Publications
The Society has a number of Quick Guides and Occasional Papers that answer common queries.
Download copies of our free information sheets: Guidelines for an Author Visit and Visit Guidelines for Authors.
Our Permissions Quick Guide, Occasional Paper on Vanity Publishing/Subsidy Publishing and Print on Demand (POD) guide are also available free to download on this website.
Basic copyright queries are covered in our FAQs.
The following Guides are available free to members of the Society, £10 post free to non-members:
Members can download the full text of all Quick Guides and Occasional Papers by logging into the members area of the website.
- Publishing Contracts
- Electronic Publishing Contracts
- Translation Contracts
The following Guides are available free to members, £7.50 post free to non-members:
- Self Publishing and Print-on-Demand
- Author Appearances at Schools, Colleges, Festivals and Libraries
The following Guides are available free to members, £5 post free to non-members:
- Ghost Writing/Collaboration Contracts
- Indexing Your Book
- Bringing a Small Claim in the County Court
The following Guides are free to members, £2 post free to non-members
- Copyright and Moral Rights
- The Protection of Titles
- Your Copyrights After Your Death
- Permissions
- Copyright in Artistic Works including Photographs
- Value Added Tax
- Income Tax
- Libel
- Authors’ Agents
- Literary Translation
- Marketing Your Book
- Dealing with Newspapers and Magazines
The following Occasional Papers are free to members, £1 post free to non-members
- Film Options on Literary Properties
- Vanity/Subsidy Publishing and Self-Publishing
- Packaged Books and Co-Editions
To request any of the above, please email us. If you are not a member, please send your order to Publications, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB, enclosing a cheque made payable to The Society of Authors.