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 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 3,000 creators. Are we looking for you? Visit our Individual Author Distributions Program page to find out.
Hosted by archivist Theo Baker, SCBWI interviews publishing pros as well as award-winning and best-selling children's book writers, illustrators, and translators who inform and inspire about the ins and outs of the children’s book industry. Find out about the craft and creative process behind young adult novels, picture books, middle-grade fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction for kids.
The final claims rate vastly surpasses the 54 percent rate reported in counsel’s Motion for Final Approval of Settlement filed on March 19, 2026, 11 days before the claims filing deadline of March 30, 2026.
“Photojournalists need to understand what rights they are giving up, and the possible detrimental impact on their career and the entire community. Intellectual capital has the power to raise the economic prospects of families for generations. ”
The SFWA Givers Fund is a pool of money set aside for SFWA to support other organizations’ efforts to promote writing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres in the speculative fiction field. We do this through grants for organizations, entities, and projects that hope to contribute to that field.
We, a coalition of 41 civil-society and press-freedom organizations condemn the arrest and detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We urge ICE to release her immediately.
Join our No Artists No Art campaign on social media and by speaking up about the importance of protecting working creatives and the value we bring to society, culture, and the economy. When we all tell the story we strengthen our collective voice about the value we bring to the world. Visit the Graphic Artists Guild Website to read more and download the social media toolkit.
The news, editorial, or documentary photograph is the distillation of truth. Without images so much of our history would be lost and both the horrors and triumphs of life would go unnoticed. We need look no further than the current events taking place in Minnesota and around the country to know with immediacy how vital these journalists are.
On January 30, 2026, NASW joined the National Association of Black Journalists and more than 40 other journalism organizations in calling out the the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents and "the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement."
Sage directed its authors to claim a specific percentage of the settlement and asserted that by not doing so, the authors could delay getting their payment. After negotiating with class attorneys and with Sage about sending a curative email that addresses the main concerns detailed by TAA in the motion, TAA agreed to withdraw the motion. Sage authors should receive the curative email this week.
The winner of the 2025 Award is Tina Ehsanipour of San Mateo, California. “Between a Dream and a Curse,” follows 17-year-old Azadeh, who, after being visited by a strange woman in a dream, learns of a family curse that has claimed young women for generations. Ehsanipour is an Iranian-born, California-raised writer, high school creative writing teacher, and school librarian.
Here’s your moment to stop and think, to learn before you put your pen to paper and ink that contract or hit publish on your book.
"The Dramatists Guild of America is outraged by the Kennedy Center’s announced cancellation of its scheduled production of the show Finn by Dramatists Guild members Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond, and their co-author, Chris Nee."