Event Recording
September 24, 2025
Deciphering a royalty statement can seem difficult if you are unfamiliar with the jargon and accounting methods used in publishing. To help you understand how royalties work and how to read a statement, join us as Erin Lowry chats with special guest Gina Denny, royalties and operations manager at Ayesha Pande Literary.
We will go over the basics of book royalties and what to expect on a book’s earliest statements, as well as details authors should know about escalators, foreign rights, and other factors that depend on your contract. We will also discuss discrepancies between sales data and royalty statements and what to do if you believe your statement is inaccurate. This webinar will primarily address royalties for traditionally published books and is intended for both agented and unagented authors.
Gina Denny is the Operations and Royalties Administrator for Ayesha Pande Literary. She brings a unique blend of experiences in the publishing industry and compliance and finance spaces. She is a writer, editor, and conference faculty member and has nearly twenty-five years of experience in banking, finance, compliance, and other spreadsheet-focused endeavors. She is proud to have been a member of the inaugural DEI team for the Storymakers Conference in 2021 and has degrees in Business Management and Childhood Development & Education. She lives in the Phoenix area. She does not represent authors and does not accept queries.
Erin Lowry is the author of the four-part Broke Millennial series, including: Broke Millennial, Broke Millennial Takes On Investing and Broke Millennial Talks Money and her soon-to-be-published Broke Millennial Workbook: Take Control and Get Your Financial Life Together. Erin’s been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and on CBS Sunday Morning, CNBC and The Rachael Ray Show. She has written for The New York Times, USA Today, and is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.
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