Founded in 1912, the Authors Guild is the oldest and largest professional writers' organization in the United States. We advocate for the legal rights of authors by supporting fair publishing and freelance writing contracts, copyright protection and free speech. We also provide working writers with an inclusive community that values and celebrates the author’s craft and fights for a livable wage. Guild members include published writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, general nonfiction, scholarly works, poetry, and journalism pieces—traditionally and independently published—as well as literary agents and representatives of writers’ estates. While we welcome and support professional writers at all stages of their careers, the Guild has long received high level of support and participation from award-winning literary writers and best-selling authors, including Richard Russo, Doug Preston, Amy Bloom, Erica Jong, Oscar Cásares, Mary Pope Osborne, Tayari Jones, Nora Roberts, Roxana Robinson, Scott Turow, Julia Glass, TJ Styles, Sigrid Nunez, Lore Segal and James Gleick to name just a few.
Our guiding principles:
Compensation
☛ Authors should not be required to write or speak for free. Writers, like all professionals, should receive fair payment for their work.
Ownership
☛ Authors should be able to retain ownership of their copyrights and to recover those rights if a publisher is unwilling or unable to exploit them.
Distribution
☛ Authors should have the right to choose how and by whom their works are copied, distributed, or otherwise made available to the public.
Attribution
☛ Authors should receive proper credit and attribution for their work.
Company Details
- Employees
- 62
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 31 E 32nd St,
- Phone
- +1 (212) 563-5904
- st****@****ild.org
- Industry
- Book And Periodical Publishing
- NAICS
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Publishing Industries (except Internet)Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory PublishersDirectory and Mailing List PublishersOther PublishersGreeting Card PublishersAll Other Publishers
- Website
- authorsguild.org
- Keywords
- protecting authors' copyrights, Publishing contracts, Self-publishing contracts, Freelancers agreements, Literary Agency contracts, Combats book piracy, Member-only resources and workshops, Protects Free Speech/Free Expression, Royalties disputes, Administers/plans literary estates, Advocates for writer-positive laws and policies, Supports a strong American literary culture, Fiction Writers, Nonfiction Writers, Academic Writers, Poets, Journalists, Authors Income Surveys, Low-cost Author Websites, Supports authors at all stages of their careers, Authors Registry, Out-of-Print Program, Free readings and lectures, Programs/local chapters throughout US.
- HQ
- New York, New York
The Authors Guild Questions
The Authors Guild's helpline number is +1 (212) 563-5904
The Authors Guild's website is authorsguild.org
The Authors Guild's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-authors-guild
The Authors Guild has
62 employees.
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employees at The Authors Guild.
The Authors Guild's industry is
Book and Periodical Publishing
The Authors Guild's top competitors are
Sourcebooks,
Harpercollins Publishers,
Pen America,
Association Of American Publishers (Aap),
Penguin Random House,
Simon & Schuster,
Writers And Authors,
Penguin Publishing Group,
Hachette Book Group,
Macmillan.
The Authors Guild's support email address is staff@authorsguild.org
The Authors Guild's categories are Book and Periodical Publishing
The Authors Guild's founding year is 1912
