Textbook & Academic Authors Association

10/09/2026

Thank you to writing coach Alison Miller for making our first co-working session for textbook and academic authors a huge success. If you missed this session, which took place in September, be sure to join the next one: Alison is presenting another live co-working session on Friday, October 23, from 2-4 p.m. ET. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your works in progress! https://www.taaonline.net/coworking-session-10-23-26

10/07/2026

This is your final curtain call to put forward a session proposal for the 2027 Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference in Austin, Texas. The submission deadline is this Friday, October 9, 2026.

Take advantage of this excellent opportunity to provide a hands-on learning experience and network with your colleagues and peers.

What we are looking for 30- or 60-minute presentations, panel discussions, conversation circles, and group mentoring sessions that take full advantage of being together in person. Think: Interactive Workshops, Live Q&As, and Collaborative Problem Solving on relevant topics for our community like:

🖥️ Artificial intelligence
⌛️ Time and productivity
📚️ Textbook development
📜 Contract negotiation ... and many others!

The lights are dimming, and the show is about to start—but we’re missing one thing: You! https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/e6087866-b92c-4a79-96d2-067be8515be2

10/06/2026

Many thanks to Wayne Rowlett for his generous gift to TAA! We appreciate you and everyone who supports textbook and academic authors. Your contributions help us offer quality educational resources to our community. https://www.taaonline.net/ways-to-give

10/05/2026

Stay updated on the latest news shaping the textbook and academic authoring industry. Recent headlines include:

📰 How Trump’s Admissions-Data Push Burdened Colleges
🗞️ Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows
📰 Dartmouth Provost’s ‘AI Dependency’ Sparks Backlash
🗞️ Trump Administration Formally Rescinds Biden Title IX Rule.

Check it out!

Stay updated on the latest news, advancements, and changes that are shaping the textbook and academic authoring industry with our bi-weekly Industry News Round-Up. Have an item to share? Email [email protected]. How Trump’s Admissions-Data Push Burdened Colleges (September 30, 2026)

10/01/2026

Find the power of community as you make progress on your writing projects by joining TAA's co-working session on Friday, Oct. 23, from 2-4 p.m. ET! Alison Miller, PhD, a 25-year dissertation coach and founder of The Academic Writers’ Space and The Dissertation Coach, will be your guide to a new way of working that supports both your writing and your well-being.

This workshop will share three idea-generating strategies that can jumpstart your writing and build the fluency needed to be successful.

09/30/2026

Cool webinar alert! Join TAA and author John Bond on Wed., October 14, at 2-3 p.m. ET to learn about how fiction writing can fit into your life as a scholar and academic.

Fiction can be a great creative outlet from the heavy intellectual lifting you do during the day. Storytelling is an itch many academic authors have thought about or tried.

After writing seven books on academic writing and publishing, Bond decided to try fiction. He wrote a speculative fiction thriller called To the End of Reckoning (published August 2026). It is traditionally published by Histria Publishing and distributed by Simon & Schuster. He had no agent.

You’ve got the ideas. You’ve found the right collaborators. You have the best tools at hand. So why aren’t you writing? Or at least – writing as much as you think you should? Writing involves two elements: technique and practice. To write, you need to understand how to structure a paper and ...

09/29/2026

Accomplish your academic writing goals by focusing on two areas of academic writing that authors tend to struggle with—isolation and accountability—with TAA’s Month of Motivation. Beginning on the first of each month, this program will help you commit to your success and get your writing projects done!

You'll receive:
✅️ Daily email messages containing motivation to advance your writing efforts all month long.
✅️ The opportunity to participate in multiple 30-minute Virtual Writing Accountability Sessions, during which you’ll connect with other writers by video, share what you plan to work on during the session, write as a group for 30 minutes, and then share your next steps.
✅️ A time tracking template to allow you to log your daily writing progress, review your weekly progress, and track your writing progress over time.

Join us to get a head start on your writing this fall!
https://www.taaonline.net/month-of-motivation

09/28/2026

Reminder: Join the Conversation Circle this Wed., Sep. 30, 1-2 pm ET, to discuss all things AI! And mark your calendar for the next CC on W Oct. 7 at 1 pm, when we tackle the scholarship of teaching and learning with scholar Nancy Chick! 🗣️⭕️

College textbook publishing has changed in many significant ways over the past twenty years. While the industry is still dominated by a small number of large publishers, their product and business models have evolved greatly. Pressure to create a variety of low-priced product options and resulting d...

09/24/2026

Join TAA's Artificial Intelligence Committee in a community discussion about all things artificial intelligence next Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 1 p.m. We'll discuss best practices for AI for authors, writers, teachers and students. Bring your most pressing questions or just listen in. https://www.taaonline.net/join-the-conversation-circle

09/23/2026

A big thank you to TAA member Derek Morgan for his donation in support of TAA's efforts to guide authors through the Bartz v Anthropic settlement process. Learn how you can support TAA’s advocacy for textbook and academic authors in the Settlement. https://www.taaonline.net/support