The International Authors Forum (IAF) has undertaken research into the situation of authors around the world, their work and whether they can make a living from their work. Ahead of …
US Authors Guild Income Survey results
Multiple studies have suggested that authors’ earnings are in decline around the world. In 2018, the Authors Guild surveyed its membership and the members of 14 other writers’ organisations for …
International authors’ earnings study: can you help?
IAF is continuing its research into authors earnings throughout the year, please let us know if you can contribute to this important work. The project investigates the financial situation of …
French authors demand 10% minimum royalty and restructure of the value chain
At the most recent États Généraux du Livre (EGL) organised in June in Paris by several French author associations including the Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and a wide …
DACS launches #FairShareforArtists campaign
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has launched a campaign to promote the importance of artists’ royalties and to safeguard the Artist’s Resale Right as the UK faces more …
Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists
Thanks to IAF members, the Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists has been developed. Update: This is now available in French and Spanish. As part of its work …
IAF member CEATL launches fair contracts for translators
IAF member, European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations (CEATL), has published a set of guidelines for fair translation contracts which have been prepared by their Authors’ Rights Working Group. In …
Authors Guild finds 42% decline in US authors’ earnings
The Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey has found that the incomes of authors in the US have fallen to historic lows to a median of US$6,080 in 2017, down …
IAF statement on South Africa copyright reform
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has released a statement on the current status of the Copyright Amendment Bill. IAF is concerned that, as it stands, the proposed reforms to the …
Canadian Authors’ Incomes in Steep Decline
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has released the results of its 2018 income survey report, Diminishing Returns: Creative Culture at Risk, which revealed an increasingly common downward trend in …