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Literary festivals and live speaking events play a unique, important, and celebrated role in an author's career, offering writers a chance to supplement their book writing income, raise their literary profile and develop their community. But what of the business side to the arrangement? What should the paperwork look like and how can you be sure that your interests are protected? How can you be confident that you are getting the deal that works best for you? Join SoA Advisory Clinic hosts Johanna Clarke and Theo Jones as they dive into the detail to explore all this and more in this timely episode from the Society of Authors.

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EGM – resolutions and next steps - The Society of Authors

Industry Insider – Poetry and spoken word at festivals - The Society of Authors

Poetry and Spoken Word Group AGM - The Society of Authors

Inklusion (inklusionguide.org)

Pay the Creator — creators' rights alliance (creatorsrightsalliance.org)

Freelance Day Rate Guide 2023 — creators' rights alliance (creatorsrightsalliance.org)

How much should writers charge for events? – Nicola Morgan

Rates and fees - The Society of Authors

Tax and insurance - The Society of Authors

Event terms and conditions - The Society of Authors

Preparing for school visits, incl. DBS checks via the SoA

Input and feedback from an engaged, supportive and – at times - critical community is essential for any author writing today. But what form can such a community take? How can it help? What steps can you take as a writer to broaden your community should you need to? Join SoA Advisory Clinic host Johanna Clarke as she joins this brilliant and engaging conversation originally delivered as part of the London Book Fair's Writers' Summit, chaired by SoA Management Committee Member, Abie Longstaff and featuring SoA Scriptwriters' Group Committee Member, Trish Cooke as well as Davina Hamilton and Yvonne Battle-Felton.

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Industry Insider – Making the most of London Book Fair - The Society of Authors

Writers With Faces (sylviabishopbooks.com)

abielongstaff.com

Welcome to the Trish Cooke World of Stories!

Rhyming Children's Books | Riley Can Be Anything |Davina Hamilton

Yvonne Battle-Felton Writer (yvonnebattlefelton.com)

Groups - The Society of Authors

Prizes - The Society of Authors

Grants - The Society of Authors

Advice - The Society of Authors

Local groups - The Society of Authors

Save the Children UK | International Children's Charity

The Global Community for Children's Book Creators – SCBWI

Join the SoA - The Society of Authors

Contributors: Davina Hamilton, Trish Cooke, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Abie Longstaff, Johanna Clarke (as panellist)

Everyone knows that the various paths to publication are paved with obstacles and challenges, but what do those routes actually look like? What challenges and opportunities do they pose? How can you prepare yourself for the bumpy ride and what support is out there for you? Join Johanna as she chairs a panel of writers, all with differing experiences, discussing all of this and more in this latest episode from the Advisory Clinic team at the Society of Authors in an event originally delivered as part of the London Book Fair 2024. Featuring Alice McIlroy, Tabitha Rayne, Josh Fletcher and Hazel Mead.

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The Business of Working with Literary Agents https://vimeo.com/760225290

The London Book Fair | Defining the Future of Creative Content

The London Book Fair Unveils Author HQ and Writers' Summit Line-up | The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News

Industry Insider – Making the most of London Book Fair - The Society of Authors

Illustration | artist (hazelmead.com)

WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THIS?! (penguin.co.uk)

Home - Tabitha Rayne

Erotic Magazine For Couples & Women Blog - FrolicMe

alicemcilroy.com

Alice McIlroy - Instagram

Alice McIlroy - X

McIlroy, Alice | RCW Literary Agency (rcwlitagency.com)

The Glass Woman a book by Alice McIlroy. (bookshop.org)

School Of Anxiety | Anxiety Help

And How Does That Make You Feel? by Joshua Fletcher | Hachette UK

Neuralink's first human patient able to control mouse through thinking, Musk says | Reuters

Join the SoA - The Society of Authors

Contributors: Hazel Mead, Tabitha Rayne, Joshua Fletcher, Alice McIlroy, Johanna Clarke (as chair)

The role of the literary agent occupies a unique position in the publishing industry, representing for many a key link in the chain between publishers and their authors. But what does an agent actually do and can you get by without one? What do the contracts look like and what are the commonly observed terms of business? What of the legal duties and industry codes? Join SoA Advisory Clinic hosts Johanna and Theo as they discuss all these issues and more in this next episode in the Advisory Clinic series.

