Society of Authors
More than 200 authors renew call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel
Fossil Free Books’ statement also demands that the book festival sponsor stops investing in ‘companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide’
Lucy Knight
15, May, 2024 @11:56 AM
Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action
Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’
David Barnett
03, May, 2024 @4:05 PM
Joanne Harris: ‘Some of us don’t see the line between the books and the world’
As the author prepares to publish a prequel to her bestselling novel Chocolat, she explains why she engages with real-life political battles too
Ella Creamer
12, Mar, 2024 @5:33 PM
Spotify’s new audiobook streaming could have ‘devastating effect’, says Society of Authors
The industry body says the music giant’s move to make more than 150,000 titles available has not been discussed with authors and may compete with sales
Lucy Knight
11, Oct, 2023 @3:40 PM
Authors shocked to find AI ripoffs of their books being sold on Amazon
Book spamming, sometimes with multiple bogus titles going online in one day, has hit writers like Rory Cellan-Jones
James Tapper
30, Sep, 2023 @3:29 PM
Self-publishers must declare if content sold on Amazon’s site is AI-generated
Retailer announces new rules for its Kindle Direct Publishing forum after complaints about AI-produced works being sold under human writers’ names
Ella Creamer
11, Sep, 2023 @5:08 PM
Society of Authors calls use of bad reviews for book blurbs ‘morally questionable’
After several critics complained of being quoted out of context on the covers of Jordan Peterson’s new book, the industry body has spoken out against the practice
Ella Creamer
01, Sep, 2023 @6:02 AM
Authors call for AI companies to stop using their work without consent
Margaret Atwood, Viet Thanh Nguyen and 8,000 others have signed an open letter asking that permission is obtained and compensation given when a writer’s work is used by AI
Lucy Knight
20, Jul, 2023 @8:37 AM
Society of Authors creates new campaign to help writers hold publishers to account on sustainability
Tree to Me aims to give authors more say in reducing the environmental impact of physical books, including from the manufacture of paper, transportation and the use of chemicals
Sarah Shaffi
19, Apr, 2023 @3:10 PM
Horribly low pay is pushing out my fellow authors – and yes, that really does matter | Joanne Harris
Writing books has been the great joy of my life, but I fear it’s becoming a career for the elite few, says author Joanne Harris
Joanne Harris
07, Dec, 2022 @2:17 PM
Writers’ earnings have plummeted – with women, Black and mixed race authors worst hit
Research shows that the income of professional authors averages only £7,000 in the UK, making the profession ‘inaccessible and unsustainable’ to most
Sarah Shaffi
06, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM
Joanne Harris sees off vote to oust her from Society of Authors role
Novelist said ‘rationality has prevailed’ after resolution to unseat her as chair was comprehensively defeated
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent and Harry Taylor
17, Nov, 2022 @8:07 PM
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