This Agreement is made between Black Hare Press of Suite 12, 18-20 Edinburgh Street, Oakleigh South, VIC 3167, Australia, and its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as the PUBLISHER,
and (required) of (required) whose eMail address is (required) writing as (required) (the PSEUDONYM) hereinafter referred to as the AUTHOR.

The parties agree as follows: 

1. (a) The WORKS

This Agreement pertains solely to the AUTHOR's textual work(s) titled as follows (the WORKS);

1. (b) The PUBLICATION.

This Agreement pertains to publication of the WORKS, or part thereof, on the PUBLISHER’S website at www.BlackHarePress.com, their Patreon, and a multi-author PUBLICATION tentatively to be titled 'COVEN'.

2. This Agreement is not a transfer of the copyright to the WORKS, and the AUTHOR retains all copyrights in and to the WORKS.

3. Rights Acquired

(a) For any TITLE detailed in clause 1. 

(a) as being an ORIGINAL work;

     (i) the AUTHOR grants First English-language Worldwide Publication Rights, First Worldwide Audio Rights, and First Worldwide Electronic Rights in the WORKS to the PUBLISHER for inclusion in the PUBLICATION for a period ending twelve (12) months following the date of first publication of the PUBLICATION. 

     (ii) thereafter, the AUTHOR grants nonexclusive Publication Rights, nonexclusive Worldwide Audio Rights, and nonexclusive Worldwide Electronic Reprint Rights in the WORKS to the PUBLISHER for inclusion in the PUBLICATION, for publication in the English language worldwide for as long as there is demand for the PUBLICATION.

(b) For any TITLE detailed in clause 1.

(a) as being a REPRINTED work;

     (i) the AUTHOR grants nonexclusive Publication Rights and nonexclusive Worldwide Electronic Reprint Rights in the WORKS to the PUBLISHER for inclusion in the PUBLICATION, for publication in the English language worldwide for as long as there is demand for the PUBLICATION.

(c) Audio rights (i.e., the right to use or adapt the Work or any portion thereof as a basis for audio through any method of recording or transmission now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, copying or recording by phonographic, magnetic, laser, electronic, or any other means and whether on phonograph records, audio cassettes, audio discs, or any other human or machine-readable audio medium and the broadcast or transmission thereof, now known or which may be devised in the future).

4. If the AUTHOR has granted first rights and/or exclusive rights for a limited period of time, the AUTHOR agrees not to publish or to enter into any agreement giving any other the right to publish the WORKS, during the time of the grant, in the English language Worldwide prior to its initial publication in the PUBLICATION and throughout the exclusivity period granted to the PUBLISHER thereafter, without the prior written permission of the PUBLISHER. Thereafter, the PUBLISHER must be credited in any subsequent publication of the WORKS.

If the WORKS is selected for a “best of the year” or an awards PUBLICATION, the PUBLISHER agrees to waive this clause, provided the AUTHOR gives the PUBLISHER prior written notice of the selection by such a PUBLICATION.

5. (a) For the rights granted to the PUBLISHER in this Agreement, the AUTHOR shall receive a pro-rata share of the contributors' share of the PUBLICATION’S net earnings to be paid via PayPal to email account Earnings shall include any royalties, income from all licensed editions, including hardcover, paperback, book club, audiobook, and eBook editions of the PUBLICATION. 

All royalty and subsidiary rights money will be distributed within 30 days of the normal quarterly processing date by the PUBLISHER, so long as a minimum of $10.00 USD is due to the AUTHOR. No payments for subsidiary rights sales will be due until actually received by the PUBLISHER. For foreign sales, PUBLISHER’S receipt of money shall mean the deposit of AU dollars in the PUBLISHER’S account. 

The pro rata share shall be 9.09% of the contributor's share. The contributors’ share shall be 100% of the ANTHOLOGY’S net earnings. 

(b) The AUTHOR shall also receive one (1) copy of the digital version of the PUBLICATION, to be delivered electronically within thirty (30) days of publication.

