And Stop Turning Your Back
on Success

By joining the tax-deductible American Society of Authors and Writers, you'll be uniting with the finest authors, writers, editors, publishers, producers, directors, agents, and other media professionals working today.  And that will help make your professional life a whole lot easier and more productive.

As an AmSAW member, you'll receive all of the benefits that come with belonging to the most prestigious professional media society in the world, including unprecedented access to other media professionals, incredibly effective marketing and book promotional tools, and AmSAW's monthly members-only SCRIBE! Media Magazine, including all archived back issues--thousands of pages of contacts and information worth many times more than the cost of membership, alone.

The Right Tools, the Right
People: AmSAW

So, go ahead.  Reward yourself with the one gift that will help you get--and stay--ahead of the pack.  Join the fastest growing society of media professionals in the world today and start enjoying these exclusive benefits...

Free with Membership

• AmSAW Press Card to identify you as a working member of the Fourth Estate

• Networking Capabilities that bring editors, publishers, literary agents, producers, directors, and other media professionals together with authors and screenwriters, right from our links-rich site.  We publish the contacts and e-mail addresses each month in SCRIBE! Media Magazine and its companion quarterly GEWLie Magazine.

• PR Reach, where you can submit your news release for automatic distribution to tens of thousands of media professionals and buyers each month--at no additional charge.

• Media Reach, through which AmSAW will send one of your book or short story anthology proposals or screenplay loglines out to more than 2,300 editors and producers a month absolutely free of charge!

• BooksBeat--vital breaking news about ourselves and others of our ilk--including recent book and film sales, along with the publishers, editors, and e-mail addresses of those doing the buying!

• Media Moguldom, offering the latest film and television news as it pertains to writers just like  you!

• Real-Time Media Feeds that change daily, offering you the latest breaking news in media--from books and publishing to film and legal matters of concern to writers--so that you're always on top of the competition.

• In Review, where you can find or become a book reviewer by filling out a simple form.

• On-Line Archives Resources that you'll find indispensable to your writing, editing, and researching needs, all category-defined and searchable.

• A master Search Engine Directory with more than 300 live search engine links--including specialty engines for downloading photo images, videos, music, and film--all categorized by function and specialty.

• HotSpots access, where you'll find the most up-to-date media offers, industry positions, and book and script requirements--the very latest breaking news in the industry!

• Your very own Writer's Showcase, where member writers post their work for agents, publishers, producers, and other media professionals to review and purchase--"the" place for publishers and producers looking for the best new talent in the business.

• Enter the Golden SCRIBE! Awards, for members only.

• Plus Many More of the things you need in your professional life to make you a more successful writer--those very things upon which all successful media professionals rely for their living.

Discounted with Membership

Special COMBO Offer

• When you're ready for your own Enhanced Author's Place account, we'll promote you and your book for an entire year via e-mail and snail-mail, reaching more than 100,000 book reviewers, radio and television stations, Print and Internet publications, libraries, and booksellers over the course of one year.  A $2,300 value, normally available through AmSAW for $325.  Now for a limited time only $150 for all AmSAW members (see Special COMBO Offer below).

So, why put it off any longer?  To complete your membership in the American Society of Authors and Writers, simply click on your choice of membership options below.

Easy, SECURE credit card or direct-debit checking payment

Or ...
Join AmSAW
By Regular Mail

You may submit a Membership Form and your check for one year's membership in AmSAW only ($60 for one year, $100 for two years, or $135 for three years)

OR

You may submit a Membership Form and your check for one year's membership in AmSAW PLUS your own Enhanced Author's Place Account for a total of $150 via regular mail to

Membership Committee
American Society of Authors and Writers
2150 Balboa Way No. 29
St. George, Utah 84770

We'll send you your AmSAW Username and Password by e-mail upon receipt (you can change them later).  Your Press Credentials and Membership Card will be mailed to you separately.