An Industry-Wide Statement on The Book & Publishing Industry’s Professional Values

An updated industry statement on professional values and behaviours has been launched by the Publishers Association, Society of Authors, Booksellers Association and Association of Authors’ Agents. Since the document originally launched five years ago, a number of new organisations have also endorsed the statement, including; Association of Illustrators, Translators Association, Publishing Scotland, Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), Writers Guild of Great Britain.

The statement offers a clear, updated and robust set of professional values aimed at uniting and taking the industry forward. The overall structure of the document has been changed so that it now encompasses ten points, with additional emphasis on areas such as mental health. More reference to online behaviour and social media discourse has also been incorporated.