6. Marketing is a joint responsibility, and the AUTHOR agrees to be a full partner with PUBLISHER in promoting the WORKS. The purpose of marketing is to increase visibility and, if applicable, sales and licensing. The PUBLISHER’S marketing plans and AUTHOR’S responsibilities are outlined below.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, the PUBLISHER will take on the following marketing responsibilities during the term of this Agreement:

     (i) the PUBLISHER will include the WORKS on its own website and distribute it through appropriate aggregators. 

     (ii) the PUBLISHER will place the WORKS in promotional channels (vendors and direct sales, where appropriate) typically used for WORKS of this subject matter. These may include library wholesalers, Amazon, Ingram Spark, Draft2Digital, etc.

     (iii) the PUBLISHER will submit up to 100 copies of the WORKS to normal review outlets, and as agreed upon with suggestions from the AUTHOR. 

(b) The AUTHOR will take on the following marketing responsibilities during the term of this Agreement:
(i) The AUTHOR will publicise through her/his social medial channels where possible, including Twitter and Facebook, and provide in such posts a Publisher-provided URL.

     (ii) The AUTHOR will use an excerpt of the book in a blog post where possible.

     (iii) If AUTHOR is willing to be interviewed for radio or TV programs, the AUTHOR will communicate to PUBLISHER any radio or TV programs that focus on the subject area of the WORKS and/or have expressed interest in having AUTHOR as a guest.

7. If the PUBLICATION is not published within twelve (12) months of the date of sending final edits, all rights hereunder shall immediately revert to the AUTHOR and the AUTHOR has the right to sell or arrange for publication of the above-named WORKS in any manner.

8. The AUTHOR represents and warrants that they/he/she is the sole author of the WORKS, that the WORKS is original, and that no one has reserved the rights granted in this Agreement. The AUTHOR also represents, to the best of his/her knowledge, that the WORKS contains no matter unlawful in its content, nor does it violate the rights of any third party; that the rights granted in this contract are free and clear; and that the AUTHOR has full power to grant such rights to the PUBLISHER.
9. The AUTHOR will indemnify the PUBLISHER against any loss, injury, or damage finally sustained in a court of law (including any legal costs or expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by the PUBLISHER) incurred by the PUBLISHER in connection with or in consequence of an intentional breach of one or more the foregoing warranties. 

10. The PUBLISHER will make no alterations to the WORKS’ text or title without the AUTHOR’S written approval in e-mail or hardcopy. The AUTHOR will be provided with the PUBLISHER’S proposed version of the WORKS prior to publication and given seven (7) days to review text and return any corrections. The PUBLISHER reserves the right to make copyediting changes to conform the style of the text to the PUBLISHER's customary form and usage.

11. The volume as a compilation shall be copyrighted in the name of the PUBLISHER and/or the name of the PUBLISHER’s editor. Acknowledgment of the AUTHOR’S copyright shall appear in the PUBLICATION in the AUTHOR’S name or designated PSEUDONYM where supplied in this Agreement.

12. The AUTHOR grants permission for transcription of the Story into Braille, tape, talking, or oversized book, only in case the PUBLICATION is selected for such transcription by a nonprofit organization or an agency of a government, for use by the handicapped.

13. Regardless of its place of execution, this agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Victorian courts in respect of all matters relating to this agreement.

14. The parties agree that any suit, action or proceeding, whether claim or counterclaim, brought or instituted by either party relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be tried only by a court and not by a jury. The parties to this agreement expressly waive any right to a trial by jury in any such action or proceeding.

15. The PUBLISHER may not assign or in any way transfer this contract or the rights granted by it to another person or entity without the written permission of the AUTHOR.

16. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior writings or oral agreements. This Agreement may be amended, only by a written agreement clearly setting forth the amendments and signed by both parties.

17. The parties acknowledge that each party has read and understood this contract before execution. 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this agreement:

PUBLISHER
By: Black Hare Press

AUTHOR
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