Benefits of Becoming a Member

  • Monthly meetings for socializing, networking, and learning. A lending library is maintained for members to read one another’s books. Reviews are encouraged. Qualified speakers give talks on writing topics, publishing, and book marketing.
  • Our website publicizes events and activities of our group and individual members. It also promotes each member with an Author’s Page containing a brief bio, headshot, and covers of their books linked to external retailers for purchase.
  • Participation in local fairs and festivals, sharing the cost of the booth space, which attract shoppers to a wide variety of literary works.
  • Occasional workshops offering courses related to writing such as self-publishing, social media use, computer skills, use of AI, and utilizing writing tools.
  • Writing critique groups that offer encouragement and editing assistance for works in process.
  • Reaching out to the community by sponsoring writing contests in the local school systems for students in middle school and high school. AGT members offer individual mentoring and talks related to writing, such as plotting, character development, and grammar.

Becoming a Member of the Authors Guild of Tennessee

We are an association of Tennessee authors working together to provide support, education, marketing, and community for authors in East Tennessee. To be accepted for membership you must submit the online application on this website and, if requested, send a published book or a completed draft of a book to the Membership/Vetting Committee. The committee will determine if your submission adheres to industry standards and if you are accepted as a new member. Please read the requirements below to determine if the Authors Guild of Tennessee is right for you, and you can meet the requirements of membership.

Membership Requirements

  • Must be a resident of Tennessee.
  • Upon acceptance, must initially pay prorated annual dues which are currently $40 per year and then recurring dues annually prior to the new year.
  • It is expected that each member read another member’s book monthly and provide a review on book seller sites such as Amazon and Goodreads. These books will be freely available via the AGT library.
  • Must assist in marketing all AGT authors’ books.
  • Must contribute to AGT by serving on at least one committee, attend monthly meetings, and participate in book-marketing events.

The Membership/Vetting Committee will review the application and request a published book, or a sample from your book-in-process to evaluate. If the Committee recommends the applicant, they will be invited to join the Authors Guild of Tennessee.

To stay in good standing with AGT, a member should follow the above criteria, conform to AGT’s Constitution, By-Laws, Policies and Procedures, and pay their dues on time.

Membership Application

Submit your online application here:  Membership Application

If requested, send your book to:

Katherine Parr
308 Konawa Place
Loudon, TN 37774

 

If you have any questions, please Send Us a Message. We’d love to hear from you.