Objectives
To promote and protect the intellectual property rights of its members.
To provide information to all academic and non-fiction authors in Tanzania about their rights.
To advocate for clear and beneficial professional and legal relationships between authors and publishers in Tanzania.
To assist authors in negotiating fair publishing contracts.
To offer general and legal advice and assistance to authors of academic and non- fiction works.
To promote the personal development of aspiring and emerging academic and non-fiction authors, and to offer guidance in all aspects of such writing.
To liaise and cooperate with local, national, regional and international bodies involved in the funding, promotion, development and dissemination of writing.
To promote members’ publications, both nationally and internationally.
To promote and protect the members right to freedom of expression.
To create and maintain networks with and encourage cooperation between authors and other professionals in the book chain.
To generate and invest the Association’s revenue for the benefit of members.
