What is the Scattered Authors' Society?
The SAS is a group of writers for children and teenagers. There are about 200 of us scattered across the country, and our membership is growing all the time. We have no lofty aims and objectives, except to enjoy and share a love of writing and books, to support each other and to fend off the gloom of the isolated writer in the lonely garret(!)
The SAS meets a couple of times a year for residential weekends, and more informally at lunches organised around the United Kingdom. In between times, members keep in touch with each other online and via the SAS newsletter.
Some of the SAS members contribute to a daily blog about writing for children and other things. Click on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure to see the latest pearls of wisdom!
STOP PRESS! New Venture for the SAS!
We have formed ourselves into regional groups, to be known as the Children's Authors' Roadshow (or CAR), and we shall be doing signings and events at bookshops and all sorts. Keep an eye on this page in case we're coming to a venue near you!
CAR Abingdon Book Store Signing
Saturday 13th March 2010 - The Oxford branch of the Children's Authors' Roadshow, including Leslie Wilson, Joanna Kenrick, Mary Hoffman, Kath Langrish, Rhiannon Lassiter, Dennis Hamley and Mary Hooper will be talking to customers and signing books between 11am and 2pm at The Book Store in the Abingdon shopping precinct - come along and say hello!