2. 1) Create a username and Password
2) http://www.asja.org/join/online.php
3. Create an online application account
Click the link to print out the cover page that will
included with the portfolio
Provide a $50 application fee
The cover page is to include the dates of the works and
names of the publications written in alphabetical order
Send photocopy of works, and not the original form
Make sure that submissions are a variety of subjects
and mediums
Mail to: Membership Application ASJA
1501 Broadway Suite 302
New York, NY 10036
4. Freelancer who provides his or her income
from independent work
All work must be bylined
Non-fiction writers only
Writers must submit a variety of work that
includes articles, books, andInternet pieces.
Writers should also include non-fiction TV,
film, and radio scripts.
Textbooks does not make one eligible
5. Annual ASJA Members Private online discussion
Day Meeting: Includes forums
workshops and seminars Discounted magazine
Freelance Writer Search: subscriptions
Link that networks Royalties for database
accessible jobs and work and electronic reprints
Professional press card ASJA Newsletter
PayCheck reports: Inside Confidential Section
information about various Partnership access to
publications’ rates and research sites: iUniverse,
work experiences Lexis-Nexis, and
Various insurances, Mozy.com
including health
6. Founded in 1948
Over 1,400 members
Focuses on freelance and independent writers
Provides quick access to profession and proven
writers
7. Who Can Join?
Freelance writers
Independents
who reframe from
writing for
corporations or
special interest
Books
groups
Non-Fiction
Newspaper Articles
writers who earn Magazine Articles
their income from Online Articles
freelance work
Non-fiction scripts for TV,
Writers who
film, and radio
publish a variety
of media
8. Once
work is accepted there is a one-
time fee of $75
Annual Membership fee of $192
9. LOCAL CHAPTER -
HEADQUARTERS REGIONAL CHAPTERS
New York City Northern California
Executive Director Southern California
Alexandra Owens Washington D.C.
(212)-997-0947 Southeastern United
States
The Rocky Mountain
Area
The Upper Midwest
10. o The Arlenes: Books and Articles that make
a difference
The Arlene Book Award
The Arlene Article Award
11. oJuneRoth Memorial Awards for
Outstanding Medical Book and Article
•The June Roth Book Award
•The June Roth Article Award
12. o Donald Robinson Award for Investigative
Journalism Article
o Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award
o Career Achievement Award
o Extraordinary Service Award
13. Newsletter: ASJA Newsletter Confidential
Section
The ASJA Annual Writers Conference
Members-Only Link: Need password and
username
ASJA Member Websites
Features directory web pages and profiles of the ASJA members
14. One must be an ASJA member in order to
be networked for work
15. President Sally Shannon
Executive Director Alexandra Owens
Newsletter Editor Barbara DeMarco-Barnett
Web Editor Steven Morrill
Webmaster Bruce Miller
Writers Emergency Assistance Fund Lisa Collier Cool
Notes de l'éditeur
Apply Online or On Paper
Founded in 1948Over 1,400 membersFocuses on freelance and independent writersProvides quick access to profession and proven writers
BooksNewspaper ArticlesMagazine ArticlesOnline ArticlesNon-fiction scripts for TV, film, and radio
The Arlene Book AwardThe Arlene Article Award
The June Roth Book AwardThe June Roth Article Award
Features directory web pages and profiles of the ASJA members