March 6, 2018
Society of Authors’ briefing on the UK publishing sector
The Society of Authors’ submission to the APPG on Publishing’s call for evidence on how to maintain a world-leading publishing sector
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December 8, 2017
The annual All Party Writers Group (APWG) Winter Reception, 5th of December
The APWG hosted writers, industry professionals and parliamentarians for the presentation of two awards. First was the 2017 Educational Writers’ Award, the UK’s only award for creative educational writing, which was won by The Book of Bees, written by Wojciech Grajkowski,...
July 28, 2017
All Party Writers Group elects officers
The All Party Writers Group (APWG) is pleased to announce that John Whittingdale MP has been elected as the new Chair of the Group. To support John Whittingdale in his role, Lord Tim Clement-Jones and Pete Wishart MP will act...
May 22, 2017
APWG Summer Reception 2017 on 23 May at the House of Commons – cancelled
Unfortunately all events at the Palace of Westminster have been cancelled because of the forthcoming election and the imminent dissolution of parliament on 2nd May, including the APWG summer reception which was due to occur on 23 May. We’ve been...
May 2, 2017
Digital Economy Act 2017 extends Public Lending Right (PLR) to ebooks
The All Party Writers Group has long lobbied for the extension of PLR to the remote lending of ebooks and audiobooks and this has now been achieved with the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Digital Economy Act...
April 24, 2017
ALCS and SoA joint briefing on E-lending and the Digital Economy Bill
A joint briefing from the ALCS and Society of Authors regarding the Digital Economy Bill and the extension of PLR to ebooks
March 8, 2017
ALCS, WGGB, RSL and SoA Joint Briefing on the Digital Single Market and authors’ remuneration
Joint Briefing on the draft Directive for Copyright in the Digital Single Market and authors' remuneration, from the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society, Writers' Guild of Great Britain, The Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Authors.
December 6, 2016
APWG Winter Reception 2016
The All Party Writers Group winter reception was held on the Terrace at the House of Commons on the 6th December 2016. The reception included the presentation of the Educational Writers' Award and the inaugural Ruth Rendell Award for services to literacy....
September 25, 2016
ALCS and Society of Authors joint briefing on the Digital Economy Bill
ALCS and Society of Authors joint briefing on the Digital Economy Bill