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Show notes:

Professional Development - The Business of Working with Literary Agents on Vimeo

PSWG @ Home: Industry Insider – The Role of Agents in Poetry on Vimeo

The role of a literary agent with Charlotte Seymour on Vimeo

Guides - The Society of Authors

Home | Association of Authors' Agents (agentsassoc.co.uk)

Code of Practice | Association of Authors' Agents (agentsassoc.co.uk)

Industry Insider - May your works survive you: wills, estates, and your manuscripts on Vimeo

Join the SoA - The Society of Authors

Join Senior Contracts Advisors and hosts of the SoA Advisory Clinic podcast, Johanna Clarke and Theo Jones as they launch series three with an exclusive conversation featuring ex-SoA Chief Executive, Nicola Solomon.

How has the Society of Authors developed under her leadership and what of her incredible achievements? Where are we now and where do we go from here? And what of those starfish?

Enjoy this opportunity to celebrate Nicola's role at the SoA and delve into some key insights that highlight the value of cross-industry participation, power of collective advocacy and importance of individual empowerment.

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Show notes:

Society of Authors to launch a podcast channel, SoA Sounds, with new series about audio drama - The Society of Authors

Celebrating Nicola Solomon's 13 years as SoA Chief Executive - The Society of Authors

Nicola's Afternoon Tea with James McConnachie https://vimeo.com/922060613

On Starfish Loren Eiseley: Collected Essays on Evolution, Nature, and the Cosmos Vol. 2 (LOA #286) | Random House Group (randomhousebooks.com)

Industry statement on professional values - The Society of Authors

Code of Practice on Author Contracts - Publishers Association

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Grants for writers in need - The Society of Authors

Government extends Public Lending Right scheme to ebook authors - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

AuthorShare - The Society of Authors

Sustainability in publishing - The Society of Authors

Artificial Intelligence - The Society of Authors

Ask an advisor - The Society of Authors

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - Watch Episode - ITVX

Copyright - The Society of Authors

C.R.E.A.T.O.R | The Society of Authors

2023 Writers Guild of America strike - Wikipedia

About — creators' rights alliance (creatorsrightsalliance.org)

Contributor: Nicola Solomon

In this final episode, acclaimed playwright, novelist and host of the Adventures in Radio podcast series, Barney Norris, talks to Rhiannon Tise about her radio adaptation of George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. What of the uniqueness of the radio drama form? What of a writer's creative freedom when handling a pre-existing work? What of the constraints of form and structure? Enjoy Barney and Rhiannon discuss around all this and more in this last serving from the Adventures In Radio team at the Society of Authors.

Rhiannon's radio adaptation of George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss was directed and produced by Tracey Neale for BBC Radio 4. For full production credits please visit: BBC Sounds - The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot.

Show notes

Barney Norris - Curtis Brown

Rhiannon Tise Writer - Home

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Cigarettes and Chocolate

Jeremy Mortimer Radio Plays - DIVERSITY (suttonelms.org.uk)

The Waltzer by Rhiannon Tise | Waterstones

BBC Radio 4 - British New Wave, Georgy Girl

BBC Radio 4 - British New Wave

BBC Radio 4 - Louisa May Alcott - Little Women

Anna Maxwell Martin | United Agents

VLV Awards 2020 | Voice of the Listener & Viewer

Built on violence: adapting The Remains of the Day for stage | Books | The Guardian

Welcome to BBC Writers

Written and hosted by Barney Norris.

Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.

With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.

Join acclaimed playwright, novelist and host of the Adventures in Radio podcast series, Barney Norris, as he talks to Hannah Silva about her radio drama, An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love. What of the formative role radio has played in Hannah's life? What of her introduction to the phenomenal potential of sound, language, and voice? What of the breaking down of rules, the experimentation with cross-genre form and the surrealist nature of AI collaboration? Barney and Hannah discuss all this and more in this lively discussion from the Adventures in Radio team at the Society of Authors.

Hannah's play, An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love, was directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson. It is an Afonica production for BBC Radio 4. For full production credits please visit: Drama on 4 - An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love - BBC Sounds.

