About
Who we are?
ILRGuild is an organization that is dedicated to the pursuit of setting equitable and honorable standards for Agencies, Firms, or any Organization establishing business related to publication and literary arts. The present-day market is full of opportunities for writers. With the increasing competition, it becomes difficult for writers to get their work published or recognized. Writers are often forced to work in unethical conditions and are abused by publishers or agencies. The industry needs a policy that safeguards the interest of talented and passionate writers. We founded the Guild to oversee the welfare of the Literary Industry and celebrate with both the business and writers to help us further grow this enterprise.
Our History
At a Conference around 1986, Derek Jameson and Margaret McGrath have raised their alarming observation concerning the slow degradation of publication and mass media ethics. The issues raised were not given much regard by the assembly officers. The following day, Tom Williams, one of the participants in the said fair, organized a meeting with Jameson and McGrath to discuss the ethical issues and related concerns involving the media and creative writing industry. After then, the Guild was founded in December 1986. The guild has grown and collaborated with different agencies and editors who fought for common advocacy. Up until the present time, the guild has served its purpose by empowering literary recognition standards and ethics through conferences and enacting policies. We believe in an open literary world that is safe for everyone, with talent and principled firms, are being valued and rewarded equally. We’ve been committed to the pursuit of excellence since our inception and have worked on various initiatives to improve the quality of life for writers, publishers, and agencies alike.
Our Mission
To put it Concisely, our ultimate goal is to preserve harmony and beauty in the World of Literary Arts. It takes two to tango, thus, we aim to carry through a program that is beneficial to both writers and associated businesses. This, we believe can be achieved by itemizing our mission below:
Protect the Rights of Both the Writers and Business.
Identify and rarify standard virtues for the benefit of both writers and businesses. Having stipulated rights in place gives a more secure and balanced relationship between the writers and businesses.
Impose Guild Codes and ensure all Members should diligently observe.
We specifically aim for more economic opportunities for creative writers by abolishing unjust and unethical trade within the industry.
Awards & Recognitions
Giving Merit to notable talents and business who consistently upholds the Guild’s Code and have exhibited nobility. We believe that empowering talents, integrity, and noble deeds through recognition nourishes the fire within, the passion for virtue and arts that keeps the Literary Industry alive.
Annual Conferences
We provide an avenue for our members to discuss issues and brainstorm ideas and solutions and collaborate alongside people with skills, talents, and funding to establish imperative activity. The conference opens an opportunity that promotes a culture of innovation, creativity, and unity.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Zora Neale Hurston
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