Join SoA Advisory Clinic hosts Johanna Clarke and Theo Jones as they bring you another catch to enjoy an event originally presented as part of the SoA@Home Festival of online events on the topic of poetry and spoken word at festivals. How do festival organisers find their acts and what considerations are at play? How does a writer evaluate the terms of a booking offered to them? How can writers and organisers ensure that questions of accessibility and inclusivity are front and centre of the industry? Ian Duhig chairs this highly insightful conversation with Liv Torc, Clare Shaw and Jane Yeh.

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Poetry and Spoken Word Group AGM - The Society of Authors

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

Ian Duhig | Poetry Foundation

Home - Liv Torc

Clare Shaw - poet, performer, tutor, trainer

Jane Yeh | Poet, Writer, Lecturer (janeyeh3.com)

WOMAD Festival

About (festivalasform.org)

Michael Rosen | Official Website

The Royal Literary Fund (rlf.org.uk)

Homepage | Writers & Artists (writersandartists.co.uk)

Homepage (artscouncil.org.uk)

Kendal Poetry Festival on X https://x.com/kendalpoetry?lang=en&mx=2

Oxford Real Farming Conference 🌾 9 - 10 Jan 2025 (orfc.org.uk)

Home | Oxford Farming Conference (ofc.org.uk)

Nafeesa Hamid – Verve Poetry Press

Contributors: Ian Duhig, Liv Torc, Clare Shaw and Jane Yeh

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

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

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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

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.