The money we pay our members is from ‘secondary uses’, where someone uses a work that’s already been distributed – such as when schools photocopy books they own, or libraries lend books.

Set up in 1977 by writers for writers, we’re still owned by our members.

We collect money from all over the world – find out where, exactly.

The people that make up our Board and Senior Management Team.

We hold our AGM every November.

Learn about the work we do to understand the environment writers work in today, and the challenges they face.

Read about the rules and regulations that guide how we run things.