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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Visual Arts”

IAF at the Guadalajara Book Fair 2022

Serena Barone 12th January 2023 Book Fair, Events, IAF, Latin America, News, Visual Arts, World Book Capital

In November 2022, The International Authors Forum (IAF) held their first in person events at the Guadalajara Book Fair 2022 (FIL). IAF’s presence at FIL Guadalajara, the largest Spanish-speaking book …

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Artist’s Resale Right in Latin America

Athanasios Venitsanopoulos 30th July 2021 Artists Resale Right, News, Visual Arts

Maria Fernanda Mendoza, IAF Consultant for Mexico and Latin America; Fabiana Nascimento, Director of Visual Arts at Associação Brasileira dos Direitos de Autores Visuais (AUTVIS); and Maria Jose de la …

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IAF statement on Artist’s Resale Right at SCCR 39

Luke Alcott 1st November 2019 Artists Resale Right, News, Visual Arts, WIPO

As the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 39th session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), Luke Alcott spoke on behalf of the International Authors …

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DACS launches #FairShareforArtists campaign

Luke Alcott 24th June 2019 Artists Resale Right, Authors earnings, News, UK, Visual Arts

The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has launched a campaign to promote the importance of artists’ royalties and to safeguard the Artist’s Resale Right as the UK faces more …

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Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists

Luke Alcott 8th March 2019 Authors earnings, Fair contracts, IAF, News, Visual Arts

Thanks to IAF members, the Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Visual Artists has been developed. Update: This is now available in French and Spanish. As part of its work …

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IAF on Twitter

Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature ·
21 Dec

📢Nominations are now open for 2023's RSL International Writers! 🌍

We're excited to be honouring writers from all over the world and hope you'll join us in this celebration of literature, bringing people together.

Submit your recommendations here
👉 http://bit.ly/RSLIW2023

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Carole Tongue @caroletongue ·
19 Dec

@UKCCD1 supports the hard work that the IAF does in support of authors to ensure we all have the diversity of writing that our authors can give us if they are fairly remunerated. @B_Hayes_ALCS @CouncilWriters https://twitter.com/IntAuthors/status/1544231177464303617

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IAF on Instagram

Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your Risks and profits should be shared fairly in your contract. Authors shouldn’t be contractually liable for events beyond their control and they should be paid fairly for any risks.

That’s it! Now you have all the 10 principles we believe make up a fair writing contract 🎉📝
Your publishing contract should be: ✅Clear ✅ W Your publishing contract should be:
✅Clear
✅ With technical terms defined
✅ Written in plain English where possible 

What else should be in your contract? Find out by heading to our YouTube channel.
A fair contract should keep your options for the f A fair contract should keep your options for the future open 🕊 

Head to our YouTube to learn more about fair contracts for authors.
We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of We were glad to be part of the signing ceremony of the World Book Capital Network in Wroclaw, Poland. IAF will work closely with every partner to make every World Book Capital a success ✨
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Publishers should always respect an author’s mor Publishers should always respect an author’s moral rights. This means properly attributing their name on their work and consulting the author about any changes that could affect their work’s integrity. 

Get more on fair contracts by heading to our YouTube.
What should your royalty statements look like?

✅ Detailed
✅ Easy to understand 
✅ Sent on a regular basis 

Learn more about fair contracts for authors by heading to our YouTube channel.
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