Australian Society of Authors
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The Australian Society of Authors. National peak organisation promoting & protecting professional interests of Australia's authors & illustrators for 60 years
Australia
Joined April 2010
🚨The ASA is collaborating with Macquarie University on a research project examining Australian authors' and illustrators' perspectives on generative AI and we want to hear from you. Help us understand the impact of AI on creators - have your say today:
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The ASA is moving to Bluesky! You can keep up to date with our news on Bluesky at @asauthors.bsky.social or on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Threads at @asauthors.
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While there are elements of the HarperCollins licensing agreement that raise concerns, it is a step in the right direction that authors are being consulted, their explicit permission is required, and the publisher has set guardrails around use of the material.
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The survey may take between 10-15 minutes and will close for responses on 20 December at 5.00pm AEDT. Three prizes of $200 each will be awarded to randomly selected writers or illustrators who complete the survey in full before the closing date.
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The ASA will provide more information on this in the coming days - stay tuned to our website for more. In the interim, we encourage all authors and illustrators to read our article, Questions to ask your publisher about AI:
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A group of over 90 Australian authors & members of the literary community have launched a Summer Reading for MPs campaign, giving Australian federal MPs a ‘carefully curated package of books on the Middle East’:
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Missed the ASA's Colin Simpson Memorial Keynote presented by James Bradley this week? Read an extract of Creative futures: imagining a place for writing in a world of AI:
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ICYMI: Congratulations to @SaraSalehTweets and @LucyTreloar, the winners of the 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award! 🥳 #bja24 #barbarajefferisaward
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RT @EmmaQuayBooks: We just had to be there to see Ann James receive her ASA Medal. She is a superb and unique creator for children… and cha…
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Creative Australia also provides free protocol guides, which you can download from their website:
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RT @australiareads: How do Australians engage and interact with public libraries? And what are the latest borrowing and programming trends…
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📢 Authors and researchers: don't miss this FREE information session with Maggie Nolan and Julienne van Loon all about Austlit. Registrations are essential:
AustLit Director Maggie Nolan and Associate Professor Julienne van Loon will be delivering a webinar for @asauthors on Friday 8 Nov. (1pm AEDT/12pm AEST) on how to use AustLit for creative inspiration. More details and registration link below:
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"Narrative is the only way we can understand ourselves and the world. Put simply, without stories all we are is meat."
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