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At some point, everyone needs advice:
Our experienced team is able to offer individual and professional advice on any query you might have about the book industry in Australia: getting published, agents, copyright, royalties, rates of pay, rights reversion, marketing and promotion, and everything in between. No question goes unanswered.
Legal support at a fraction of the price:
ASA members have access to non-profit law firm Authors Legal, which provides low-cost legal advice on all publishing, agent, and distribution agreements, along with advice on copyright and contractual issues facing authors and illustrators. Authors Legal saves ASA members money, operating at a fraction of the price of commercial law firms.
One-on-one opportunities with publishers and agents:
Our flagship Literary Speed Dating event offers you a chance to skip the slush pile and pitch your work directly to Australian publishers and agents. Many members have received publishing contracts following a successful match with a publisher or agent, including Alex Sarkis, Filip Vukasin, Michelle Tom, Marg Hickey and Shelley Burr to name a few!
A well-established community for all:
We’ve been around since 1963, and are gaining new members all the time. Our members include: the established, the emerging, the high-profile, the experimental, the award-winners, the bestsellers and the future bestsellers. With most of our services offered virtually, you can access this community from anywhere in Australia.
Professional support to get the job done:
We boast a renowned mentorship program and enviable mentor register, to help members bring their work to a publishable standard. This is on top of our popular professional development program which offers training on both industry and craft, our lucrative awards, and our comprehensive resources.
We’ve been looking after you all along:
Our purpose is to improve the working lives of authors and illustrators. Our campaigning established Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR), and we were instrumental in setting up the Copyright Agency. We regularly make submissions to government on copyright reform. We promote ASA rates of pay to all industry players. We are proud members of the International Authors Forum.
Some of our key advocacy projects include:
The ASA does not receive government funding as an organisation, which means everything we do is only possible thanks to the support of our members.
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