The Write Share – A campaign from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) to address industry-wide challenges faced by writers and promote solutions to support our world-class talent and protect the future of the UK’s creative industries.

The creative industries contribute £125bn annually to the UK economy. Yet, since 2018, earnings from self-employed writing have declined by almost 40%, leaving the median income at just £7,000 a year.

Thanks to technology, content is more accessible than ever, bringing enormous potential benefits for audiences and the platforms serving this content. But, while tech companies have made billions, writers haven’t received their share.
- Tom Chatfield, tech philosopher

The creative industries contribute £125bn annually to the UK economy. Yet, since 2018, earnings from self-employed writing have declined by almost 40%, leaving the median income at just £7,000 a year. ​

There are solutions. Ways that writers can get the Write Share. ​

The creative industries contribute £125bn annually to the UK economy. Yet, since 2018, earnings from self-employed writing have declined by almost 40%, leaving the median income at just £7,000 a year.

There are solutions. Ways that writers can get the Write Share.