This sample client-facing language was developed by the AI Committee in June 2026. Members who wish to communicate their AI expectations to clients are welcome to use and adapt it for their own purposes. Generative AI can be a useful tool, and we’re not telling you to avoid it. Brainstorm with it, work on an…
NEW YORK, NY – March 3, 2026 – The Association of American Literary Agents (AALA), the nation’s top organization of literary representatives, today announces its endorsement of U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis’s (R-Utah) proposed Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act. The AALA commends the Senators’ efforts to introduce a structure to communicate…
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September 28, 2023 New York, NY – The Association of American Literary Agents released the results of its bi-annual membership survey. The results offer one of the most comprehensive studies to date regarding the role of the literary agent in the modern publishing landscape, with members offering insight into business practices while expressing broad concerns…
December 15, 2022 For Immediate Release NEW YORK, NY – As the strike by members of the HarperCollins Union, representing more than 250 employees, approaches its sixth week, 79.1% of literary agents in a poll conducted by the Association of American Literary Agents say they support the strike. Among the supporters, 74.4% back the strike…
AALA Survey Finds Literary Agents Strongly Against Penguin Random House’s Plan to Acquire Simon and Schuster August 17, 2022For Immediate Release As the case of U.S. v. Bertelsmann draws into the third and likely final week, nearly nine out of ten literary agents say they oppose Penguin Random House’s plan to acquire Simon & Schuster, citing concerns over…
Press Release The Board of Directors of the Association of American Literary Agents is pleased to announce the results of the 2022 AALA Election. Members of the AALA elected Lynn Johnston of Lynn Johnston Literary, Pamela Malpas of Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency, Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts of HG Literary and Jennifer Weltz of JVNLA to their…
as part of a major, overarching push towards creating a more equitable, participatory, diverse, and inclusive publishing community.
