We are twenty-three American creators’ organizations, representing over 85,000 authors, photographers and artists, united to receive foreign reprographic royalties and direct them to benefit every American creator.
American Photographic Artists
American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Society of Media Photographer
Association of Health Care Journalists
The Authors Guild
Dramatists Guild
GardenComm
Graphic Artists Guild
Horror Writers Association
Mystery Writers of America
National Association of Science Writers
National Press Photographer Association
National Writers Union
Novelists Inc.
Romance Writers of America
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Sisters in Crime
Society of Illustrators
Songwriters Guild of America
Society of American Travel Writers
Textbook & Academic Authors Association
Western Writers of America, Inc.
Through Our Member Associations
Non-title-specific foreign reprographic royalties received by ACA are distributed to our Member Associations. These funds are mandated to benefit every American creator, and not just an organization’s members.
ACA funds have supported American creators through:
Federal copyright advocacy initiatives
Copyright amicus briefs
Copyright education for creators
Advocacy with the U.S. Copyright Office
First Amendment amicus briefs
Direct support of creators’ First Amendment rights
Scholarship programs
Grant programs
Diversity programs
Model contracts
Authors’ and creators’ access to legal advice
Educational webinars and seminars
Arts outreach for the incarcerated
Educational programming including You Tube channels
Books outreach programs to underserved communities
Through Our Individual Author Distributions Program
ACA pays title-specific foreign reprographic royalties directly to identified photographers, artists and writers. We are proud to help support a vibrant, growing American arts community. To date, over $3 million has been paid to more than 2,500 creators. Are we looking for you? Visit our Individual Author Distributions Program page to find out.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has agreed to historic settlement terms with five photojournalists who were attacked and arrested by NYPD during the racial justice protests of 2020.
Judge Alan D. Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, indicated that he would issue a written order in one to two weeks granting a preliminary injunction barring the implementation of a new Texas censorship law in its entirety. In the interim, the state is enjoined from enforcement of any part of the law.
"As a current high-school librarian, I frequently encounter stakeholders who ask how they can support our library. While my initial experience with challenges is more than 20 years old, it taught me lessons I still rely on today, which any book advocate can find helpful."
TAA offers two forms of grants to assist U.S. authors with some of the expenses related to publishing their academic works and textbooks: Publication Grants and Textbook or Academic Contract Review Grants. Both are open to members and non-members. The next grant application deadline is October 1. Grants will be awarded by October 31.
On August 16, playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists headed out to show their support for the Writers Guild of America East and SAG-AFTRA in their fight for fair compensation. This event was a reminder that every writer has the right to ask for what they need in a negotiation.
Led by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the signees urge the Judicial Conference to permit remote public audio access to civil and bankruptcy proceedings, including those in which a witness is testifying.
RWA signed the Legislative Proposals to Protect the Creative Professions and Mitigate Risk of Harm from Generative AI, August 10, 2023, along with twelve other creative organizations.
Mystery Writers of America is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre. Our motto is “Crime doesn’t pay . . . enough.”
We support our many members who are also WGA members. We stand with the WGA.
The Graphic Artists Guild position on AI generative technology is grounded on the fundamental rights of artists: credit for the work we do, our consent for the use of our work, and compensation for the tremendous value we bring. For our visual culture to continue to develop, the artists need to be respected and valued.
An exceptionally diverse coalition of creative workers issued a joint call for action to redress the damage being done by copying of our creative work, without our permission and without compensation, to develop generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems.
Journalism fellowship and funding for special projects are opportunities to go beyond daily reporting and to have support and money to dig deeper into issues including environmental health.
The Academic Research Grant committee named two winners of the 2023 grant this week. Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Tiedemann Darroch and Vaibhav Iype Parel.
The prestigious buffalo bronze will be awarded to Mr. Marshall at the annual convention in June in Rapid City, South Dakota. He will be inducted into the WWA Hall of Fame at the same time.