The International Society of Latino Authors (ISLA) was founded in 2015. This membership program was created by Latino Literacy Now as a way to better help those authors, publishers, service providers, among others that have participated and continue to participate with Latino Literacy Now. Membership in the society is open to qualifying authors, publishers and service providers.
This membership program
This membership program
- Seeks to promote that Latinos ARE readers
- Focuses on helping authors advance
- Seeks more recognition within the education and publishing industry
- Seeks speaking opportunities for its members
- Expects to increase the percentage of purchases going to books by and about Latinos through increases in distribution and growth in the book industry
- Provides resources in the form of webinars, articles and a new training program with a focus on various areas of the publishing industry
Member Benefits
Author Memberships
Lifetime membership in the society is open to published and unpublished Latino authors or
anyone else writing about the Latino experience .
Basic Author Lifetime Membership
A LIFETIME membership is $150. Benefits Include:
- One free entry in the ILBA for every 2 paid ones in the same year from the same
author.
- Access to ISLA webinar. Recorded for those that can’t attend.
- One-year membership with the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
Valued at $139.
- Video of author on ISLA website. (Video provided by author). www.ISLA.news
Gold Author Lifetime Membership
-LIFETIME membership is only $1,500.
Gold Level Additional Benefits:
- All the benefits offered to Basic Members. PLUS:
- Deliver your press release to 625+ Latino media outlets with a combined readership
of 16 million in the USA. This is a $1,200 value per press release.
- One complementary ticket each year to the ILBA Awards Ceremony.
- Video of author on website. www.ISLA.news
- Author listed in the Empowering Latino Futures newsletters & ISLA website.
Publisher Memberships
All publishers who support Latino literacy—nationally or internationally—are invited to
become members of ISLA and participate in the International Latino Book Awards.
Basic Publisher Annual Membership
An annual fee of $500. Benefits Include:
- One free entry in the ILBA for every 4 paid entries in the same year for any books by
the publisher.
- One complementary ticket each year to the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA)
Ceremony.
Lifetime membership in the society is open to published and unpublished Latino authors or
anyone else writing about the Latino experience .
Basic Author Lifetime Membership
A LIFETIME membership is $150. Benefits Include:
- One free entry in the ILBA for every 2 paid ones in the same year from the same
author.
- Access to ISLA webinar. Recorded for those that can’t attend.
- One-year membership with the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
Valued at $139.
- Video of author on ISLA website. (Video provided by author). www.ISLA.news
Gold Author Lifetime Membership
-LIFETIME membership is only $1,500.
Gold Level Additional Benefits:
- All the benefits offered to Basic Members. PLUS:
- Deliver your press release to 625+ Latino media outlets with a combined readership
of 16 million in the USA. This is a $1,200 value per press release.
- One complementary ticket each year to the ILBA Awards Ceremony.
- Video of author on website. www.ISLA.news
- Author listed in the Empowering Latino Futures newsletters & ISLA website.
Publisher Memberships
All publishers who support Latino literacy—nationally or internationally—are invited to
become members of ISLA and participate in the International Latino Book Awards.
Basic Publisher Annual Membership
An annual fee of $500. Benefits Include:
- One free entry in the ILBA for every 4 paid entries in the same year for any books by
the publisher.
- One complementary ticket each year to the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA)
Ceremony.
