Recorded a powerhouse episode of Authors' Matters today 🔥 The Society of Authors Royal Literary Fund Season 5 coming this autumn but for now you can listen to previous seasons wherever you get your podcasts https://alcs.buzzsprout.com/
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🏆 Nominations are open for the 2027 Tinniswood Award Established by WGGB and @societyofauthors.bsky.social, the award celebrates the very best in audio drama writing, with a £3,000 prize kindly donated by @alcs.co.uk Find out more and make a nomination 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/tinniswood-a...
Tinniswood Award 2027 open for entries - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Nominations are now open for the 2027 Tinniswood Award for original audio drama scripts broadcast (or made available online) between 1 October 2025 and 31 October 2026. Established by WGGB and …
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Have your say on AI licensing and payment! Macquarie University and the Creative Industries PEC are surveying UK authors and illustrators on their views. Take the survey before 7 Aug: https://ow.ly/iXGl50ZuA8V
Congratulations to Asli Jensen & her editor Shalini Vallepur, 2026 Branford Boase Award winners for outstanding debut novel for young people with LOVE ON SIGHT @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social. Thank you to supporters @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social & @alcs.co.uk branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-winners/
Exciting! We're thrilled to support #ITD2026 and the programme looks exceptional! Get your tickets 👇
English PEN@englishpen.bsky.social · 6d agoWe are delighted to announce that International Translation Day returns on Wednesday 30 September, with an evening of conversations between translators and their allies. Join us for #ITD2026 at Brixton Library. Book now ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/translation/...
We'll be closing the members' area of our website today at midday for some updates. We'll let you know when it's open again so please bear this closure in mind if you need to access your account
As technology has changed, so have the ways we privately copy. That's why we're working with @picsel-collective.bsky.social, BECS and @alcs.co.uk to call for a fair initiative like the Smart Fund that recognises and supports creators in the digital age.
We want to give you plenty of notice that the deadline for adding articles and journals to your ALCS account has changed - these need to be added by 31 Oct. Make sure you don't miss out & please share with your colleagues! https://www.alcs.co.uk/how-it-works/tell-us-about-new-works/articles/
Our Members' Area will close at 1.30PM today for updates. We aim to reopen early next week. Apologies for any inconvenience caused!
We’ve been out at lots of events this week but the CLiPPA ceremony is always one of the best! Congratulations to John Agard, the 2026 winner for new anthology ‘The Poetry World of John Agard’. It’s an honour to support the award & present it to such a brilliant poetry legend @theclpe.bsky.social
Great to be at the @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social, which we're proud to sponsor. Huge congratulations to the winning author, Asli Jensen, and editor, Shalini Vallepur!
Great to be in Parliament yesterday celebrating the #NationalYearofReading at the All Party Writers Group summer reception
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · 4w ago“Everything I’ve achieved and everything that brought me to this place came to me through books and reading.” Chris Evans MP hosted us today at the All Party Writers Group Summer Party which was dedicated to the National Year of Reading #GoAllIn2026 📚
Open again for all the admin your hearts desire! Thanks for bearing with us, folks
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · last mo.Apologies, the members' area of our website is currently unavailable while we carry out some updates. We'll let you know when it's open again 🛠️
And let your kids see you reading something that isn't a phone.
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · 4w ago“Children need support, motivation and encouragement so that reading becomes part of their discourse, in the home and at school. Books need to be a part of our daily lives.” Andrew Ettinger @literacytrust.org.uk shared with us what the #NationalYearOfReading is all about & why it matters 🙌
“Children need support, motivation and encouragement so that reading becomes part of their discourse, in the home and at school. Books need to be a part of our daily lives.” Andrew Ettinger @literacytrust.org.uk shared with us what the #NationalYearOfReading is all about & why it matters 🙌
“Everything I’ve achieved and everything that brought me to this place came to me through books and reading.” Chris Evans MP hosted us today at the All Party Writers Group Summer Party which was dedicated to the National Year of Reading #GoAllIn2026 📚
Apologies, the members' area of our website is currently unavailable while we carry out some updates. We'll let you know when it's open again 🛠️
We had a blast at last night's @thecwa.bsky.social Awards! Congratulations to all the winners, especially @susannahstapleton.bsky.social who won the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction for her brilliant book 'That Dark Spring'.
So, this happened last night — a huge surprise and a wonderful evening! Congratulations to my fellow Dagger winners and many, many thanks to @thecwa.bsky.social and @alcs.co.uk.
This week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Freelancers held its first evidence session in Parliament, bringing together voices from across the creative industries to discuss how freelancers can be better supported during times of economic uncertainty.
Great evening at Parliament celebrating British Intellectual Property Day with my @independentpublishersguild.com hat on. Thanks to hosts Sir John Whittingdale, the Alliance for IP, @alcs.co.uk and @plslicensing.bsky.social.
ALCS@alcs.co.uk · last mo.James Frith MP, speaking at Parliament for #BritishIPDay2026: "Whether you're a songwriter or artist, copyright is vital to ensure you are paid for your work. This Government wants to ensure that we continue to encourage and reward investment in human creativity."
ALCS CEO @barbarahayes.bsky.social Hayes, speaking at Parliament for #BritishIPDay2026: "50 years ago, a group of fiercely determined writers came together with a simple message: No use without payment. It sounded reasonable then, and it sounds even more reasonable now."
James Frith MP, speaking at Parliament for #BritishIPDay2026: "Whether you're a songwriter or artist, copyright is vital to ensure you are paid for your work. This Government wants to ensure that we continue to encourage and reward investment in human creativity."
NEW free in-person training: Copyright and factual writing workshop, 8 July, 11am-3pm, London Led by WGGB Organisers Eleanor Dawson and Joe Abel Open to WGGB members + non-members Thanks to our sponsor @alcs.co.uk Register 🔽 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
🎉 We’re delighted to announce the ALCS Poster Competition winners! 👏 We were blown away by every entry! 🏆 Congratulations to The Silver Tongues from Poplar Primary School, winning £1000 for their school library, with their poster showcased at the #Carnegies2026 ceremony!
🏆 Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel has won the 2026 Shadower's Choice Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Aimée de Jongh, Faber Books and Faber Children's! #Carnegies2026
🥇And the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration goes to Wiggling Words! Congratulations Kate Rolfe and Two Hoots! #Carnegies2026
🎉Wolf Siren scores a double win, taking both the 2026 Carnegie Medal and the Shadower's Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Beth O' Brien and HarperCollinsUK! #Carnegies2026
