📢Calling all young writers! The 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competiton is now open. Inspired by 2024 Branford Boase Award winner, Nathanael Lessore, we're asking you to make us laugh! Find out more and have fun #writing 📝 branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-competiti…

If you agree, let the Government know what you think! alcs.co.uk/news/your-righ…

Anyone in the UK who would like to write to their MP to urge them to protect artists and authors like me from big companies using my work without copyright to train their AI systems, you can download a template letter from ALCS in the quoted link below 🙏

MPs: Ministers must give protections to creative sector amid AI copyright fears the-independent.com/news/uk/politi…

Thank you to the Labour backbenchers who attended the briefing last night on the Copyright and AI consultation. Useful conversation on the importance of transparency and how it can drive greater licensing which is recognised in the consultation. BPI News Media Association

📚Delighted to see students from Boclair Academy, Bearsden Academy, Turnbull High School, St Ninian's High School and Bishopbriggs Academy taking part in the National Reading Champions Quiz, hosted by National Literacy Trust and ALCS to celebrate reading. #GrowAGenerationOfReaders

When children enjoy reading, they gain so much: stronger reading skills, greater empathy, improved wellbeing and better life chances. It's great to see our National Reading Champions Quiz #NRCQuiz getting so much love!❤️📚 #GrowAGenerationOfReaders

Thank you to Alison Hume MP for the shout out and recognition of the importance of licensing at yesterday's Westminster Hall debate on AI and intellectual property.

I was delighted to hear that OxfordSpiresAcademy have won the National Reading Champions Quiz finals! 📖 🐛 👏 🥇 Well done to these young readers, their parents and guardians and their teachers. National Literacy Trust ALCS

Reading is linked to a host of positive outcomes, yet just one in three children and young people (8-18) say they enjoy reading in their free time. This is a great initiative that we hope will get the UK reading again! 📚 #NationalYearOfReading2026

At All Party Writers Group welcomed by Chris Evans MP talking about the need for authors rights to be respected regarding AI, and welcoming the Freelancer Champion announcement that ALCS and partners campaigned for

Chair of ALCS , Tim Clement-Jones sharing the findings of our survey on authors and ai with over 13k responses, authors need transparency and a fair licensing market

Presenting their research on Screenwriters' earnings in the Digital Age, showing the rising prevalence of buyouts and their impact

Last month, the Government announced they would be appointing a Freelance Champion to represent creative freelancers, something we have long campaigned for. While we wait to see the details, here's a reminder of why it is needed: youtu.be/zgOClQDc8Tg?si…

At ALCS Edinburgh Reception Pete Wishart notes AI is the critical issue and amidst ongoing debate it is good to see the wave of support for the value of writers and the IP they create

We ❤️ children's authors and illustrators. They know exactly how life-changing a school library can be and their support for #LibrariesForPrimaries has helped us transform 1,500 library spaces to date. Roll on the road to 2029. 🥳

The Chancellor has just announced that every state primary school in England will have a library by the end of this Parliament! Reading for pleasure transforms lives. This is a fantastic win for the Libraries for Primaries campaign co-founded by National Literacy Trust

At Labour Party Conference @creativeuk panel with Polly Billington for East Thanet and Gordon McKee MP the Freelancer Champion is progress from the Government and could have the potential to fix problems for freelancers including late payment and gaps in remuneration

At the Creative UK roundtable on IP in the Age of gen AI, key issues are transparency that allows us to act, copyright as the solution not to be seen as a barrier and ensuring creators can keep creating

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