# Children’s laureates pledge book royalties to Sally Rooney over UK sales halt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-childrens-laureates-to-give-royalties-to-sally-rooney-after-her-uk-sales-halted/
- Published: 2026-10-25T12:00:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T13:47:16+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/25/ireland-wales-children-laureates-chris-haughton-nicola-davies-sally-rooney-royalties-ban-on-uk-sales
- Topics: Culture, UK, World

## Key points

- Two children’s laureates will give royalties to Sally Rooney.
- The gesture responds to UK restrictions linked to her support for Palestine Action.
- A Supreme Court challenge to the group’s ban is scheduled for November.

## Summary

Irish and Welsh children’s laureates Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies will donate book royalties to Sally Rooney, in solidarity after she stopped receiving royalties from UK sales because of her support for Palestine Action. Their gesture highlights tensions between the group’s proscription under UK terrorism law and authors’ freedom of expression.

Haughton will give Rooney royalties from his UK book sales, while Davies plans to donate her next half-year royalties from *The Day War Came*. Rooney had said she would use proceeds from her books to support Palestine Action; knowingly providing funds that may be used for terrorism can carry a maximum 14-year prison sentence. A Supreme Court challenge to the group’s ban is due to be heard on 4 and 5 November.

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