Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Authors – Ragged Philanthropy

Australian authors earn $12,900

Jason Steger in The Age writes: "It's very different if you win the Miles Franklin Literary award or the Man Booker, but most Australian authors earn only $12,900 from their writing, according to a new study from Macquarie University that surveyed more than 1000 book authors. Cultural economist Professor David Throsby, who also undertakes regular research on artists' incomes for the Australia Council, said writers averaged $12,900 from creative work, $14,000 from associated work such as editorial or teaching creative writing and about

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