Joining the Society gives access to of a wide range of services, including:
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advice on professional issues and problems (including copyright, agents,
publishers, film options) - clause-by-clause contract vetting
- The Author - the Society's quarterly journal, which is packed with useful advice, information & articles
- free copies of the extensive Quick Guide series
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opportunities to meet other writers, as well as publishers and agents - invitations to talks, seminars and regional meetings
- membership of specialist groups
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free ALCS membership - offers on specialist insurance, including public liability insurance, professional indemnity insurance and tax protection insurance
- discounts on membership of affiliated organisations
- an author profile on our online database
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up to 25% discount on books from OUP, Blackwells, Waterstones and Foyles - access to a free Tax Helpline provided by the accountants HW Fisher & Company
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special offers on subscriptions to The Bookseller and the London Review
of Books - special rates on car and van rental and insurance
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discounts on glasses at Specsavers - leisure break offers at Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels
- deals on membership to many affiliated organisations, including the Crime Writers' Association, Historical Writers' Association, Romantic Novelists' Association, Royal Society of Literature, London Press Club and the Royal Over-Seas League
- special rates of accommodation at the New Cavendish Club and the Goodenough Club
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membership of the Poetry Society Café - reduced room hire rates for the Society's boardroom
