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Founded 1994 · 63 countries

The trade association for
working writers.

We read the contract, argue the rights, and hold the line on terms — so you can spend your hours on the book instead of the paperwork.

Join the guild What we do
12,400
Members worldwide
1,840
Contracts reviewed in 2025
$4.2M
Recovered in unpaid royalties
31
Years of advocacy

What we do

Four things, done properly, for every member.

Contract review

Every member contract read line by line by a publishing attorney, with plain-language notes on what to push back on. No extra fee, no cap.

Rights advocacy

We litigate and lobby on reversion clauses, audio and translation rights, and the licensing of author work for machine training.

Business education

Quarterly intensives on royalty statements, tax structure for creative income, and negotiating without an agent.

Working community

Regional chapters, a members-only rate database, and a referral network of editors, cover designers and translators.

Membership

One flat annual rate. No commission on your earnings, ever.

Associate
$95/year

For writers working toward a first contract.

  • Contract review (2 per year)
  • Rate database access
  • Regional chapter membership
  • Quarterly business intensives
Professional
Most common
$185/year

For authors with at least one published title.

  • Unlimited contract review
  • Royalty statement audits
  • Legal fund eligibility
  • Grievance representation
  • Everything in Associate
Lifetime
$2,400once

Paid once, honoured for the length of your career.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Estate & rights-succession planning
  • Named seat at the annual congress
  • Emeritus advisory eligibility

Upcoming

Open to members; guests welcome at regional events.

Oct
22
Chicago Contracts Clinic
Bring a live offer; leave with a marked-up draft. Six attorneys, twelve slots, two sittings.
Nov
06
Webinar: Who actually owns your audio rights?
Reading the audio clause in a standard trade contract, and the three places publishers quietly take more than they need.
Mar
12
Annual Congress — Lisbon
Three days on rights in the age of machine translation, and the members’ vote on the 2027 bargaining position.

Sample member voices

“They found a reversion clause my agent had waved through. Three books came back to me inside a year.”

Margit Renn · Professional member, Oslo

“The royalty audit cost me nothing and turned up four years of under-reported ebook sales. That is the membership paid for, forever.”

Desmond Achebe-Hall · Lifetime member, Toronto

Write the book. We will read the contract.

Membership opens twice a year. The next intake closes 30 November.

Apply for membership