The Authors Guild Foundation champions writers, protects their work, and ensures the transformative power of literature reaches readers everywhere.
From book bans to copyright and artificial intelligence, we advocate for writers to ensure their work and voices are heard, valued, and protected.
We connect readers with diverse voices and meaningful writing, sparking imagination, deepening empathy, and enriching our shared culture.
We equip all writers with the knowledge, tools, and guidance they need to build sustainable careers at every stage.
The Foundation is indispensable to the wellbeing of the Guild, and the Guild, at least as I view it, is indispensable to the wellbeing of the American literary community.
Scott Turow
Vice President of the Authors Guild Foundation Board of Directors
The Authors Guild Foundation is the charitable arm of the Authors Guild, the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for published writers. Established in 1972 to expand the Guild’s impact beyond its members, the Foundation directly supports the Guild’s advocacy efforts on behalf of all writers, and offers educational programs for writers and aspiring writers, as well as literary programs that connect readers with diverse and meaningful works.
We believe that protecting writers is essential not only for the literary community but for society as a whole. When writers can create freely and earn fairly, readers gain access to works that spark imagination, deepen empathy, and expand understanding, enriching our culture and strengthening democracy.
Donations to the Foundation directly support this work.
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Ways to Give
The AGF Gala is an annual celebration of authors, and the vital role literature plays in shaping culture and civic life. Each year, we honor individuals whose work has enriched and meaningfully advanced the literary community.
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Guild Nights offer supporters a unique opportunity to engage with a celebrated writer in an intimate setting.
Set in coastal Rockport, Maine, Pascal Hall is a summer author series featuring some of the most well-known authors of our time. This series is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of the Lesher Family Foundation.
