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Arts Council England
Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA)
Arvon Foundation
Runs poetry-writing courses throughout the year at Arvon National (London), The Hurst (Shropshire), Lumb Bank (Yorkshire), Totleigh Barton (Devon) and Moniack Mhor (Scotland).
Association of Christian Writers
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS)
Represents the interests of all UK writers and safeguards their intellectual property rights.
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The Bookseller
Leading business magazine for the book industry.
Booksellers Association (BA) of the United Kingdom & Ireland
Booktrust
Independent reading and writing charity.
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA)
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) is the voice for music writers.
2nd floor, British Music House, 26 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR
British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT)
Britain’s leading centre for the development, promotion and support of literary translation and contemporary writing from around the world.
British Centre for Literary Translation
School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Norwich NR4 7TJ
UK
Tel +44 (0)1603 592785
Fax +44 (0)1603 592737
Email: bclt@uea.ac.uk
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Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Formerly the Library Association. Leading voice for information, library and knowledge practitioners, working to advocate strongly, provide unity through shared values and develop skills and excellence.
Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
Crime Writers’ Association (CWA)
PO Box 3408, Norwich, NR3 3WE
Email: info@thecwa.co.uk
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Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators
Professional body representing information development professionals.
Institute of Translating and Interpreting (ITI)
Professional association of translators and interpreters.
Milton Keynes Business Centre, Foxhunter Drive, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, MK14 6GD
Tel. +44 (0) 1908 325250 Email: info@iti.org.uk
Intellectual Property Office
Official government body responsible for granting Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom.
ISBN, SAN, and DOI Agencies
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London Library
Largest independent lending library in the world.
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National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Trade union for working journalists.
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Poetry Book Society
Founded by T S Eliot and friends in 1953, the Poetry Book Society is a poetry society, providing information, guidance and discounts on contemporary poetry for a wide-ranging community of readers. The PBS is the biggest dedicated poetry bookseller in the UK.
Poetry Society
Founded in 1909 to ‘promote “a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry”, it has since grown into one of Britain’s most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has nearly 4000 members worldwide and publishes the leading poetry magazine, Poetry Review.
Public Lending Right (PLR)
Publishers Association (PA)
A trade organisation serving book, journal, audio and electronic publishers in the UK.
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Romantic Novelists’ Association
Royal Literary Fund (RLF)
The Fellowship Office, The Royal Literary Fund, 3 Johnson’s Court, off Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3EA
Tel: 020 7353 7160
Email: rlitfund@btconnect.com
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Society of Authors
Represents professional writers.
The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9SB
Tel. 020 7373 6642
Email: info@societyofauthors.org
Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)
A professional organisation for editors and proofreaders.
Society for Editors and Proofreaders, Apsley House, 176 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London, SW15 2SH
Tel: 020 8785 6155
Email: administrator@sfep.org.uk
Society of Editors
Society of Indexers
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WATCH (Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders)
A database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields.
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (incorporating the Theatre Writers’ Union)
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain is the writers’ trade union, affiliated to the TUC. Supports writers across media including books, film, online, radio, theatre, TV and videogames. Campaigns for writers and negotiates agreements to secure the best possible pay and conditions.
