Sample contract for book co writer

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(Use this for books, articles, etc.; for scripts, see link below.)

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Web Page Printout Version: 2 Writers (view online as a Web page, prints 3 pages)

Supplementary contract forms :

• Ammendment to Author Collaboration Agreement (can be used to cancel the agreement also). .pdf (1 page). .doc (1 page).
• Continuation Sheet Form.pdf (1 page). .doc (1 page).

• SFWA.org: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Model Collaboration Contract (information page and downloadable documents).
• FormSwift legal document forms (free Word docx templates and also fee-based service with many more document templates).

Another contract on this website (for film and TV projects, etc.): Screenwriters' Collaboration Agreement.