Links for Writers

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Florida Writers Association - Florida's first and only statewide, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the support and networking of both aspiring and published writers in any genre.

Georgia Writers Association - a highly active nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization with an informative bimonthly news/mag and geographic and genre-focused satellite groups statewide; GWA encourages and strengthens the proficiencies of writers in both the creative and the business aspects of the writing life. Susan L. Graham of About Words Agency is one of the co-founders of Georgia Writers Association.

New Writer's Market - Provides new and experienced writers and poets, as well as those offering them services, with a professional platform to market, publish and sell their work or services.

WRITING RESOURCES

• Adventures in Reprint Rights (Jan. 2001) - an article by a paperback acquisitions editor
• American Society of Journalists and Authors - the Contracts Watch is especially helpful!
• Authors Guild Study of the Midlist Book (2000) - very insightful, shows importance of marketing
• AuthorLink - where you can list your manuscript for agents and publishers to see
• Creative Writing Directory - the creative writing search engine directory
• The Editorial Eye -- professional newsletter for writers, editors, and communications specialists
• National Endowment for the Arts -- grant info
• National Writers Union - the union for freelance writers working in U.S. markets.
• NCAA History Guide - information on colleges and their sports teams
• One-Pass Manuscript Revision - by Holly Lisle
• Para Publishing - Dan Poynter's website, author of The Self-Publishing Manual
• Preditors & Editors - a guide to publishers and writing services
• The Purple Crayon - info on writing, illustrating, and publishing children's books
• The Slot: A Spot For Copy Editors - for writers, too!
• Stephen Coonts on writing
• SF Crows Nest - all things sf/f
• SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America)
• United Parcel Service - an inexpensive way to ship trackable packages
• U.S. Copyright Office - you own the copyright for your work as soon as you write it
• U.S. Post Office - SnailMail
• Writers Free Reference
• The Writer's Roll

PUBLISHING

Book Publishers:

• Baen Books
• Bantam Dell Publishing Group
• Del Rey
• HarperCollins
• Tor, Forge & Orb Books
• Time Warner Books
• Wizards of the Coast

Small Presses:

• Meisha Merlin Publishing - Atlanta-based speculative fiction publisher
• NESFA Press
• LaQuesta Press

Speculative Fiction Magazine Publishers:

• Century Magazine - excellent speculative fiction magazine
• Locus - the newspaper of the science fiction field
• Speculations - speculative fiction markets, writing articles, and news
• Science Fiction Chronicle - sf, fantasy & horror's monthly trade journal

Electronic Publishers and Publishing Resources:

• AV Books - e-book and audio book combined - great new concept!
• Blue Glass Publishing - e-publisher
• Boson Books - all types of writing published
• Content Reserve - e-publisher
• E-Reads - online publisher dedicated to bringing out-of-print books back in electronic and print formats
• Electronic Frontier Foundation - defends the right to free speech using new technologies
• Electronic Publishers Coalition - educates the reading public about e-publishing
• FictionNet - book-related search engine
• HardShell Word Factory - paper and electronic publisher
• The ZimmerBlog - lots of book info & news
• KBC List of Online Electronic Books and Reviews
• Literary Leaps - thousands of links for writers and book lovers
• Open eBook Forum - the leading int'l. trade & standards organization for the eBook industry
• PeakWriting.com - e-publisher and small press for new authors (no experience with them)
• SFF.net's E-Stand - over 200 listings of e-publishers by genre
• Tymon's Try-B4-Buy Book Club - e-publisher

PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY

• BreakThrough Promotions - reasonably priced publicity and marketing company for authors
• Primordality - a unique site that promotes writers
• C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists - a small firm that prides itself on developing personal, highly collaborative relationships with authors and publishers
• Annie Jennings PR - a national publicist specializing in promoting authors and experts to the media
• S.J. Miller Communications - a full-service book publicity firm with about fifteen years in promoting trade books in all genres