Membership
Membership benefits
Full members of the Society of Authors benefit from a wide range of services including:
- advice on any professional issue or problem (including copyright, agents, publishers, film options)
- clause-by-clause contract vetting
- The Author a quarterly journal packed with useful advice, information and articles
- free copies of the extensive Quick Guide series (follow link for details of titles)
- opportunities to meet other writers, as well as publishers and agents
- invitations to talks, seminars and regional meetings
- membership of specialist groups
- free ALCS membership
- listing on our online database
- up to 25% discount on books from OUP, Blackwells, Waterstone’s, Foyles and The Westminster Bookshop
- access to a free Tax Helpline provided by the accountants HW Fisher & Company
- special offers on subscriptions to The Bookseller, car and van rental, insurance, leisure breaks at Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels and HSBC pensions
- membership of the London Press Club and the Royal Over-Seas League at the group rate
- special rates of accommodation at the New Cavendish Club and the Goodenough Club
- use of the Poetry Society Cafe
- reduced room hire rates for the Society’s boardroom
Current members can get full details of the discounts available, and how to claim them, by logging into the Members only section.