ASA memberships are annual and are set to renew at the beginning of each financial year. Membership for 2026–27 is due to renew on 1 July 2026. If you have your membership set to renew and you have a saved payment method on file, no action is required from you and payment will be processed on 1 July.

If you wish to turn on/off renewal, simply log in to the ASA website and visit your Member Dashboard. Select the membership details tab located below your name. Here you can switch membership renewal on/off, as well as update any of your contact information.

Ensure you are logged in to the ASA website and visit your Member Dashboard. Select the ‘Open Stripe’ button below your name, which will take you to the ASA payment portal. There you can add or update your payment method, and view and download your past invoices. 

You can also access the ASA payment portal via a link located at the bottom of your Membership Details page.

If you choose to turn off renewal for your membership, or do not have valid payment details linked to your membership, your membership will lapse on 1 July 2026 and you will no longer have access to membership benefits.

You will be able to reactivate your membership if it lapses by logging into the website on or after 2 July 2026, where you will be prompted to reactivate your membership. 

The annual fee for Associate membership for 2026-27 is $180.  Discounted rates are available for FNAWN and SCBWI members, as well as concession card holders. This membership is suitable for creators who are not yet published. 

The annual fee for Full membership for 2026-27 is $220. Discounted rates are available for SCBWI and FNAWN members, as well as concession card holders. This membership is suitable if you’re a published author or illustrator.

The ASA offers flexible payment plans, allowing members to pay off the year’s membership in monthly or quarterly installments.

The ASA offers flexible payment plans, enabling you to pay off membership in monthly or quarterly installments. 

If you are experiencing severe financial hardship, please reach out to us at [email protected] to discuss your situation and other assistance options available.

ASA members have access to exclusive or discounted services, professional development, and awards. We offer our members free, professional advice via our Member Advice Service and  specialised legal support via Authors Legal. You can also seek tailored advice on the right publishing pathway for you via our Publishing Consultancy Service, or access distribution to bricks and mortar bookshops via our Distribution Service (available for Full Members only).

We also offer a robust program of professional development courses, and access to resources, guides, and templates designed to help you build a sustainable career, including the ASA’s Book Industry Directory.

Plus, as a member you support the ASA’s vital advocacy at industry and government levels on issues such as artificial intelligence, fair pay, fair contracts, and robust copyright protections.

Your ASA membership also entitles you access to invites to state-based networking events, discounts on ASA personal development courses, and discounts on professional services including manuscript assessment.

In addition, the ASA has organised some generous discounts to industry subscriptions and services on our members’ behalf. Read more about how you can take advantage of them here.

When you renew your ASA membership you can go in the running to win one of our literary prizes, including book packs, gift vouchers, free digital resources, tickets to professional development sessions, and annual subscriptions to Australia’s best literary journals. See our list of prizes and entry information.

The process for updating your creator listing is simple: you can toggle on/off your listing through the Membership Dashboard by clicking on the Update your Author Directory listing button and selecting Edit your Find a Creator listing.

From there, all you need to do is tick ‘Yes’ in response to the question ‘Would you like your Find a Creator listing to be visible?’ and complete the information fields below. 

If you have an active listing and wish to remove it from public view, simply select ‘No’ as the answer to the question ‘Would you like your Find a Creator listing to be visible?’.

Please note that if you have selected ‘Yes’ to allow your listing to be visible, but have not populated your creator listing with any details, then your listing will be automatically removed from the directory on 31 July 2026.

Can’t find the information you were looking for? Contact the friendly ASA team at [email protected] or 02 9211 1004 with your query.