Permissions

(In accordance with The Publishers Association, the Society of Authors, and Association of Authors' Agents)

General points

Permissions are described as the authorisation of the reproduction of extracts from works written by our clients.

Applications for permission for anthology or quotation usage should be addressed by post to :

Permissions,
A M Heath & Authors' Agents,
6 Warwick Court,
London WC1R 5DJ

although we prefer to receive them via email (permissions@amheath.com). We do not accept telephone enquiries.

Please note that we receive a high volume of requests so it is important to apply as far ahead of your deadline as possible. However, we do endeavour to deal with all requests within one month of receipt.

Applications for licences for theatrical, TV, film and all other rights should be addressed to the appropriate agent.

What you need to include in your application

  • Name
  • Address
  • Fax number of applicant / publisher
  • Full details of material to be reproduced including a word count, number of pages (or a line count for poetry)
  • Details of the work in which the material is to appear:
    • Author
    • Title
    • Publisher
    • Territories for distribution (i.e. UK & British Commonwealth)
    • Date of publication
    • Price of publication
    • Size of first printing
    • Format of publication (i.e. volume, electronic, audio).

What fees can you expect for prose extracts

Brief extracts may be used free of charge (for text extracts only) providing you have our authorisation, provide correct attribution and achnowledgement. You can reproduce an extract of up to 250 words or series of extracts (which is dependent on the use of the extract)
Thereafter, there is a minimum fee of £50 to offset the cost of processing permissions
Higher figures are related to major established writers
£120-£146 per 1000 words for world rights
British Commonwealth (inc Canada), or US only: one-half of world fee
Major individual countries: one-quarter of world fee
US and Canada, EU: two-thirds of world fee
We will consider lower fees for educational use
nb These fees are related to reproduction in print & paper (volume) form. We will calculate fees for electronic/or other use on an ad hoc basis.

What fees can you expect for poetry extracts

  • £90-£120 for the first ten lines
  • £2.10-£2.30 per line for the next 20 lines
  • £1.30-£1.50 per line thereafter