Alliance of Independent Authors Campaigns

Happy Holidays! Free Writing and Publishing Gifts For Authors

It's the season of giving, and we're spreading good cheer and good news for ALLi members and friends, with lots of writing and publishing discounts and free gifts.

December 24, 2016
Orna Ross
Campaigns

Our round-up of Indie Author Podcasts for your Holiday Listening

Jay Artale our ALLi communications manager has put together a roundup of our Ask ALLi and Indie Author Fringe podcasts, and coaxes us to take time for ourselves over the festive season to listen and be inspired.

Who’s Opening Up To Indie? ALLi Campaign Update

Have you seen publishing open up to indies? The Alliance of Independent Authors is updating its #PublishingOpenUp campaign. So what's changed for you since the campaign launch in 2014?

November 7, 2016
Orna Ross
Campaigns, Opinion

Opinion: Where is the Great Indie Literary Fiction?

In this week's opinion slot on the ALLi blog, Dan Holloway makes the case for why literary prizes and awards need to open up to indie authors, because self-publishing is the natural home for great literary fiction.

September 19, 2016
Dan Holloway
Campaigns, Opinion

Publishing News – VAT on ebooks & Indie Authors

ALLi's Dan Holloway wants to spread the word about an EU consultation on VAT on ebooks. The EU has just…

Opinion: Are Indie Authors Really Ready to Open Up?

While our #publishingopenup campaign has long called for greater acceptance of indie authors in the wider publishing world, today we're…

Opinion: The Dollars and Sense of Diversity

Grace Wynter, American writer of women's fiction and romance, sounds the rallying cry for indie authors to be a driving…

Australian Government’s Proposed Changes to Copyright Law

A few weeks ago, in our regular news column, we mentioned the Australian Productivity Commission’s consultation on proposed revisions to intellectual property…

May 24, 2016
Dan Holloway
Campaigns

How New Writing Events and Groups are Uniting Authors, However They Are Published

How authors publish their books becomes less relevant when the authors themselves take the initiative in setting up events and…

April 28, 2016
David Ebsworth
Campaigns, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

Money Upfront: How Authors Crowdfund their Books: Ben Galley

Indie Author Fringe: This live hangout with self-publishing expert and successful crowdfunder Ben Galley will tell you all you need to know about the options for crowdfunding your book.