“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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Prizes, grants and awards
Charitable Trusts
The Society administers three charitable trusts which give grants to professional authors whose earnings from writing books or full-length scripts has formed a significant part of their income.
Grants are made to help with a sudden financial crisis, and not for education or research costs.
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