The national peak organisation promoting and protecting the professional interests of Australia's authors and illustrators since 1963.
Australian Society of Authors
The new minimum recommended rates of pay for royalties provides greater clarity for creators when time comes for publishing agreements. The rates address high-discounts, rising royalties, and net receipt royalties vs. RRP.
Visit our website for more: www.asauthors.org.au/rates-of-pay/
Importantly, the terms include that your publisher must obtain consent to:
👉 Use your work to develop, train, direct, or fine-tune AI tools
👉 Mine or scrape text to use in connection with AI
👉 Enter into an AI Rights licensing deal
Our May member spotlight is Angie Faye Martin, a writer, editor, and cultural consultant, of Kooma, Kamilaroi, and European heritage. Her debut novel, Melaleuca recently won the Australian Book Industry Awards Matt Richell Prize for New Writer of the Year.
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Authors and illustrators currently based in Tasmania are invited to apply, entry is free. Mentorship recipients will be given the opportunity to develop their work with an accomplished and experienced mentor.
www.asauthors.org.au/award/tasman...
Hear what the debut publishing experience entails with first-time authors Jumaana Abdu, Madeleine Cleary, and Angie Faye Martin, who will share what they’ve learned from the experience, and what they are doing to sustain a career as a writer.
Bookings: www.asauthors.org.au/events/what-...
The ASA has updated our model publishing contracts for authors and illustrators, now with revised standard terms and comprehensive AI clauses, to help creators understand their agreements and negotiate with confidence. The AI clauses cover permitted uses of AI in publishing and licensing.
This technology is rapidly evolving, and our AI clauses aim to address this future uncertainty, while safe-guarding authors’ ability to negotiate a fair deal. The ASA urges authors and publishers to have transparent discussions about AI and to capture their intentions in writing from the outset.
You can access the contract templates via the Resources section of our website. The ASA is also developing a standalone guide to AI clauses for creators who want specific information about generative AI use and licensing in publishing agreements.
www.asauthors.org.au/news/asa-upd...
A reminder that entries for the 2026 Barbara Jefferis Award close tomorrow 27 May 4pm AEST.
Find out more and apply: www.asauthors.org.au/award/barbar...
There is still time to book in for our event for National Reconciliation Week!
Learn how to engage in respectful collaboration, consultation, and storytelling practices to elevate First Nations stories, with Darren Rix, and co-author, Craig Cormick.
Bookings: www.asauthors.org.au/events/telli...
