Upcoming The Society of Authors Event!








On Tuesday 23rd of January PublishED will be hosting our collaboration with The Society of Authors. We have decided to kick off the year with a presentation on the work of the SoA given by its chief executive Nicola Solomon, and Linda Strachan, acclaimed children's author and chair of the SoA in Scotland. The event will take place from 7.30-9 pm in the 50 George Square, Room G.04. You can find more information about the event the Published Facebook page.

There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions.
If you're curious about the world of publishing this is a great event to come to! 

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