Association of Authors’ Representatives

Location: National

Services:Information and Research; Member Discounts; Networking Opportunities

Disciplines:Media; Literature; Theatre

Organization Type:Nonprofit

The Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) is a not-for-profit organization of qualified literary agents and dramatic representatives of authors; dramatists and other creators and owners of intellectual property. AAR has three prime objectives:(1) to keep agents informed of changing conditions in publishing; the theater; the motion picture and television industries and related fields (2) to encourage cooperation among literary organizations (3) to assist agents in representing the interests of their author-clients.To qualify for AAR an agent must meet professional standards specified in the organization's by-laws and agree to subscribe to the AAR canon of ethics.