The Contracts Committee Presents: When a Publisher Goes Bankrupt, featuring panelists Jaime Wolf and Erich Buck, and hosted by Gina Maccoby. Part of an agent's responsibilities is to advocate for […]
Join the Young Publishers Association and the AALA for a lunch and learn panel on building a successful remote work environment while newer to the industry. You’ll hear from junior […]
Presented by the SBC and Pelosi Wolf Spates During this session, Jaime Wolf, our outside general counsel, and his colleague, Matthew Tynan, will walk small business owners through filing their […]
Presented by the MDI Committee In this double header panel from industry staples Publisher’s Marketplace and Ingram, we discuss the future of rights reporting and give both platforms opportunity to […]
This moderated panel will feature four art directors/book designers from children's publishers. AALA members will hear about the role that art directors and book designers play in the publishing process […]
Presented by the International Committee The International Committee hosts a discussion of the basic questions we all ponder when it comes to how to handle foreign rights for our clients: […]
Are you curious about joining an AALA committee or building stronger relationships with fellow members? This virtual mixer is the perfect starting point! Designed to connect interested members with opportunities […]
The Co-Chairs of the AALA Ethics Committee and AALA General Counsel Jaime Wolf will discuss the ethical considerations regarding representing authors in a collaboration project, including: Is it ethical for […]
In this fourth installment of the Data in Publishing series, we will hear from consumer insights teams at three major publishers to uncover how they are working with authors and […]
Join the Membership Committee as we welcome new members to the AALA! This event is for members who joined in 2024 and 2025 so far to meet each other and […]
Attention Members: It’s Town Hall Time! Twice a year, the AALA Board hosts a virtual forum for disseminating new ideas and hearing our members’ feedback. All AALA members are invited […]
The Copyright Committee is presenting an overview of what agents who represent visual artists/illustrators need to know about copyright, including: due diligence in contract language/grants of rights, work-for-hire agreements, copyright […]