Applications for 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 (Permissions, A M Heath & Co, Authors' Agents, 6 Warwick Court, London, WC1R 5DJ) by fax (0207 242 2711) or by 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, and 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, and 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
Translation Enquiries - We are represented by sub-agents in all main territories [sub-agents].