Every year since 1981 the Society has held the Student Scholarship Competition. Hundreds of works are chosen from entries submitted by professors of college-level students nationwide. In a competition which can kick start a career, students bring their most sophisticated, well-crafted and original work to...
With philanthropic support, AHCJ is able to help journalists across the country attend the annual conference, providing one of the most direct and extensive professional development opportunities in the industry....
It is important to know the current situation of the Native American people one is choosing to write about. It is also important to recognize that some things cannot, or should not, be written about given the culture and traditions of a people....
This police interference with a journalist clearly engaged in news gathering on a matter of significant public concern is a clear violation of the First Amendment....
The letter, dated March 28, 2024, expresses deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent shutdown of a play at Montclair High School in New Jersey. The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund highlights the lack of a proper response from school authorities regarding the infringement of First...
The Authors Guild has joined the historic fight against Iowa Senate File 496, filing an amicus curiae brief with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals with eight other organizations. This brief supports the plaintiffs in GLBT Youth in IA Schools v. Reynolds and Penguin Random...
Book Banning continues to impact young readers, their adult allies, and all of us who create books for kids and teens....
Mystery Writers of America is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing and recognition, respect for those who write within the genre, and general literacy. As part of our mission, we’ve created this educator’s page with links to mystery-based reading and writing learning exercises....
Certainly, U.S. copyright rules and filing procedures require updating. However, these updates should not solely benefit traditional publishing companies — and they need to better fit the publishing platforms and tools used by the wider ecosystem of content creators, not just major news organizations....
In 2010, Sisters in Crime instituted the We Love Libraries grant to help libraries as they struggled to recover following the Great Recession. This year, SINC will make six grants of $500 each....