Hallituskatu 2 B, 3. krs
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faksi 09 4542 2551
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THE FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF NON-FICTION WRITERS Hallituskatu 2 B, 3. krs FIN - 00170 HELSINKI, FINLAND
tel. + 358 9 4542 250
fax + 358 9 4542 2551
toimisto[at]suomentietokirjailijat.fi
The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers is Finland's largest writers' association. The membership is 2443 in 2009. The Association was founded in 1983. The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers is a cultural and professional organisation that protects the interests of non-fiction writers. To be eligible to become a member, a writer must have published a non-fiction work: a textbook or other non-fiction book meant for the public at large, or another published work. Writers of occasional articles, compilers of books or photographers are not considered non-fiction writers, while members of a team working on a single non-fiction book or a non-fiction series may be admitted as Association members. The Board of Directors of the Association decides on who is admitted as a member. The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers serves its members by offering advice on publishing contracts and copyright issues, by organising training and membership meetings, as well as by providing information on how writers could use new technology.
The Association publishes a newsletter that comes out about ten times a year. The newsletter has information on matters such as topical publishing and copyright issues, future courses and travel, available grants, and general membership news.
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Large demonstration incoming Wednesday, May 13. in Helsinki Freelancers IN FINLAND FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS TO COPYRIGHTS Large demonstration incoming Wednesday, May 13. in Helsinki The largest media company in Finland, Sanoma Oy is active in altogether 20 different countries. Now Sanoma Oy want to have publishing rights of all text, photographs, graphics etc. that the company buys from freelance journalists, photographers, graphic artists, draughtsmen, cartoonists etc. for all medias for just a single fee. The medias include print, TV, broadcasting, Internet etc. as well as future medias that are not used, or even invented. The usual procedure in Finland, and elsewhere in western countries, is that a freelance sells the publishing rights for his or hers work, for one fee only for one kind of media. If the contract - all publishing rights for all kinds of media with a single fee - Sanoma Oy has dictated and is offering to freelance journalists, photographers, graphic artists, draughtsmen, cartoonists etc. would be accepted as a common procedure, Finland would probably be the only western country where this kind of exploitation and abuse of freelance work would be accepted. On the other hand, if Sanoma Oy get their will in Finland, remember that the company is active in 20 countries. Next step will probably be, that freelancers in other 19 countries where Sanoma Oy is active, will be urged to accept the same contract. This is why the different organisations representing the freelance journalists, photographers, graphic artists, draughtsmen, cartoonists etc. in Finland organize a demonstration on Wednesday May 13 at 4.00 pm, in front of the head office of Sanoma Oy, the Sanoma-talo - building in Helsinki. The organizing organisations represented at the demonstration are: ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers 2008 pdf>>
What is a non-fiction work? According to a classical definition of knowledge, a well-founded, true belief is knowledge. Knowledge satisfies the requirement of being true, and it can be substantiated. In the Finnish language, one of the original meanings of the word meant knowing the way. Knowledge gets you there.
Accordingly, a non-fiction work – a work of knowledge – is something that is based on publicly and generally accepted knowledge and has the objective of communicating this knowledge to the reader. A non-fiction work may be published in the form of a book but equally well in another form such as a CD-record. What matters is not the publishing format but the core role of a non-fiction work – that of striving to communicate true knowledge to the reader. As to the subject matter, a non-fiction work may deal with any subject within the full range of knowledge. Writers of scientific books, dictionaries or textbooks are all non-fiction writers. Genres of non-fiction pdf>>
Promoting members' interests and providing legal protection The Association has been empowered by its membership to monitor compliance with copyright law, among other things. The body monitoring copying is Kopiosto, among whose member associations the Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers is the largest and the most important. The Association closely follows trends in copyright law and, when necessary, acts as a specialist representing authors, be it in the Ministry of Education or before the Parliament. Publishing contracts constitute an important area where the Association represents the interests of its members. The Association staff give authors detailed advice and assistance in all matters to do with publishing contracts. Members may also turn to a lawyer familiar with copyright issues.
Grants Members of the Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers may apply for Association grants for the purposes of creative literary work or equipment purchases. In 2008, 728 individuals received grants totalling over EUR 1 600 000. The annual grants distributed by the Association represent funds channelled to it through the copyright organisation, Kopiosto. Since the government, the municipalities, the church, and business pay compensation for being permitted to copy the works of writers for their own purposes, such as teaching, these funds accumulate. The Association also distributes grants towards meeting urgent needs such as training and travel costs related to ongoing non-fiction works-in-progress outside the annual application process. Awards The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers gives several annual awards. The most notable is an award of EUR 12 000 (2009) bearing the name of Antero Warelius, the 19th-century non-fiction writer. The award is granted to a distinguished writer of textbooks or other non-fiction. The recipients in 2009 were Risto Isomäki and Irma Sulkunen. Earlier recipients include Prof. Seppo Zetterberg and academician Pertti Virtaranta. The Association also participates in the funding and bestowal of the Tieto-Finlandia award and grants annual awards of merit to writers who have distinguished themselves in the non-fiction field. |
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