Meet the Newest Member of the TAA Staff

We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Kinner, our new Events & Operations Coordinator, who joined the staff on September 22. She has experience in event planning and operational support and will oversee the planning of TAA’s annual virtual and in-person conferences, starting with the next in-person conference in 2027.

She is excited to be part of TAA and support the needs of academic and textbook authors.

2026 TAA Textbook Awards Nominations Open Until Nov. 1

Nominations for TAA’s 2026 Textbook Awards is now open. Recognize your textbook today by nominating it for one our industry-respected awards:

McGuffey Longevity Award – to recognize long-standing textbooks and learning materials that have been in print for at least 15 years.

Textbook Excellence Award – to recognize excellence in current textbooks and learning materials.

Most Promising New Textbook Award – to recognize promising textbooks and learning materials in their first edition.

Learn more and start preparing your nomination.

10/8 TAA Webinar: What Textbook & Academic Authors Need to Know About Filing Claims in Bartz v. Anthropic

Educational/textbook and university press/academic authors represent almost half of the close to 500,000 works infringed in the class in Bartz v. Anthropic. While the court approved 50-50 default splits between authors and publishers of trade and university press works, the court approved a separate claims process for determining the split between educational/textbook authors and publishers.

Join TAA Executive Director Kim Pawlak and Intellectual Property Attorney and TAA Board Member Brenda Ulrich on Wednesday, October 8 from 2-3 p.m. ET for an informational meeting about what textbook and academic authors need to know about filing claims in the settlement: “What Textbook & Academic Authors Need to Know About Filing Claims in Bartz v. Anthropic.” Register. Open to members and non-members.

Bartz v. Anthropic Copyright Case – The Claims Process for Textbook & Academic Authors is Unique. Review Our Guidance Before Filing Claims.

Educational/textbook and university press/academic authors represent almost half of the close to 500,000 works infringed in Bartz v. Anthropic. For more on that decision and TAA’s role, click here.

TAA will be rolling out more guidance for textbook and academic authors in the days and weeks to come. First up is a webinar on October 8, from 2-3 p.m. ET, “What Textbook & Academic Authors Need to Know About Filing Claims in Bartz v. Anthropic.” It is open to members and non-members, so spread the word.

The claims period runs from now until March 23, 2026. It is not a “first come first served” situation, so take the time to do it right and ensure your best chance of a good recovery. Learn more about how to get started.

Busy TAA People: Andrea Honigsfeld Publishes New Textbook

TAA member Andrea Honigsfeld and her coauthors. Maria G. Dove and Carrie McDermott Goldman, published a new book, Nine Dimensions of Scaffolding for Multilingual Learners. The K-12 textbook, published by Corwin, offers content area teachers practical strategies to meet the linguistic, social-emotional, and academic needs of multilingual learners, through nine scaffolded approaches. Congratulations, Andrea!