The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers is an international organisation based in England in the United Kingdom. Guild members are songwriters, composers, lyricists, poets, performing songwriters, musicians, publishers, studio owners, independent record company/phonographic rights owners, music industry personnel, etc, from many countries throughout the world.The Guild are has published Songwriting and Composing magazine since 1986, which is issued free to all Guild members.The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers offers free services to our members, general advice, guidance, intellectual copyright registration service, advice on getting your money through royalty payments, song assessments, contract advice, general information and contacts within the music industry etc, etc, and to helping members try to achieve their aims, ambitions, progression and advancement in respect to the many different aspects of the music industry.