resources search for royalties log in search for contact us log in register you have successfully logged out of the members area . home what we do join about us members information resources search for royalties log in welcome to the authors licensing and collecting society alcs alcs makes sure writers are paid what s due to them when people use their work . we collect money from all over the world then pay it to our members . so far we ve paid a total of 400 million . we also campaign to ensure writers rights are recognised and rewarded and teach people what copyright is all about . we have around 90 000 members and are a not for profit organisation . we were started by writers for writers and have been going since 1977 . membership of alcs costs just 36 and you don t have to pay anything upfront . twitter stream currently unavailable alcs uk members login latest news read all news 10 10 2016 join the fairer contracts campaign 2016 has been the year that authors around the world challenged publishers in their respective countries to consider fairer contracts for authors in a bid for a more balanced financial deal for writers everywhere . read on 30 09 2016 alcs supports international translation day do you know any translators alcs is holding more than 200 000 for the work of translators who haven t yet joined and to whom we d be delighted to pay the money they are due . read on 30 09 2016 alcs sponsors the 10th bath children s literature festival for a third year alcs is delighted to be sponsoring bath children s literature festival in early october . now in its tenth year the festival programme is once again jam packed with well known children s authors and illustrators from the uk and abroad including the likes of david walliams liz pichon and michael morpurgo . read on 29 09 2016 alcs supports own it book launch at hackney empire the book launch of mama can t raise no man by robyn travis got off to an excellent start on tuesday 27 september when the bookseller revealed that hackney empire had sold 600 tickets for the event . including sales on the door 900 tickets overall were sold for the event . read on 28 09 2016 75 % fee rise for writers working under pact tv agreement good news for writers working under the writers guild of great britain s wggb pact television agreement who are set to get an increase of 75 % . read on alcs news members area log in or register username password forgotten password the september edition of alcs news is out now . legal notice sitemap 1st floor barnard s inn 86 fetter lane london ec4a 1en . t 020 7264 5700 e alcs alcs.co.uk authors licensing and collecting society 2015 . all rights reserved . site design by lime digital .