Authors' Matters is a podcast by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) where we talk to writers from across the profession about how they earn their living, or at least try to. From copyright to contracts, we’ll also talk about issues that make the writing living easier or more difficult.
The great Maureen Duffy, novelist, poet, playwright, and non-fiction writer, sadly died in May 2026. In this episode we speak to three people who knew Maureen professionally and personally and they share great insight into her life, her work and her activism, particularly all she did for authors' rights including the founding of ALCS. Host Caroline Sanderson is joined by writer Stella Duffy, King's Professor Lawrence Warner and Kevin Fitzgerald, IAF Chair.
1 Oct 2026
S5 Ep2: National Poetry Day
To celebrate National Poetry on 1 October 2026, journalist Caroline Sanderson sits down with Chris Redmond and Francesca Beard from the Hot Poets Collective to talk about how they're bringing poetry and science together to address the climate emergency.
22 Sept 2026
S5 Ep1: The Lost Art of Reading
We know that adults are reading less than ever and scrolling more but what does this mean for writers and the wider publishing ecosystem? And how can we fix it? Publisher Joanna Prior and writer Sathnam Sanghera sit down with host Caroline Sanderson to share their thoughts and solutions to the reading crisis - we guarantee listeners will go away inspired to read more.
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