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Associations of Interest to Writers
American Society of Indexers
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Asian American Journalists Association
Australian Romance Writers
Australian Society of Authors
Australian Writers Guild
Authors Registry, The
Canadian Authors' Association
Canadian Science Writers' Association
Dramatists Guild of America, The
Garden Writers Association of America
HTML Writers' Guild
Mystery Writers of America
National Association of Science Writers
National Writers Union
New Zealand Writers Guild
Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Playwrights Union of Canada
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Society of Professional Journalists
Writers Guild of America
Resources for Writers
Book Reviews
Booktv.org - Complement Book TV's weekend programming on C-SPAN2.
James A. Cox's Midwest Book Review, founded in 1980, produces "Bookwatch," a weekly TV program that reviews books and other media and publishes five monthly library newsletters for community and academic library systems in California, Wisconsin, and the upper Midwest: The Bookwatch, Children's Bookwatch, Reviewer's Bookwatch, Wisconsin Bookwatch, and Internet Bookwatch.
Danny Yee's Book Reviews, a collection of 500 book reviews, covering a wide variety of books.
eBookAd.com is the "New Home of Buzzy's eBook Reviews."
Writing for Children
Children's Literature Web Guide specializes in books for children and young adults and gives resources especially for writers, storytellers, illustrators, parents, and teachers.
Children's Writing Resource Center, created by Children's Book Insider, is dedicated to providing a wealth of writing information for children's writers and illustrators.
The Purple Crayon is a children's book editor's site with links to resources of interest especially to writers, editors, teachers, parents, and librarians.
Conferences and Workshops
ShawGuides, Inc. - The Guide to Writers Conferences and Workshops.
E-Book Publishers
Booklocker.com. Buys non-exclusive rights. Pays 70% royalties on gross sales. Pays monthly. For more information, visit the site.
E-dition - Concentrate on adding special features to their e-books.
Eclectic and Poetry
Salmon Publishing Ltd. is "one of Ireland's main literary publishers. Salmon specializes in contemporary poetry. Their website, Salmonpoetry, contains thorough information about the real world of poetry publishing -- with an Advice for Writers page, a Publisher's Diary, and a Poetry Forum."
Steven Duplij's Homepage is a multifaceted site of scientific research in mathematical physics, literature, and music. Steven's new bilingual English-Russian poetry book, In Cry, is available as well.
Employment
Staff Writers provides "full-time, contract, and project opportunities for job seekers."
Telecommuting Jobs - telecommuting job opportunities available for artists, writers, desktop publishers, photographers, and others.
AJR Newslink - Joblink for Journalists - Search Joblink's database.
Avalanche of Jobs for Writers - Subscribe to Sunoasis Jobs and get job postings, job links, and tips right in your e-mailbox!
Writer's Guide to Finding Jobs Online - "CyberSearch brings writers closer to writing jobs."
E-Zines
ByLine, a monthly magazine for writers founded in 1981, publishes both beginning and seasoned writers. "ByLine sponsors monthly contests designed to motivate writers by providing deadlines, competition, and cash prizes."
eZines is the "Ultimate Magazine Database."
Inscriptions, a weekly e-zine for professional writers, features how-to articles, interviews with writers, editors, and publishers, reports employment opportunities, and announces paying markets and contests. Subscriptions are free.
Publist.com is a database of more than 150,000 periodicals.
Fiction
FictionSearch and affiliate caelinday provide writers of all genres of fiction "with the widest range of resources from the oldest classics to the newest trends." You may wish to use their search field or browse through one of their many directories.
Fiction Writer's Page gives information on everything of interest to fiction writers from story elements, style, plot, and characters to agents, publishers, and contracts.
Fiction Writing Tips - Jeff Heisler, professional writer offers help with characters, plotting, writer's block and more. Open forum available for tips from writers worldwide.
The Novelist's Workshop provides a customized search engine, answers to many common writing questions, and other links of interest.
General
Absolute Write - Packed with information for writers.
Allreaders.com - Ways to promote and get feedback on your writing for free.
Are u there? - Read others and contribute your own stories related to the Internet.
Authorlink! - "The award-winning marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell rights to unpublished and published manuscripts, and screenplays. Plus industry news, information, and marketing services for editors, literary agents, and readers."
