writers, illustrators, and literary translators in the UK are reported to have lost income.
UK: Gaiman, Atwood Headline Society of Authors Fundraiser Lineup
With events set to run into December, the program is offering tickets for its first three weeks to benefit the Authors’ Contingency Fund.
Belarus Update: The Society of Authors Presses the UK’s Foreign Office
The trade union for writers calls on the British government to pressure the Lukashenko regime on behalf of the Union of Belarus Writers.
UK Book Industry: Society of Authors’ Hardship Fund Renews Appeal for Donations
The UK’s authors’ union opens a new push for grassroots funding of small emergency grants needed by authors in the pandemic.
The UK’s Society of Authors Names Winners of £100,000 in Awards
This tranche of honors administered by the society is cast this year as having to do with literature challenging inequality and includes several programs with age restrictions on eligible writers.
The UK Society of Authors 2020 Shortlists: Winners on June 18
Five of the Society of Authors-administered prize programs with a combined £100,000 at stake are to be awarded in digital programming next month.
Richard Charkin: We’re All in It Together
Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic.
Richard Charkin: In All Fairness
Visiting the Society of Authors’ offices, Richard Charkin looks at issues of perceived fairness—and otherwise—in how publishers and authors work together.