The following is SFWA's model contract for use between authors and agents.Author-Agent Agreement • July 30th, 2016 • New York
The model author-agent agreement was written by the SFWA® Contracts Committee with the assistance of SFWA's attorney. SFWA's model contracts are written as generic guides to help writers and others understand common publishing contracts and to help them negotiate better contracts. They are not intended to be and should not be used as boilerplate contracts by publishers, writers, or agents, and any such use is not approved by SFWA. SFWA's model contracts have been written by writers for writers, and are for educational purposes only.
Waterside Productions, Inc. Literary AgentsAuthor-Agent Agreement • November 17th, 2020 • California
I, the author, appoint Waterside Productions, the agency, my exclusive agent and the agency accepts such appointment to handle the marketing throughout the world of all literary rights, including but not limited to, publishing, software, electronic, online courses, motion picture, stage, radio, television rights and generally to advise the author professionally, it being understood that:
Author/Agent RelationshipAuthor/Agent Agreement • September 13th, 2024
Costs: First and foremost, agents do not charge to represent the authors they contract to represent. Agents work on commission only, usually earning around 15% of the author’s earnings from book deals, including advances and royalties. This commission is earned only when they have acquired a book contract for one of their clients and all compensation is paid directly to the agent by the publishing house, not the author. This means the agent’s income is directly tied to the author’s success, aligning their interests. Any agent who tries to charge a fee to an author in exchange for representing them or promoting their book should not be pursued.
AUTHOR-AGENT AGREEMENTAuthor-Agent Agreement • May 31st, 2012 • California
