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There is an annual guild membership fee of $25 and a one-time application fee of $10 when you submit your application. This application fee is nonrefundable. You will not be asked to pay the annual membership fee until after your application has been accepted.

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MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

Be a traditionally published author, Whitney finalist or winner, an author who has a signed contract with a publisher or who is represented by a literary agent, or an indie author who meets the below-listed criteria, or who meets other standards determined by the Board of Directors; and who pays the annual dues set by the Board of Directors.

Criteria for membership:

  1. Traditionally Published: Have a book published through a traditional publisher, which must include a submission and acceptance/rejection process, an editorial process, cover and design work, printing, and distribution of the book by publisher for profit.
    (A traditional publisher should bear all the costs of printing and publication, and must publish at least three books a year.)
  2. Independently Published: Have a professional edit of the qualifying book. (Proof will be required.) Self-published your book, either in print, ebook, or audio format. Made $250 net profit on the sale of your book, either in print, ebook, or audio format or a combination of the three. If you published through a vanity press or hybrid press and you paid some or all of the cost of producing and marketing the book, please choose this option.
  3. Agented or Under Contract: Have a signed contract with a traditional publisher for the publication of one or more titles that meet the criteria OR have a contract of representation from a literary agent working with you on at least one full and completed manuscript.

For a book to qualify under any of the above, it must be:

  • Published within the past five years.
  • 50K words for adult book or 20k words for children’s book.*
  • Written by the applicant. Books in which an author compiles stories, experiences, or the like from various other authors are not eligible.

*Picture books, co-authored books, and other various situations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Purpose of Storymakers Guild
Teach, encourage, and support Latter-Day Saint authors and the world-wide writing community.

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Required Field-- (Click and drag lower right corner to make larger.) IF PUBLISHED: List book TITLE with AMAZON LINK (If INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED this title must be professionally edited and have earned $250 net profit). IF AGENTED/CONTRACTED: List name of AGENT and/or EDITOR along with their WEBSITE LINKS. Failure to include this information may delay your membership. We will be contacting you by email to verify and obtain additional information.

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Storymakers Author Guild is a nonprofit 501c6 under the IRS code. While donations are welcome, they are not tax deductible.

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