Information For Writers

Information For Writers

Book Publishers

http://www.blackwell.com Publisher of high quality books and peer reviewed journals.

http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr.html Visit this comprehensive site for a detailed list of publishers.

http://www.randomhouse.com/ (100 best non fiction & 100 best novels. Also has reading groups and discussions)

http://www.xlibris.com This is an electronic publishing company. I believe this is going to be a very important part of the publishing
industry. They will publish your book on line and in book form. The book can be bought on line and downloaded or order a paper
edition. There is a fee but I believe it would be well worth the price. You can set up an on line authors page through this service. You
will have to sign a publishers agreement with Xlibirs. Read everything very carefully so there are no misunderstandings. I am very
excited about this and I hope you will be as well.

This is another electronic publisher. iUniverse was purchased by Barnes and Noble. You become a member of Web Club Press. There
are writing courses for the novice and the experienced author by qualified professors. There is also a free readers library for members.
You can download a book and read it at your leisure. Joining is FREE. All aspiring writers must visit this web site!

Book Publishing Software Systems
http://www.acumenbook.com

The Cat's Pajamas
http://www.tcpj.com

Fat Boys Software
http://www.myrlyn.com

Dan Poynter's Para Publishing
http://www.parapub.com

Publishers Marketing Association
http://www.pma-online.org/

American Booksellers Association
http://www.bookweb.org

Book Wholesalers

Ingram Book Group
http://www.ingram.com/

Trafford Publishing
http://www.trafford.com
On-Demand Publishing

1st Books Library
http://www.1stbooks.com
On-line Publishing

Click on these links for information you can use to learn more about poetry, read poetry, publish poetry, and poetry awards.

http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#colonies
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#journals
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#publishers
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#mfas
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#misc
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-links.html#bookstores
http://www.poets.org/

Publishers and Research

http://www.bookwire.com ( A world of information here. You can join and participate on bulletin boards, find agents and publishers
and a great deal more.)
http://forwriters.com (a very informative site)
http://www.bpl.org/ (On line library)
http://www.booktv.org (Very informative sight about their TV schedule and more. Certainly worth a visit)
http://lcweb.loc.gov/ (Research and copyright information)
http://www.m-w.com/ (This is the Merriam Webster Dictionary Online. It has a link you can download to your links bar and get to
the dictionary any time you need one. A must see.)
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction3.html
(Web of on-line dictionaries. World language dictionaries and English dictionaries. An unbelievable site! A must see!)
http://www.m-w.com/ (Thesauri)
http://www.thesaurus.com/ (Service by Thesaurus.com)
http://www.glimmertrain.com ( Poetry and short story contests) You can now submit your contest entries on line. They no longer send
out postcards announcing contests.
http://www.emerson.edu/ploughshares/Known for its compelling fiction and poetry, Ploughshares is published in April, August, and
December in quality paperback. Each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary
circles.
http://www.noveladvice.com/ (On line writing community)
http://www.writersdigest.com/ (Their magazine web page)
http://www.si.edu/start.htm The Smithsonian Institution web site.
http://www.cbcbooks.org/ (children's book council web site
http://www.poetrymagazine.org This site has so much to offer I cannot put a full description here. It is one of the most prestigious
poetry magazines and publishers in the US. The magazine was fist published in 1912.
http://www.mmminc.org/     Poetry, short stories, and essays. This magazine focuses on writers from diverse backgrounds.
http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com/ This site has links to contests for first time authors of poetry, fiction, and non fiction.
http://www.theatlantic.com A magazine containing articles about politics, poetry since 1857, interviews with famous authors, poems
you can hear read by their authors, fiction, and much more.
http://awpwriter.org/
http://www.boaeditions.org/
http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype
http://www.bombsite.com/ A contemporary culture magazine
http://www.goucher.edu/
http://www.cortlandreview.com/ Hear poets read their works on Real Player
http://www.kenyonreview.com/
http://www.poems.com/
http://www.world.std.com/ Poetry Porch
http://www.wlu.edu/~shenando/
http://www.publishersweekly.com/ This magazines web site has information about writing, publishing, authors, news, reviews, links
any writer will find invaluable. Take a look for yourself.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/AAR/Links.html The Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.
http://www.publink.net/
http://www.authorsguild.org/
http://awpwriter.org/chronicle.htm
http://awpwriter.org/contests.htm
http://awpwriter.org./schools.htm
http://www.ua.edu/
http://www.literature.org/ On line library of literature
http://julen.net/index.html A great many links to the classics of the ancient world.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3500/index.html

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ This is a wonderful site for research and also has ebooks like Aesop's Fables, Carroll's Alice in
Wonderland, Shakespeare's Macbeth, a book of poems by Robert Frost, and many others. You can download the Microsoft Reader
from this site for free and enjoy the books at your leisure. You will find links here to http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/projects.htm and
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/journals. I highly recommend a visit to this site.

http://www.foia.com / Freedom of Information Act information and links. Also visit
http://www.citizen.org/litigation/foic/schbook.htm Agency FOIA Handbooks and References. This page has a list of a great many
government agencies. Information through the FOIA is not in one central location. It will take a lot of searching and research to find and
get what you want but I believe it will be worth it all.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/   Indexes for Writer, Online Reference Resources, Guides to Style and Editing Getting Published, Creative
Writing, Business & Technical Writing, Children and Writing, Professional Organization, Academic Writing Concerns, Writing in Special
Fields, Listserv Groups, Libraries Online, Distance Learning Links

http://www.ala.org/ The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of
library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all

Bibliographies, Research Guides and Finding Aids (Library of Congress)
http://home.austin.rr.com/histfiction/index.html Visit this comprehensive site about historical fiction.

http://bloxword.ca/jimsbmks.htm Visit Jim Eccleston's web site. He has many, many links to some very interesting pages and really is
eclectic. There are many links I am sure you can use to do research.

Do you Blog? There are many bloggers on line now. It reminds me when the web was new and exciting but there are some legal issues
you need to be aware of. Please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation at http://www.eff.org/

Please visit Mr. Ted Duckworth's site. It is the most comprehensive web site I have seen in regards to slang. It is an excellent research
tool. As Mr. Duckworth says in his disclaimer, some words may be offensive to some people but they are well established slang words
some people use and you may find a use for in your writings.

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/index.htm

LaveniaAnnClaman@aspiringwriters.biz

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