The Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) is the only nonprofit membership association dedicated solely to assisting textbook and academic authors. TAA's overall mission is to enhance the quality of textbooks and other academic materials, such as journal articles, monographs and scholarly books, in all fields and disciplines, by providing its textbook and academic author members with educational and networking opportunities.
TAA was founded in 1987 by math author Mike Keedy. Read about TAA's history: Click here
TAA is governed by a TAA Council made up of textbook and academic authors. Read a complete history of TAA here.
TAA is a voice for textbook and academic authors.
TAA developed a pamphlet entitled, "Stomp the Comp," that discourages faculty from selling complimentary copies to book resellers, a practice that is harmful to authors and contributes to the rising cost of textbooks. TAA has also written a position statement on the academic value of textbooks, a Code of Ethics for Authors, and a guide for authors in negotiating contracts with publishers.
TAA sponsors the following activities:
Academic Authoring Workshops. TAA sponsors workshops on college and university campuses across the country. These workshops are designed to assist academic authors in jump-starting their writing, getting their writing published, finishing their dissertations, and writing effective grant proposals.
Annual Conferences. TAA holds annual conferences as a way to educate textbook and academic authors on topics such as authoring scholarly journal articles, and books, finishing a dissertation, working with editors, working with coauthors, indexing, legal issues surrounding copyright, negotiating contracts, textbook authoring, and the preparation of ancillary materials, as well as providing them with plenty of opportunities for networking. Visit the 2009 TAA Conference website: Click here
Awards. Each year, TAA recognizes the best new textbooks with its Textbook Excellence Awards ("Textys"), and the textbooks that have shown the greatest longevity with its McGuffey Longevity Awards ("McGuffeys"). More awards info: Click hereWhy Join?
As a TAA member, you'll receive TAA's monthly print newsletter, The Academic Author, which contains news and information about the textbook and academic authoring industry, how-to information, member and author profiles, and association news. You'll also receive TAA News Alerts, bi-monthly email messages that keep you up-to-date on association and industry news in between issues of The Academic Author.
>> Sample issue of The Academic Author (PDF will download into separate window)
TAA members also gain access to the Members-only Section of the TAA website, which contains the full text of articles featured on the TAA home page; special documents such as a model textbook contract, TAA position statements, and surveys; an online mentoring directory; and archives of The Academic Author (dating back to the association's founding in 1987) and TAA News Alerts.
Other TAA Member Benefits include:
Teleconferences. Members can participate in one or more 60-minute teleconferences. New teleconferences are offered each Fall and Spring. All teleconferences are made available as downloadable recordings. View current TAA Teleconference schedule: Click here
Publication Grants. TAA members are eligible for grants of up to $750 to subsidize the cost of publishing scholarly journal articles or books, e.G., the preparation of art-work, having the article formatted to the journal's style, the preparation of photographic images, and straightforward publication costs.
Mentor-A-Member Program. TAA's members-only online mentoring directory allows members to match themselves with veteran academic and textbook authors.
Legal Assistance. TAA members receive a free legal consultation, referrals to attorneys with experience in publishing, and discounts on legal fees.
Discounted Editing Services. TAA members receive discounts of up to 20 percent off editing services from select editors.
TAA Listservs. Questions about authoring or publishing posted on TAA's members-only listservs, TAA Textbook Authoring and TAA Academic Authoring, typically generate several helpful responses within a few days.
— And the ability to network with other textbook and academic authors!
Start a TAA Chapter A Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Chapter is a great way to incorporate TAA's member benefits and resources into your writing group or professional development activities. To start a TAA Chapter, you will need a minimum of 15 people to join, and someone willing to serve as Chapter Chair (or two-co-chairs). Current TAA Chapters TAA Chapter at Mansfield University, PA Each TAA Chapter receives great benefits: Click for more info |
Join a TAA Chapter: New TAA member joining a chapter? Existing TAA member current on your dues? Existing TAA member who needs to renew? Don't have your username and password? Email kim.pawlak@taaonline.net |
Dues:
Members can self-designate the level of membership dues that fit their situations.
$30 SPECIAL OFFER FOR ALL FIRST-TIME MEMBERS
Academic Authors
$15 Graduate
Students/Instructors/Postdoctoral Fellows
$30 Assistant Professors
$55 Associate Professors
$75 Professors
Textbook Authors
$30
Royalties under $5,000 a year
$75 Royalties above $5,000 a year
All Members
$35 Emeritus
Member
– If you are retired and/or no longer writing or revising
and your royalty income is less than $5,000 annually
$55 Professional Member (Examples: agent, indexer, editor, publisher, etc.)
You are encouraged to voluntarily become a Contributing or Sustaining Member:
$100 Contributing
Member – If your annual royalty income exceeds $10,000
$150 Sustaining Member – If your annual royalty income exceeds
$25,000
Questions? Call (727) 563-0020 or email TextandAcademicAuthors@taaonline.net.
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