Members of the Society can take advantage of a wide range of services, including:
- 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 and articles
- free copies of the extensive Quick Guide series
- opportunities to meet other writers, as well as publishers and agents
- invitations to talks, seminars and regional meetings
- membership of specialist groups
- free ALCS membership
- discounts on membership of affiliated organisations
- listing on our online database
- up to 25% discount on books from OUP, Blackwells, Waterstone's and Foyles
- access to a free Tax Helpline provided by the accountants HW Fisher & Company
- special offers on subscriptions to The Bookseller and the London Review of Books
- special rates on car and van rental and insurance
- leisure break offers at Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels and Bloomsbury Hotel
- membership of the London Press Club and the Royal Over-Seas League at the group rate
- special rates of accommodation at the New Cavendish Club and the Goodenough Club
- membership of the Poetry Society Café
- reduced room hire rates for the Society's boardroom
- Apply now
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