By Erin Lowry  Authors often earn inconsistent, variable income, which can make it feel impossible to create financial stability. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead, authors can replicate wha...

The Authors Guild is saddened at the passing of longtime member Annie Dillard. She was the youngest woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, which she received in 1975 for her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, a ...

Newly unsealed comments made in briefs filed by Open AI and Microsoft reveal that executives knew they were illegally training their products on copyrighted books and that AI generated books would lik...

(New York, September 21, 2026) Explosive new documents released last Thursday in Authors Guild v. OpenAI—the major book authors’ ongoing lawsuit alleging OpenAI and Microsoft illegally trained their p...

(New York, September 21, 2026) Explosive new documents released last Thursday in Authors Guild v. OpenAI—the major book authors’ ongoing lawsuit alleging OpenAI and Microsoft illegally trained their p...

The Anthropic copyright infringement settlement is a milestone for the industry as the largest copyright settlement in history, but it does not come close to remedying the harm to the publishing ecosy...

The Anthropic copyright infringement settlement is a milestone for the industry as the largest copyright settlement in history, but it does not come close to remedying the harm to the publishing ecosy...

Update, September 17, 2026: The initial 30-day window for co-claimants to try and resolve any allocation disputes has been extended to 60 days. We have updated this deadline below. Update, September 1...

How are authors and audiobook narrators navigating the AI landscape—and how might they collaborate better with each other? The Authors Guild and the National Association of Voice Actors invite you to ...

Update, September 14, 2026: The Authors Guild has gathered further information regarding the Anthropic allocation dispute process. We have updated this post with additional guidance on disputes involv...

When writing about real people—or inventing characters based on real people—an author should consider whether someone’s portrayal could attract a lawsuit. Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can…

As part of the claims reconciliation process in the Anthropic copyright class action lawsuit, the settlement administrator sent out notices this week to all claimants summarizing each of their…

On Friday, September 4, 2026, the Authors Guild and its co-plaintiffs (the class plaintiffs) filed a motion for summary judgment and supporting brief in their copyright litigation against OpenAI and M...

As part of the claims reconciliation process in the Anthropic copyright class action lawsuit, the settlement administrator sent out notices this week to all claimants summarizing each of their claims ...

As part of the claims reconciliation process in the Anthropic copyright class action lawsuit, the settlement administrator sent out notices this week to all claimants summarizing each of their claims,...

From a Joint Release: Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Authors Guild announced the release of a landmark independent study by leading economists at Secretariat Advisors, tit...

Many authors earn lucrative income from writing for IP (intellectual property). This includes recognizable media franchises that spawn books and movies, as well as concepts that are generated in-house...

The number, complexity, and quality of scams unfortunately continue to increase — and we ask you to please spread the word to all authors you know. The approaches appear to come from real book clubs, ...

An author’s dreams are crushed by scammers posing as a publishing company.

The Authors Guild recently conducted a survey of authors to gather information about a troubling issue that came to light in the wake of the $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement. A...

By Kelsey Erin Shipman Ghostwriting has a reputation problem. From the outside, it looks glamorous. You meet fascinating people, earn more than you probably would writing your own book, and occasional...

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