Reading James Baldwin

With more than 14,000 members, the Authors Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for published writers. It advocates on behalf of working writers to protect free speech, freedom of expression, and authors’ copyrights; fights for fair contracts and authors' ability to earn a livable wage; and provides a welcoming community for writers and translators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism.Through its educational and charitable arm, the Authors Guild Foundation, it also offers programming to foster the appreciation of literature and teach working writers about the business of writing. The AGF presents a series of author conversations in New York City and nationwide in the belief that a rich and diverse literary culture is essential to a thriving democracy.