Frequently Asked Questions

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We offer two membership options: Standard Membership for a one-time fee of $10 for a lifetime membership and Professional Membership for an annual fee of $100. 

The Standard Membership fee of $10 provides you with a lifetime membership to The Authors & Writers Association. It grants you access to our community, resources, workshops, networking opportunities, and member-only benefits. 

Professional Members, who pay an annual fee of $100, receive enhanced benefits and opportunities. This includes access to advanced workshops, mentorship programs, exclusive events, and personalized support to further their professional development as scout agencies and publishers in our association. 

Yes, both Standard and Professional Members enjoy exclusive benefits and discounts. These may include discounted rates for workshops, access to writing tools and software, discounts on publishing services, and more. We strive to provide valuable perks to enhance your writing journey. 

Absolutely! If you have a Standard Membership and wish to upgrade to Professional Membership, you can do so by paying the difference in fees. Contact our support team, and they will guide you through the process and ensure a seamless transition to enjoy the additional benefits. 

No, you won't lose the rights to your entries or your books. You still owned the published entries and books 100%. You only granted us exclusive permission to publish them through our official publishing channels such as Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Rakuten Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Bakers & Taylor etc. Read our terms and conditions.

Absolutely not! One of the main reason we're established in the first place is to avoid our members from being scammed from anyone. We just wanted to build a society full of writers, authors, editors, illustrators, readers, and critics in one place. Considered us, like The Authors Guild of America, accessible to everyone (except scammers, fake profiles, bots etc.) but affordable to everyone, everywhere.

The biggest reason of why do we have membership registration fee is because with one-time fee of $10 that you paid for Standard Membership and annual fee of $100 for Professional Membership, is what keeping us active and running. In return, we offered tons of benefit to our members. Such as Writing Challenges, where you can flex your creative writing and stand a chance to win gadget prizes e.g., Apple MacBook, Apple iPad or cash prizes. There's so much more to it than it looks. Without any membership fees, we can't do anything to help our members and keep their passion going.

During membership registration, you find a form on our Sign Up page. In that form, you are requested to fill in your details such as your name, email, phone number and other related information. After you submitted your membership registration form and pay your membership fee, you will get an email from us that included your Membership ID and Membership Certificate through your registered email. You can use your Membership ID to participate in our Private Facebook Group and more. These methods are meant to secure our platforms and channels from scammers, fake profiles, bots etc.