“The advice and help that the Society's staff dispense, and the weight of experience that they can bring to bear, are immensely valuable. A subscription to the Society is the greatest investment any writer can make.”
- Philip Pullman
The Society of Authors is a non-profit making organisation, founded in 1884,
“to protect the rights and further the interests of authors”
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Membership
Advice and guidance
Members of the Society receive individual advice and guidance with any problems that occur as a writer.
The Society's staff vet publishing contracts and assist members in dispute with publishers. (see Legal Advice & Publications).
Many members see membership of the Society as a form of insurance, which can be important even if you have an agent.
All of the services mentioned above are covered by an annual subscription of £90. Excellent value when you consider that a typical hour's consultation with an intellectual property lawyer costs around £400.
If you are not already a member of the Society and would like to be sent a membership booklet, please email your postal address to us.