The mission of the Long Island Authors Group is to encourage, support, and promote authorship, primarily in the Long Island, New York area. We are a group of local book authors who have joined together to conduct activities and events that add to the availability of our published works while promoting the Long Island writing community.
Long Island Authors Group works with retail bookstores arranging book talks, signings and conducts events at various locations that are open to the public. Our group fosters knowledge and experience by conducting educational seminars on assorted topics such as writing workshops, marketing techniques, promotion strategies, and the use of emerging internet outlets & new technologies.
Important Note
The Long Island Authors Group (LIAG)
is an IRS approved 501(c)3 public charitable
organization and is supported primarily by annual
membership dues. We are a volunteer organization
that does not charge fees for business services.
Our authors form a separate non-profit entity that shouldn't be
confused with LongIslandAuthors.com.
LongIslandAuthorsGroup.org
offers the following benefits to its member authors:
Authors' books are displayed and sold at our
bookstore located in the Islip Arts Council
Gallery store at the Westfield South Shore Mall
in Bay Shore, NY. Members receive 100% of the
proceeds of the sale price of their books.
There are monthly author dinner meetings with
guest speakers who speak on a variety of writing
topics.
Each author has a personalized profile page on
our web site.
Author book signings are provided at various
venues around Long Island.
Members enjoy comradery with dozens of fellow
authors and can learn from one another. Each
member receives a contact list of all LIAG authors,
allowing easy interaction with their peers. Celebrity authors Tom Clavin and Steve Israel
are among our members.
There is the opportunity for members to be
interviewed on the TV shows, The Writer's Dream and Between the Covers.
Informative monthly emails listing publishing
opportunities for poetry, fiction, and
nonfiction are sent to each member. Monthly
emails also contain educational pieces as well
as the craft of writing and publishing.
LIAG sponsors a literary challenge with monetary
prizes to encourage the craft of writing among
high school students.
Members can participate on committees that
assist the organization with social media,
marketing, fundraising, accounting, membership,
the bookstore, and our guest-speaker bureau.
LIAG holds monthly author presentations on
various topics to members as well as for the
general public. These are held at the Islip Arts
Council Gallery store at the Westfield South
Shore Mall in Bay Shore, NY.
LIAG publishes a catalog featuring author
presentations and workshops. It is marketed at
book fairs and other events to promote the
group and create opportunities for authors to
engage in a variety of venues.
Members will be provided a master database of
all our contacts at libraries and bookstores
along with the types of programs they can
participate in.
LIAG offers members the opportunity to expand
their network, increase book sales and enjoy
learning experiences by posting on the Long
Island Authors Group
Facebook Community Page and
on Instagram.
For libraries, bookstores, historical societies, and other educational venues interested in engaging our Long Island Authors Group writers,
click here to view or
download our current presentation catalog.