In a world of generative AI, recognising human creativity is vital #HumanAuthored The UK Society of Authors, in partnership with the US Authors Guild, launched the UK’s first professional Human Authored Scheme at The London Book Fair March 10th 2026. This is such an important tool for all authors - do please join us in promoting and utilising the logo across your published work.

Have you read the groundbreaking report launched by the SoA and partners about the impact of Gen AI – Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI? If you’re a creator, you…

Have you read the groundbreaking report launched by the SoA and partners about the impact of Gen AI - Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI? If you're a creator, you need to - and join your union to add your voice...

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, also known under the pen name Sam Blake, has been re-elected for a second term as chair of the Society of Authors (SoA). SFF author Juliet McKenna has been elected as the SoA’s...

Sam Blake's new book Your Every Move is out now and was an instant No 1 bestseller, and it's getting great reviews!

Your Every Move: The twisty, gripping number-one bestseller : Blake, Sam: Amazon.co.uk: Books

I fell into food writing by accident, which, when you speak to food writers, is how most of us got into it. It’s a rare thing for someone deciding on a career in food writing on leaving college, so, whether your 21 or 65 the good news is: it’s never too late! I started writing about food in 2013 on my blog, …

John Leitch, writing as Arlinda Rotate, on why he chose to use a pen-name when writing his crime thriller, Black Cloud, Red Sea . . . For me, it was a case of presenting my novel under a pen-name or pulling the plug on the entire project: it all happened on the day when I realised that this name-swop option was the only way to avoid a domestic battering.

American author Dianne Jacob's book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoir, and More, is an essential reference book for food writers and food bloggers that has won two international awards from the Cordon D'Or and the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. In this piece from the Writing.ie archives, we asked Dianne what the essential ingredients for successful food writing are.

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