Member Benefits

Meet one-on-one with potential clients, editors, publishers and agents at ASJA’s annual conference. Not available to Associate or Retired Members

Pitch clients, editors, publishers, and agents via Zoom. Offered quarterly. Not available to Associate or Retired Members

Get feedback from top editors on your pitches during interactive Zoom sessions. Offered throughout the year.

Our virtual and in-person conferences feature the best, most current advice and information for developing and growing your freelance writing career, with tracks for books, journalism, and content marketing.

ASJA members do not pay for webinars, which are offered at least six times each year. In addition, members can access recordings of webinars at no cost.

The ASJA Magazine is on hiatus, but you can still access our online archive of previous issues going back to  Spring 2020.

ASJA is pleased to offer its members discounted legal consultations with Joseph Perry, an attorney and literary agent well versed in the ins and outs of publishing and contract law.

Each Tuesday, ASJA hosts a drop-in Virtual Coffee Chat — a great time to check in with other members, share your challenges and wins, and even get some been-there-done-that advice.

ASJA members receive a 20% discount on one single-user subscription to AP Stylebook Online each year and one registration for the AP Stylebook Workshop. (You’ll need your ASJA Member ID to receive the discount. Click on Portal in the top right corner and you’ll see it in the upper right.)

Your ASJA membership card establishes your bona fides as a member in good standing. Available on request and at no charge, it is a hard plastic card with your photo and with prominent MEDIA & PRESS marking.

ASJA’s Awards Program recognizes the best freelance writing of the previous years. Our members pay lower submission fees and can submit to awards with cash prizes.

ASJA members get full access to the Examine nutrition database, a massive, high-quality database of nutrition research. To learn more, you can view the ASJA Examine webinar here or sign up using the link below.

For members who need to secure their own health insurance, ASJA offers access to health insurance options through a partnership with Gallagher (formerly LIG Solutions).

ASJA loudly champions the rights of freelance writers. You can count on us to defend your rights as independent contractors, journalists, and authors.