22 Author Media Kit Templates

Media-kit index: Bios [links] | Books [facts/assets] | Photos [credits] | Topics [list] | Media [links] | Contact [route].

Book fact sheet: Title [x] | Publisher [x] | Pub date [x] | Formats [x] | ISBN [x] | Description [x] | Cover [link].

Photo caption: [Author name], [context if needed]. Photo by [credit]. Usage: [approved media context/terms].

Interview-topic entry: [Topic] — [one sentence explaining the author’s relevant experience or book connection].

Provenance and classification audit for Author Media Kit: draft statement/example → [ ]; classify as fact / interpretation / recommendation / convention / original example → [ ]; source or internal provenance → [ ]; source date / version / checked date → [ ]; attribution needed → [ ]; recency risk → [ ]; final publishable wording → [ ].

Source-record and update audit for Author Media Kit: statement / example → [ ]; external fact, project fact, interpretation, recommendation, convention, or original example → [ ]; controlling first-party / primary source → [ ]; secondary source if used → [ ]; source record / locator → [ ]; date or version checked → [ ]; update trigger → [ ]; publish / qualify / revise / hold → [ ].

Source-ledger and revision-history audit for Author Media Kit: claim / recommendation / example → [ ]; source or project record ID → [ ]; source status active / superseded / corrected / retracted / retired → [ ]; claim-level last verified date/version → [ ]; event that triggered recheck → [ ]; correction / withdrawal action → [ ]; reader-facing disclosure needed? → [ ]; what changed and why → [ ]; prior wording/version retained at → [ ].

Claim/source status audit: Item [claim/source/example] | Status [active / review due / stale / corrected / retracted / superseded] | Controlling source/version [x] | Last verified [date/version] | Stale trigger [x] | Correction severity [0–3] | Reader disclosure [none / note / correction / withdrawal] | Changelog entry [what changed + why].

Dependency and propagation audit: Claim / example / recommendation [x] | Controlling source / project record [x] | Dependency strength [direct / shared / advisory / independent] | Review trigger / reason code [x] | Needs-review scope [local / direct dependents / cluster] | Replacement source requirements [x] | Carry-forward decision [x] | Propagation targets [x] | Reader disclosure / changelog action [x].

Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].

Media-kit home: Current book [x] | Bios [short/medium/long] | Photos [x] | Covers [x] | Fact sheets [x] | Interview topics [x] | Current news [x] | Contact [x].

Asset inventory: asset [x] | current version/date [x] | file/link [x] | credit [x] | usage note [x] | owner [x] | update trigger [x].

Bio pack QA: 50 words [x] | 100 words [x] | 250 words [x] | same factual core? [yes/no] | dates/credits checked [date].

Author photo label: [author]-[portrait/landscape]-[photographer]-[year]-[dimensions].jpg | caption [x] | usage [x].

Cover asset label: [title]-cover-[format/edition]-[resolution].jpg | designer/illustrator credit [x] | approved edition [x].

Interview-topic card: topic [x] | why author can speak to it [x] | book connection [x] | useful example/data [x] | avoid/verify [x].

Sample Q&A row: question [x] | concise answer [x] | supporting fact/source [x] | volatile? [yes/no] | last checked [date].

Media coverage log: outlet [x] | format [x] | title/link [x] | publication date [x] | usable quote? [x] | permission/context [x].

Current-news module: press release [title/date] | embargo/status [x] | expiry/archive date [x] | related assets [x].

Contact routing: interviews/publicity [x] | events [x] | rights [x] | reader/general [x] | publisher [x] | expected response notes [x].

Update checklist: new book? [x] | new edition/cover? [x] | award/status? [x] | representation/contact? [x] | photo credit? [x] | dead links? [x].

Media-kit QA: copyable text? [yes/no] | individual downloads? [yes/no] | mobile usable? [yes/no] | current dates? [yes/no] | permissions clear? [yes/no] | one source of truth? [yes/no].