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The Society of Authors | |
| Founded | 1884 |
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| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Location | |
| Members | 11,905 (2022)[1] |
Key people | Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin, Chair[2] Anna Ganley, Chief Executive |
| Affiliations | European Writers' Council |
| Website | www2 |
The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884[3] to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. Membership of the society is open to "anyone who creates work for publication, broadcast or performance" and the society both gives individual advice and 'voices concerns' about 'authors’ rights, the publishing and creative industries and wider cultural matters.'[4] In 2024 membership stood at 12,500.[5]
Members of SoA have included Tennyson (first president), George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, Alasdair Gray,[6] John Edward Masefield, Thomas Hardy, H. G. Wells, J. M. Barrie and E. M. Forster.[7] Contemporary members include Malorie Blackman, Neil Gaiman, Philip Gross, and Lemn Sissay.[8]
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- ^ Bayley, Sian (23 January 2024). "Fox O'Loughlin elected new SoA chair, succeeding Harris". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "The Society of Authors overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Website, SOA. "Where we stand – The Society of Authors". Society of Authors. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "About the SoA – The Society of Authors". Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Gray, Alasdair, 1934–2019 | Art UK".
- ^ "Society of Authors - history". Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
- ^ "Join the SoA – The Society of Authors". Retrieved 4 February 2025.