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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Since 1948, ASJA has been giving freelance writers the confidence and connections to prosper.

09/28/2026

QOTW: Next week is Banned Books Week. How do book bans affect your personal reading choices? Check all that apply and remember to sign up for ASJA’s upcoming banned books webinar. https://members.asja.org/ap/Form/Fill/Lwel6fgp

09/28/2026

Check out the results from last week's survey!

09/26/2026

Take the 2026 AI and the Writing Profession survey cosponsored by Gotham Ghostwriters and Bernoff.com.

If enough ASJA members participate, Josh Bernoff, noted ghostwriter and the survey’s co-creator, will present findings tailored to ASJA members in spring 2027.

Use the special ASJA survey link at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AIWPasja – and share it with a friend.

09/25/2026

ASJA is observing Banned Books Week 2026 by hosting a free webinar Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 4 pm ET on the emerging backlash against government censorship and how to report on book challenges beyond culture-war headlines.

As a public service, ASJA is making registration free for all, members and nonmembers.

Register here: https://www.asja.org/.../web.../learning-to-fight-book-bans/
Learn more here: https://www.asja.org/what-escalating-book-bans-mean-for.../

09/22/2026

Find out what it takes to win an award for covering DEAI topics and see a list of awards honoring diverse writers and inclusive writing. Read more about how Carol Brzozowski did this here: https://www.asja.org/this-freelancer-won-a-deai-writing-award/

09/22/2026

QOTW: ASJA has relaunched its Bookshop.org page as an alternative to buying books from Amazon. How important is it to you to reduce or eliminate your reliance on Amazon? https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/IzRASDx/QOTWSep21bookshop

09/18/2026

Celebrate Hispanic writers with ASJA this Hispanic Heritage Month by picking up one of these moving non-fiction works.

- LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana — Reported cultural and social history of US Latino communities

- American Negra: A Memoir by Natasha S. Alford — Afro-Latina memoir about family, identity, race, journalism, and belonging

- First in the Family: A Story of Survival, Recovery, and the American Dream by Jessica Hoppe — Memoir exploring Mexican American family life, addiction, recovery, class, and education

- Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging by Eugene Rodriguez — Memoir about Mexican American identity, music, and family

- Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora — Memoir of Zamora’s childhood journey from El Salvador to reunite with his parents in the US

09/14/2026

QOTW: ASJA is launching its new student membership. How important do you think it is for ASJA to nurture the next generation of entrepreneurial nonfiction writers? https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/WoR4kCI/QOTWSept14student

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