Jon Tandler and Taylor John authored an article for Romance Writers of America on steps authors can take to protect their authorial and legal rights if their publishers cease doing business or head toward bankruptcy, and Tandler wrote a tutorial on how a publisher’s bankruptcy could impact authors with the main issues they need to know.

Here are the links to read these articles.

https://www.rwa.org/Online/Resources/Articles/Steps_to_Take.aspx

https://www.rwa.org/Online/Resources/Business_Center/Bankruptcy_of_a_Book_Publisher.aspx