Bemorecreative.com "provides free online resources for thinking, working, and living more creatively. Search 25,000 quotations from 2,500 famous people at Creative Quotations." If quotations interest you, you will enjoy your visit.
Bookwire Publisher's Weekly is "the first place to look for book information on the World Wide Web."
Break into Screenwriting: Script Marketing Advice offers screenwriters and filmmakers tips, tools, and resources to help them get their scripts read and recommended to the movies. Includes interviews with film pros, screenplay tutorials, script marketing tips and insider information from an experienced LA screenwriter.
Buffalo Creek Press - Issues that matter. Constitutional Issues, Farm Crisis, How to Make Fuel Alcohol, Children's Books, ESL (English Spanish ), Writers Links, Ebooks, and Dr. Eugene Schroder's works.
Clive Pyne Book Indexing Services - Professional freelance back-of-book indexing services for reference, scholarly and trade non-fiction books. On time service; to your specifications; at competitive rates. Subjects: Biology, Business, Computers, Technology, Environment, Spirituality, New Age, Self-help. An index makes the difference between a good and a very good book.
Contentious - Special information for online writers.
The Creativity Workshop - encourages individuals to believe in and develop their creative talents through storytelling, creative writing, journaling, and memoir writing.
DirectTextbook.com - Compare new and used textbook prices.
EasyLifeSite, Ray Baker's site for writers, features his work such as 'Advice to a Friend' and 'Modern Daydream,' introduces his novel, Eagle & Dove, and includes additional useful information and links for writers.
Editorial Eye, The is a resource for writers, editors, designers, project managers, communication specialists, and everyone else who cares about contemporary publishing practices.
Electric Eclectic shares a special links page for writers.
FirstWriter.com shares free resources with writers including a small press directory, lists of writing competitions, and an online zine that accepts poetry and fiction.
ForWriters.com offers historical, geographical, and scientific sites of great benefit to writers in addition to information on markets, writing conferences, agents, and commercial services.
Freelance Success - Includes an online forum especially for writers.
Free Word Count Tool - WordCalc.com.
Guide to Internet Information Sources for Australian Journalists shares Australian "business information, databases, directories, economic data, government information, industrial awards, legislation, reports, statistics, and trade figures."
NovelAdvice is brimming with data "devoted totally to the craft of writing!"
OnCue literary magazine accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of all styles, genres, and lengths.
Quick Tips for Creative People, Bob Baker, The Creativity Coach, "provides inspiration and low-cost marketing ideas to people pursuing creative fields."
Rememory is "The place where people from all over the world can read, write, review and share stories about their life experiences with others."
Romance Central is "Dedicated to helping writers follow their dreams."
Scribe & Quill is an electronic newsletter that accepts poetry, nonfiction articles, and interviews related to writing from writers of all ages. Coming soon! Writes of Passage: Overcoming Depression Through the Power of the Pen co-authored by Cindy BeMent and Bev Walton-Porter.
Small Town Press - Discover the secrets for writing for small town newspapers.
The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators (SWET) in Japan brings together those not only in the professions of writing, editing, and translating, but also those in teaching, research, design and production, rewriting, copywriting, and other areas of interest involving English writing and publishing.
SPAWN exchanges ideas on writing and publishing and gives links to writers, editors, designers, illustrators, publishers, printers, and more.
SuccessTALK Channels - "features over twenty-two channels, eighty hosts and presenters and over 1300 hours of audio content archived in topic specific, key word searchable libraries."
Tips for Writers offers great advice, answers writing questions, and offers a list of links to other writing resources.
TravelWritingJobs.com offers a weekly travel writing ezine with tips on writing, travel article markets and press trips. Subscribe online.
Useit.com - Your guide for writing online.
Worldwide Freelance Writer - Expand your ideas and your publication base with information you will learn here.
Write101 focuses on writing, and it serves up special humor about writing.
The Writer is "The Pioneer Magazine for Literary Workers" founded in Boston in 1887.
Writer's Digest is "the insider's guide to the writing life."
WritersManual brings you the best of tips, techniques, writing resources, informative articles, and more help you induce, improve, and promote your writing career.
WritersOnlineWorkshops.com - Find the professional writing instruction you need from a seasoned faculty.
The WriterScreen is "a writer-friendly program that retain all your story writing in one place. Keeping your thoughts free and organized as you develop your story."
