WEB SITES FOR WRITERS

http://www.explorewriting.co.uk offers a unique reference point on how to write almost anything.

http://www.publishersweekly.com has important news about the publishing industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/books has New York Times Book Review and Bestseller list.

Writers’ Digest’s, the worlds leading magazine for writers, is also the online guide to the writing life: http://www.writersdigest.com

Contests for all levels of writers and poets: http://www.bylinemag.com

http://www.booksense.com is a family of independent-bookseller websites. And it's the e-commerce arm of the American Booksellers Association's Book Sense program. Great source of book reviews and book sales information.

http://www.noveladvice.com has an extensive list of reference materials and provides quality support for writers.

http://www.fictionwriters.com offers free tip sheets and “storm warnings”.

http://www.authorlink.com is an online information service for editors, literary agents, writers and readers.

http://www.publaw.com has Legal and copyright information and resources for writers and publishers.

The PEN American Center site, http://www.pen.org, gives information on grants and awards, and their literary magazine.

http://www.bartleby.com contains the entire text of many reference books, including Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style.

The Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada Literary Agencey, http://www.larsen-pomada.com, gives "3 Ways to Make Yourself Irresistible to Any Agent or Publisher," a great Resource Directory, and a link to the San Francisco Writers Conference.

Net Author, http://www.netauthor.org, is a nonprofit organization designed to provide community among writers, and to promote e-publishing as a quality venue for authors.

In any writing community there are a few stars and a lot of people who have stories to tell and are willing to work hard to do so. A Community of Voices, http://www.communityofvoices.com, is about all of them—about working from that wide open space in the middle. It's a celebration of the creative process that is blind to age, experience and previous success. A Community of Voices says, let's just put it out there and see if it flies.

The Digital Literature Institute, http://www.digitallit.org, raises awareness of e-books and digital storytelling and provides awards, grants and scholarships to support digital publishing.

This page was authored by Lisa Angle, and last updated on 1/13/07
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