If you're a writer or visual artist who is affiliated with Access Copyright, it's time to submit your claim for works published between 1997 and 2016. The 2018 Access Copyright Payback claim period is open until May 31.

All creators who were affiliated with Access Copyright as of December 31, 2017 are eligible to submit a claim this year for all written and visual work published in books, magazines, journals and/or newspapers between 1997 and 2016. Works published in 2017 will be eligible for a claim next year.

If you're not yet registered with Access Copyright and you have published work that fits the claim criteria, take a few minutes now to register via Access Copyright's online affiliation portal so that you'll be ready to submit your claim during next year's claim period.

For a full explanation of how Access Copyright and the Access Copyright Foundation could contribute to your income stream, check out this Story Board post.

For more information or to submit a claim go to the Access Copyright website.