Writer's Toolbox, as its name implies, is stocked with useful tools and resources for writers of all levels of expertise interested in nonfiction, technical writing, journalism, public relations, fiction, and drama.
Writers Write will guide you if your goal is to be published on the web. Be sure to see their listings of online publications of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.
The Writing Parent - "A newsletter especially for parents who are striving to become professional writers."
Yahoo's Resources for Writers has information on everything from agents to grammar, usage, and style to writing for the web and a huge list of links to writing sites.
Writer's Guidelines
Big Guide to Guidelines - Writer's Digest brings you searchable Writer's Guidelines to more than 1300 publications.
Guide to Online Guidelines
Writer's Digest
Writer's Guidelines
Writers' Guidelines Database
Independent Publishing
Gropen Associates, Inc. -- Financial and management consultant to publishers.
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing has been "coaching writers and publishers since 1969." Poynter provides a wealth of information about writing, publishing, and marketing and also a storehouse of information about parachutes and skydiving.
John Kremer's BookMarket.com supplies an abundance of information on book and Internet marketing, promotion, and selling. Be sure to see his extensive listing of Newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Master Freelancer includes author interviews, article archives, freelance job market listings, and more.
Information on Writing Opportunities
CareerJet
CareerMart
CareerMosaic
CareerWEB
ComputerJobs.com
Freelance Online
The Monster Board
WritersWeekly.com
Colleges and Universities Home Pages
American Universities
Canadian Universities/Universites Canadiennes
Community College Web
International Universities
Markets
WritersWeekly.com delivers a gold mine of new paying markets and information on current writing jobs straight to you by e-mail every Wednesday free.
Nonprofit
Associated Writing Programs: Services for Writers & Teachers is a national nonprofit organization whose goal is to encourage literary talent, to uphold the importance of teaching the art of writing, and to serve both writers and readers of contemporary writing.
Presents
Antiquity Wisdom Scrolls features wisdom of the ages presented through quotations on attractive scrolls handcrafted in Melbourne, Australia. Includes beautiful traditional illumination from a monastery where this craft still survives.
Speeches
Speeches.com - "All you need to write a speech."
Law
CopyLaw.com - Useful, jargon-free articles on publishing law.
IvanHoffman.com (Publishing Law Center) - Information for writers, publishers, recording artists, songwriters and others. Covers copyrights, trademarks, licensing rights and more.
Technical
Nerdworld - "Your source for Nerdly Culture, Life, and Work Styles since 1995."
The Tech Writing Marketplace introduces How to Become a Technical Writer by Susan Bilheimer.
Write Your Way to Riches introduces Joseph Gregg's book.
Victorian
Victorian Web Sites is a celebration of almost 300 Victorian websites and an enumeration more than 30 Victorian scholars from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Using the Web for Research
Archives and Newspapers
EText Archives
The Internet Public Library
Asian American Newspapers
Foreign Language News and Newspapers
Newspapers Galore
Latin American Newspapers
Publist.com
Business and Finances
Europages, The European Business Directory
Universal Currency Converter
NASDAQ
NYSE -- The New York Stock Exchange
Computer Information
Computer Information Center (CompInfo)
Computer Security Information
C|Net
EveryMac.com
ZDNet
Conversion Factors
Conversion of Temperatures
Measuring Units Conversion Tables
Relocation Salary Calculator
Roman Numeral and Date Conversion
Time Service Department--U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC
How Far Is It? (RCM TravelSite)
Federal Organizations
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FedStats
Library of Congress
Copyright Clearance Center
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada
USDA Economics and Statistics System
General
1Up Info - Encyclopedia - Browse articles in all areas of topics within earth & environment, history, literature & arts, health & medicine, people, philosophy & religion, places, plants & animals, science & technology, social science, law, sports, everyday life, and more.
Common Errors in English
Words That Are Often Confused
Research-it!
Virtual Reference Desk
Medical Information
American Medical Association
British Medical Journal
Healtheon/WebMD
Health Finder
Health Scout
The Lancet Interactive
Mayo Clinic
New England Journal of Medicine
PubMed -- National Library of Medicine
Searchable Medical Dictionary
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Translations
24 Hour Translations - Translations, date conversions, Roman numeral conversions, and much more.
Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
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