Being a member of our community of professional authors has a huge number of professional benefits, such as advice, discounts, guides and boardroom hire.
Making the most out of your membership..
The SoA is the UK trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators, at all stages of their careers.
We have been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century..
A writer is someone who conveys their idea to the world through written words.
A writer's role is to keep everyone's mind engaged when they consume the written words and mull over them.
A writer is an artist, a crafter of words and a creator of techniques for seeping into the minds of humans from a page..
Our membership covers all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators at every stage of their careers..
The SoA was established in 1884 to advise individual members and lobby for the interests of authors.
There were a number of previous attempts by authors to band together but shared interests were not enough to keep the harmony until, in September 1883, 12 fellow members of the Savile Club set up a working party..
The UK trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators
12,400 members and countingEmpowering authors since 1884
How can we help you today? Where will you not go? Poet Mukahang Limbu on finding and setting healthy boundaries in writing
The SoA Awards are supported by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation started by writers for the benefit of all types of writers
Owned by its members, ALCS collects money due for secondary uses of writers’ work
