Guides
How the work actually gets done.
Step by step, from ISBNs and legal deposit to getting paid. Each guide is checked against the authority’s own process, and says when it was last checked.
- Business writing
AI disclosure on this platform
Using AI is not banned. Hiding it is. What writers declare, when, and what happens if it is concealed.Last checked 18 October 2026 - Books and publishing
Cataloguing in Publication (CIP)
What CIP data is, when you need it, and how it reaches your copyright page before you print.Last checked 23 July 2026 - Books and publishing
Choosing an authorship arrangement
Who is named as the author, who may say they wrote it, and who owns it. The four arrangements, what each means for both sides, and why nothing is chosen for you.Last checked 18 October 2026 - Books and publishing
Getting an ISBN in Nigeria
What an ISBN is, who issues it, what the National Library of Nigeria asks for, and what WBA can and cannot do on your behalf.Last checked 23 July 2026 - Business writing
Getting paid as a writer
How each stage of a job is funded and paid, what WBA takes, and what happens if something goes wrong.Last checked 18 October 2026 - Books and publishing
How writer floors work
Five floors, from Ground to Penthouse. You climb them with finished work and good reviews, the climb lowers how much commission WBA takes from your fees. Climbing up the floors is earned and nobody can buy or award a floor.Last checked 18 October 2026 - Books and publishing
Legal deposit in Nigeria
The duty to deposit copies of what you publish, and what evidence to keep so you can prove you did.Last checked 23 July 2026 - Screen and stage
What a treatment should contain
The first development gate for screen and stage work, what goes in it, and what a producer is actually reading for.Last checked 18 October 2026 - Business writing
Writing a brief that gets good bids
What to put in a brief so the bids you get are clear, comparable and priced fairly, and what a vague brief costs you.Last checked 18 October 2026