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Author and publishing organizations: the name, what kind of organization it is, who it is for, where it reaches, what membership costs, and how well the listing is checked.
Name	Type	Audience	Geography	Membership	Verified
ACES: The Society for EditingACES	Editorial professional association	Editors and communication professionals	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Alliance of Independent AuthorsALLi	Author association	Independent authors	Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
American Booksellers AssociationABA	Bookseller trade association	Independent booksellers and book-industry partners	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
American Christian Fiction WritersACFW	Genre writer association	Christian fiction writers	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
American Library AssociationALA	Library association	Library and information professionals	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
American Literary Translators AssociationALTA	Literary translator association	Literary translators and translated-literature advocates	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
American Society of Journalists and AuthorsASJA	Professional writers association	Independent nonfiction writers	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Asian American Writers’ WorkshopAAWW	Literary organization	Asian American writers and readers	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Association of American Literary AgentsAALA	Literary agent association	Literary agents and authors researching agents	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Association of American PublishersAAP	Publishing trade association	Book, journal, and education publishers	United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Association of University PressesAUPresses	Publishing trade association	University and scholarly presses	Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Association of Writers & Writing ProgramsAWP	Literary and education association	Writers, teachers, programs, and literary organizations	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Audio Publishers AssociationAPA	Publishing trade association	Audiobook publishers, producers, narrators, and authors	United States / Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Australian Society of AuthorsASA	Author association	Authors and illustrators	Australia	Paid	Unverified listing
Authors Alliance	Author rights organization	Authors who want to manage and share their works	United States / Global	Free and paid	Unverified listing
Biographers International OrganizationBIO	Genre writer association	Biographers	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Book Industry Study GroupBISG	Industry standards organization	Publishers, retailers, distributors, and service providers	United States / Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Cave Canem	Literary organization	Black poets	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Colorado Independent Publishers AssociationCIPA	Regional publishing association	Independent publishers and author-publishers	Colorado, United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Community of Literary Magazines and PressesCLMP	Literary publishing association	Independent literary magazines and presses	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Copyright Alliance	Creator rights organization	Authors and other creators	United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Dramatists Guild of AmericaDG	Writer association	Playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Editorial Freelancers AssociationEFA	Editorial professional association	Editors, proofreaders, indexers, and writers	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Editors Canada	Editorial professional association	Editors and language professionals	Canada	Paid	Unverified listing
Graphic Artists GuildGAG	Creator association	Illustrators, designers, and visual creators	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Horror Writers AssociationHWA	Genre writer association	Horror and dark-fiction writers	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Independent Book Publishers AssociationIBPA	Publishing trade association	Independent publishers and author-publishers	United States / Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Independent Publishers CaucusIPC	Publishing trade association	Independent publishers	United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Independent Publishers of New EnglandIPNE	Regional publishing association	Independent publishers and author-publishers	New England, United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Institute of Professional EditorsIPEd	Editorial professional association	Editors and language professionals	Australia / New Zealand	Paid	Unverified listing
International Authors ForumIAF	International author organization	Author organizations and creators	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
International Publishers AssociationIPA	Publishing trade association	National publisher associations and publishers	Global	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
International Thriller WritersITW	Genre writer association	Thriller writers and readers	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Kundiman	Literary organization	Asian American writers and readers	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Lambda Literary	Literary organization	LGBTQ writers and readers	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Latinx in PublishingLxP	Publishing professional organization	Latinx publishing professionals and creators	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Mystery Writers of AmericaMWA	Genre writer association	Mystery and crime writers	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
National Writers UnionNWU	Writers union	Freelance writers and authors	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Nonfiction Authors AssociationNFAA	Author association	Nonfiction authors and experts	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Novelists, Inc.NINC	Professional author association	Career novelists	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
PEN America	Literary and free-expression organization	Writers, readers, and literary professionals	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
People of Color in PublishingPOC in Pub	Publishing professional organization	Publishing professionals of color	United States	Paid	Unverified listing
Poets & Writers	Literary nonprofit	Creative writers	United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Publishers AssociationPA	Publishing trade association	Publishers and publishing-sector organizations	United Kingdom	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationSFWA	Genre writer association	Science fiction and fantasy writers	United States / Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Sisters in CrimeSinC	Genre writer association	Crime writers and readers	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
Society of AuthorsSoA	Author association	Authors, illustrators, and translators	United Kingdom	Paid	Unverified listing
Society of Children's Book Writers and IllustratorsSCBWI	Writer and illustrator association	Children’s book writers and illustrators	Global	Paid	Unverified listing
The Authors Guild	Author association	Published and working authors	United States	Paid	Checked by us on Sep 16, 2026
The Writers' Union of CanadaTWUC	Writers union	Professional book authors	Canada	Paid	Unverified listing

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