Authors call for boycott of festivals that do not pay

Joanne Harris and Linda Grant among signatories of letter saying authors have been giving services for free for too longThe fight to ensure literary festivals pay authors appearing at their events has gained momentum after a number of prominent writers, including Linda Grant, Denisa Mina, Joanne Harris and Francesca Simon, signed an open letter calling on publishers and writers to boycott festivals that do not pay them.The letter, written by Amanda Craig and signed by 30 authors, came shortly after Philip Pullman resigned as patron of the Oxford literary festival over his view that authors appearing at the event “are expected to work for nothing”. Related: Philip Pullman resigns as Oxford literary festival patron over lack of pay for authors @nicolamorgan Us too! We are a small but vibrant org that puts authors & illustrators at heart = fantastic events every year since 1999!Our take on festivals paying authors, following today's news from @PhilipPullman This issue needs highlighting. https://t.co/rwqt8uXV80Bottom line, if we can't pay visiting authors, we wouldn't feel right staging fest. Kudos @Joannechocolat & @nicolamorgan for speaking out. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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