Show notes

Barney Norris - Curtis Brown

Hannah Silva

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers

Piano by D. H. Lawrence | Poetry Foundation

Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) - Amsterdam University of the Arts

Dartington College of Arts - Wikipedia

Welcome - davidowennorris.comdavidowennorris.com | Pianist, Composer, Broadcaster

Home - Royal Court (royalcourttheatre.com)

Attempts on Her Life (Play) by Martin Crimp | Faber Drama

Sarah Kane - Royal Society of Literature (rsliterature.org)

Apples and Snakes

Anthony Joseph | Poet Novelist Musician

SoundCloud — Register, sign-in or access our Homepage

Samuel Beckett | Poetry Foundation

Colin Teevan - Curtis Brown

BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Marathon Tales

Tinniswood Award - The Society of Authors

Imison Award - The Society of Authors

BBC Radio 3 - Between the Ears, Jump Blue

Works - Afonica

Home | Wellcome

Dr James Carney | Faculty | LIS

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson | Hachette UK

Fiona Shaw | Askonas Holt

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Music Lesson

Written and hosted by Barney Norris.

Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.

With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.

In this episode, acclaimed playwright, novelist and podcast host, Barney Norris talks to Timberlake Wertenbaker about her radio adaptation of Marcel Proust's seminal 20th century novel In Search of Lost Time. What of the context? What of the challenges? What of the importance of memory and of the madeleines? Enjoy this truly brilliant conversation between Barney and Timberlake who discuss all this and more in the latest episode from the Adventures in Radio team at the Society of Authors.

Timberlake's radio adaptation of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time was directed and produced by Celia de Wolff. It is a Pier production for BBC Radio 4. For full production credits please visit: I BBC Radio 4 - Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Episode 1.

Show notes:

Barney Norris - Curtis Brown

Timberlake Wertenbaker | | The Agency

Radio 3 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

BBC Radio 4 - Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust - Radio/TV Programme - Audible.co.uk

In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1: The Way by Swann's a book by Marcel Proust, Christopher Prendergast, and Lydia Davis. (bookshop.org)

The Proust Screenplay (groveatlantic.com)

ABOUT | Pier Productions | Brighton (pierproductionsltd.co.uk)

boyce-frank-cottrell | RCW Literary Agency (rcwlitagency.com)

Written and hosted by Barney Norris.

Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.

With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.

As the Adventures in Radio series continues, acclaimed playwright, novelist and podcast host, Barney Norris talks to Fraser Ayres about his award-winning radio play, Maynard – a highly compelling comic drama set in and celebrating the locations and communities of multicultural Brixton. What of the inspiration behind the play and what of its development across the years? What of the importance of authenticity and the commercial imperative to a creative work? What of access to opportunities and of truly diverse representation? Join Barney and Fraser as they discuss all this and more in this engaging and timely conversation brought to you by the Adventures in Radio team at the Society of Authors.

Fraser's radio play, Maynard, was directed by Kathy Burke. It is a Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4. For full production credits please visit: BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Maynard.

Show notes:

Barney Norris - Curtis Brown

Fraser Ayres - InterTalent Rights Group (intertalentgroup.com)

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Maynard

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Terry Pratchett - Episode guide

BBC Radio 4 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

TriForce Short Film Festival - FilmFreeway

The TCN – Triforce Creative Network

BBC Three - The Smoking Room - Episode guide

Written and hosted by Barney Norris.

Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.

With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.

In this episode acclaimed playwright, novelist, and host of the Adventures in Radio podcast, Barney Norris continues the series with a discussion featuring playwright and novelist Nell Leyshon about her play, Folk – a drama that explores the story of Cecil Sharp and his song-collecting in Somerset in the summer of 1903. What of the inspiration behind the play and what of the research process? What of the relationship of the audio drama written for BBC Radio 3 to the stage version enjoyed by audiences at the Hampstead Theatre? What of the production process, involving music and words, and the challenges of producing the play for radio during the COVID-19 pandemic? Listen in to hear Barney and Nell chat around all this more in this insightful and engaging conversation brought to you by the Adventures in Radio team at the Society of Authors.

Nell's radio play, Folk, was directed by Susan Roberts for BBC Radio 3. For full production credits please visit: BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Folk.

Show notes:

Barney Norris - Curtis Brown

Home - Nell Leyshon

BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Folk

Welcome to BBC Writers

FOLK - Hampstead Theatre

Folk: : Modern Plays Nell Leyshon Methuen Drama (bloomsbury.com)

Simon Russell Beale | Shakespeare's Globe (shakespearesglobe.com)

Aphantasia: A life without mental images - BBC News

Written and hosted by Barney Norris.

Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.

With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.