The American Society of Authors and Writers unites writers with editors, publishers, agents, and other media professionals.

The American Society of Authors and Writers enters its second year of working to expand the scope of its writer members into publishing, television, and film. Members receive everything from free legal advice on publishing matters to literary agency market analysis of their work.

The non-profit American Society of Authors and Writers helps to uphold the highest standards of writing and literature while working to unite the finest authors and writers with other media professionals upon whose works quality media depends. Along the way, AmSAW makes life easier, more efficient, and more rewarding for its media members.

AmSAW members receive the Society's monthly on-line SCRIBE! Media Magazine, giving them ...

Networking Capabilities with fellow media professionals. Contact authors, writers, agents, producers, directors, playwrights, public relations professionals, photographers, cinematographers, scriptwriters, screen writers, and others quickly and easily. Meet other media professionals who rely upon the printed word to complete their creative projects

Access to the Talented Professionals needed to fulfill your specific editorial needs and media requirements

Real-Time Feeds on the latest breaking news in media--from books and publishing to film and legal matters of concern to you--so that you're always on top of the competition

On-Line Resources that you'll find indispensable in your research and writing, all category-defined and searchable

The latest Media News of interest to you, keeping you abreast of what's happening in the fields of film and television

A powerful Metasearch Engine for researching both the AmSAW site and the rest of the World Wide Web from any of the pages of the members-only SCRIBE! Media Magazine--making your research tasks that much quicker and easier

Complimentary Literary Agency Analyses of your book synopses and film and stage treatments, advising you of the marketplace strengths and weaknesses of your project

Access to the Towne Hall, where you can connect real-time with fellow members, agents, producers, publishers, editors, or whomever you like; members can even receive their own private chat rooms for conducting their most sensitive negotiations

Access to HotSpots, where you'll find the most up-to-date media news, offers, industry positions, press junkets, media calls, and talent-wanted listings--plus the hottest breaking news in the industry!

Your very own Writer's Showcase, where you can copy-and-post your own work for other media professionals to review, purchase, publish, and produce

Your own permanently featured listing in Media Professionals, which includes a growing list of literary agents, producers, publishers, and other media personnel

Application in the Golden SCRIBE! Awards, honoring the best of our members' literary and production achievements with our annual awards

The SCRIBE! Archives, a storage warehouse where you'll find everything ever appearing in our on-line Media Magazine

Plus Many More of the things you need in your professional life, upon which all successful media professionals depend on a daily basis

To complete your membership in the American Society of Authors and Writers, simply sign up at http://amsaw.org/amsaw-join.html .

Upon becoming a full member of AmSAW, you'll receive a laminated membership Press Card, identifying you as a member of the working press. You will also receive your monthly subscription to SCRIBE!--the hottest on-line Media Magazine in the industry--with its voluminous content, including access to the complete SCRIBE! archives. (For a free sample issue on-line, go to
http://amsaw.org/amsaw-scribesample.html )

"AmSAW is the best professional Society I've seen ... and SCRIBE! is fantastic. Thanks so much
for everything!" - Don Bacue, North American Features Syndicate