Join us as we welcome our new members! This event is for members who joined in 2023 and 2024 so far to meet each other and connect with AALA's committees and community.
This panel is for members who are managing teams of any size, from small to large. Questions of how to lead your team are perennial, and even more pressing in the post-pandemic era – with employees more geographically scattered, industry practices undergoing change, and new technological options for communication and organization. Topics include training and […]
Please note that this program will be available live only, and will not be recorded. Join Lina Renzina (Lifestyle and Education Partnerships, TikTok) who will present an inside look at the world of BookTok for publishers, authors and creators and how to leverage the BookTok community to build and engage audiences. This presentation will include […]
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Publishers Weekly and the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) will present an in-person educational conference for agents, editors, marketers and book publishing professionals. The much-anticipated event, hosted by NYU’s SPS Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts at NYU’s Kimmel Center in New York City, will bring the industry […]
A Deep Dive into Notoriously Confusing Clauses In this panel members of the Contracts Committee will present a primer on four of the most disorienting parts of publisher’s contracts boilerplate: Warranties and Indemnities, First Proceeds, Force Majeure, and Schedule A. Panelist will provide members with a clearer understanding of this language and its practical implications […]
The Royalties Committee will provide a refresher course in reviewing royalty statements, along with a slide deck identifying key terms to help improve your tracking of sales, earnings, and payments.