Member Benefits
Enjoy member benefits worth more than the price of a membership. The International Association of Writers member benefits include information and support in the areas of literary agents and publishing contracts, self-publishing & print-on-demand, e-books, article syndication, speaking, media, book promotion, freelance writing, blogging, and business, as well as a myriad of discounts on everything from books to press releases to writing conferences.
Join The International Association of Writers today for $149 (€99) for one year, or just $249 (€166) for two years—save $49 (€33).
Join now and get these three bonuses—absolutely free:
- You'll enjoy free participation in our members-only International Speakers' Bureau. Be part of our exclusive program that promotes qualified experts for speaking engagements worldwide. When planning their programs, conference planners, event producers, corporations, universities, government agencies, business organizations, and trade associations will consider you as a speaker. Perfect both for writers and experts travelling the world, and for those doing teleseminars, e-workshops, podcasts, and audio presentations online and via telephone from their own homes. (If you book just one $150 talk this year, you've more than paid for your membership.)
- You'll receive free promotion in our members-only Database of Experts for the Media. Be the resource that journalists find first. Competing organizations charge thousands of dollars for this service alone.
- You'll have the opportunity to syndicate your articles and columns to newspapers, magazines, websites and e-zines via our exclusive Articles Directory.
Plus, you'll also get these International Association of Writers’ benefits:
- You'll benefit from the opportunity to post your events, workshops, seminars, classes, readings, and book signings to our International Writers' Calendar. And, you'll stay up-to-date on the literary events, classes, and happenings near you.
- Agent in the Hot Seat: Each month, you'll hear a different literary agent's perspective on writing, message, proposals, platform, and publishing...
- You'll find out what kind of experts and authors top journalists are looking for, and have the opportunity to be quoted in magazines and newspapers around the world, with this complimentary subscription to PartyLine PR service.
- You'll get exclusive information from top writing, publishing, and marketing experts via free articles, reports, and online audios. Each week, read the best of experts in the field of freelancing, publishing, marketing, publicity, organizing, networking, business, online PR, soundbites, and genre writing, from humor to inspiration.
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You'll receive your own copy of the Expertizing® Audio Overview, on how to get better media attention for your writing, book, and business. Listen to it online, or download an MP3 for your portable music player.
- You'll read our members-only newsletter and enjoy exclusive, inside information on the writing and publishing business. Read it online or receive it via e-mail.
You can:
- Master the professional secrets ignored by 97% of writers today
- Learn the little-known technologies that you must know to succeed as a freelancer
- Find out what Web 2.0 is—and why it, and social networking, might be crucial to your success as a writer
- Hear about new ways writers are finding and selling work—everything from Twitter to Second Life
- Learn how to successfully publish even though you haven't yet finished your book
- Discover one little-known secret of publishing you must know
- Understand how some writers sell everything they write—and how you can, too
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You'll receive the complete The Publishing Game Audio Edition, of 5 audio CDs, plus a workbook, on how to become a published book author. Listen to it online, or download an MP3 for your portable music player. Value: $195 / €130.
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You'll receive a 10+ page special report every other month with insider info on writing and publishing—everything from getting better media attention to publicizing your novel, from search engine optimization techniques to publishing a children’s book. Upcoming topics include:
- Get Media Attention for Your Business: Techniques to Attract Journalists to Write About You
- Getting People to Your Website: Simple Tips for Top-Notch Search Engine Optimization
- How to Publicize Your Children's Book: Terrific Ways to Sell More Children's Books
- How to Write and Sell Special Reports
- Novel Publicity: Innovative Ways to Get More Attention for Your Novel
- Sell Your Book to Libraries
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You'll receive the Expertizing® Tip Sheet, including the hottest sites for Web 2.0, social networking, and more.
- You'll benefit from the opportunity to promote your book in our Featured Book section. Place your book on our bookshelf for other members and the general public to see. With links to Amazon, BN.com, and BookSense, so that everyone can buy your book easily.
- You'll have the opportunity to be seen by readers and the public as the Featured Author.
- You'll have the opportunity to promote your book and business in our newsletter to all members.
- You'll be able to share your book ideas, query letters, and even manuscripts with literary agents worldwide through our online forum.
- Are you a frequent traveller (or avid arm-chair traveller)? Or, thinking about relocating? You'll have the opportunity to tap in to writing and publishing circles wherever you go through our Writing and Publishing Spotlight featuring communities of writers around the world.
Join The International Association of Writers today for $149 (€99) for one year, or just $249 (€166) for two years—save $49 (€33).
