Enjoy this sample write-for-hire contract, useable for fiction, non-fiction or other writing projects.
WRITING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
YOUR NAME HERE
YOUR ADDRESS HERE
YOUR CITY/STATE/ZIP HERE
Hereinafter called the Writer.
AND
AUTHOR’S NAME HERE
Address, City, State, Zip
Hereinafter called the Author
This Agreement is made this day of (FILL IN DATE) with respect to the Work presently entitled (Place Title Here), by author NAME OF AUTHOR HERE, hereinafter referred to as Author, the parties agree as follows:
I. Writer represents and agrees to:
A. Work with Author to co-write 1 manuscript (one-inch top/bottom and left/right margins, double-spaced text). Typeset pages will be in a standard typeface based on the ideas and materials submitted by the Author.
B. Submit a total of 1 finished manuscript of no less than 45,000 to 50,000 words and written and submitted in accordance to the Chicago Style Manual 15th Edition. Manuscript will be based on the story ideas of Mary Smith, include fiction and be in accordance to the outlines and story lines agreed upon with Mary Smith.
C. Deliver to the Author on or before (DEADLINE DATE), unless date is otherwise amended, one copy of the completed manuscript of the Work for submission to the Author, in content and form satisfactory to the Author, in both electronic and hard-copy formats. Upon input from Author, Writer will incorporate any changes and submit a final manuscript in an agreed time frame.
II. The Writer hereby grants the Author all rights in and to the Work. All work performed by the Writer pursuant to this Agreement shall be a “work for hire,” and the Author shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all creative writings and ideas produced and rights, including copyrights and any renewals and extensions thereof. The Writer further expressly acknowledges that (NAME OF AUTHOR) is and will be the sole Author of the Work. (THIS SECTION WOULD BE AMENDED IF WRITER WANTS TO HAVE HIS/HER NAME ON THE BOOK. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR NAME ON THE BOOK, EITHER ON THE COVER ALONG WITH THE AUTHOR, OR INSIDE ON THE FRONT PAGE.)
III. The Publisher shall pay the Writer a fee of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) for her work; $2,225.00 payable upon the execution of this Agreement and $2,250.00 upon the acceptable final submission of the first manuscript. (I ONLY ADDED AN ACTUAL AMOUNT SO YOU COULD SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.) Research, interviews, series outlines and transcriptions are part of the above fees unless otherwise agreed to and expressed in writing by Writer and Publisher.
IV. The Writer shall at all times be an independent contractor and at no time an employee of the Author.
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Writer’s Signature Date
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Author’s Signature Date
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Author’s Social Security #
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