A new rival literary union is hoping to attract members from the UK’s Society of Authors, after the latter was criticised for not defending women authors who were attacked for being critical of gender ideology.
Writers are reportedly leaving the Society of Authors (SoA) for a rival union after several years marked by authors getting cancelled for having gender-critical views.
The Free Speech Union, set up by the British journalist Toby Young in 2020, now has a new provision to oversee its offering for authors called the Writers’ Advisory Council.
Some of the authors include Helen Joyce, Julie Bindel, Anna Pasternak, Andrew Roberts, and Lionel Shriver; as well as comedians Andrew Doyle and Jack Dee….