The Authors Guild advocates for the rights of writers by supporting free speech, fair contracts, and copyright. We create community and fight for a living wage.
The cancelations stranded many grant recipients mid-project, leaving the completion and publication of their planned books in question.
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The Authors Guild exists to support working writers and their ability to earn a living from authorship. We work to protect free speech, honor copyright, and ensure fair compensation practices in the changing publishing landscape.
We are dedicated to preserving effective copyright protection so authors can make a living writing.
We oppose all forms of censorship and support legislation protecting freedom of expression.
New AI technologies necessitate legal and policy interventions that balance development of useful AI tools with protection of human authorship.
Book banning obstructs the right to read and publish freely and makes it harder for professional writers to earn a living.
AG Educational Events
How to Write an Effective Pitch: Q&A with Leah Paulos
May 15, 2025
Path to Publication: Literary Translation
May 16, 2025
AG Literary Events
Reading James Baldwin, Session 4: W. Ralph Eubanks & Eddie Glaude, Jr.—Notes of a Native Son
May 21, 2025
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Authors Guild Condemns Purported Firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter (Updated With Petition)
May 13, 2025
Authors Guild Files Class Action Lawsuit to Reverse Unlawful NEH Grant Terminations
May 12, 2025
Trump Administration’s Interference in Artistic and Literary Expression Is Anti-American and Anti-Democratic
May 9, 2025
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