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What resources are most helpful if you're trying to get into the media by writing about culture? The list of references, journalism job sites, resources, writer's associations, instructional site for writers, journalists, and other media communicators, and companies of special interest to authors may be of help. How do you comment or write on the topic of how the media observes culture? Also browse the paperback book, The Writer's Bible.

Or see, The Writer's Bible: digital and print media: skills, promotion, and marketing for novelists, playwrights, and script writers. Writing entertainment content for the new and print media. For example, if you write about niche topics of interest to specific groups of readers or viewers, check out the websites of the organizations, associations, and societies for writers specializing in a specific area such as the Cat Writers Association, Inc., or the Dog Writers Association of America.

Writer's Resources Online Dog Writers Association of America http://www.dwaa.org/

Alexander Communications http://www.alexcommunications.com/

Training Beginners in the Business of Writing and the Writing of Business Alexander Communications, Business Writing Seminars Provides on-site, customized seminars in business writing skills. The seminars are practical and tailored especially for employee needs. Yvonne Alexander founded Alexander Communications, a San Francisco-based company, in 1986 to help her clients increase profits and persuasiveness by developing effective writing skills. Trainers will travel to your training site.

The Business Writing Center Online, Instructor-Led Business Writing Courses Business Writing Workshops at Company Sites. Currently, over 400 students from 158 companies in 12 countries taking 15 online business writing courses to enhance their work performance and success http://www.writingtrainers.com/

Business Writing Workshop Catalog The Basic Grammar for Business Writing workshop is for people who have a good command of the English language, but need to make their sentences and paragraphs clearer, or who show a small number of consistent errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling. It is suitable for non-native speakers of English as well as people who are native speakers. http://www.writingtrainers.com/workshop/workcat.htm

Salary Wizard Thousands of jobs are listed with free salary information as well as compensation packages, stock options, and bonus information. Select the Media designation. http://www.salary.com

Cat Writers Association, Inc.

Copywriter.com This is a Web site where words get results. Site is created by Al Bredenberg Creative Services. http://www.copywriter.com

American Reporter This magazine is the online cooperative "reporter's newspaper." http://american-reporter.com/

Executive Speech and Business Writing Internet And Marketing Strategies For Writers Practical advice books on how to use the Internet to further your writing career and market your writing. http://www.speechwriter.net/

Instructional Solutions: Instructional Solutions Online is a leader in online business writing training. Writing services and training materials at this training site for business writing. All of their training is instructor-led, providing personalized coaching and evaluation of writing tasks.

The training offered measures and improves skill gaps, tracks progress, and boasts a 96% completion rate across programs. Instructional Solutions is very proud to have been chosen by FedEx University and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to provide online business writing training to their employees worldwide, including clients from 11 nations. http://www.instructionalsolutions.com/

Internet Strategies for Writers Moira Allen's new book, Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career offers practical advice with chapters on finding markets online, electronic rights, netiquette, joining online discussions, Web site construction and online publishing, including at the end of each chapter, lists of relevant online resources for writers. http://www.washwriter.org/resources/membersonly/archive/netstrats.htm

Rules of Punctuation for Business Writing The rules are excerpted from "The Perfect Letter" published by Scott Foresman, with a link to the book. http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/arts/tpl4.htm

Writing Successful Business Proposals Skills are taught at this site to prepare successful business proposals for potential customers or clients, structure of a business proposal as a series of slots into which you put persuasive information. The training also teaches methods of persuasion and effective, clear, correct writing. Grant writing is also taught at the Business Writing Center as is public relations writing and copywriting. http://www.writingtrainers.com/center/bwc360.htm

Writers Conferences and Seminars

E-book World Offering conferences, networking, and information on writing and publishing as well as all other business aspects of the e-book marketplace. http://www.e-book-world.com/ebook-fr.shtml

Newspaper Association of America Conferences, marketing resources, circulation data, surveys, and events. http://www.naa.org

Poynter Online (Everything You Need to be a Better Journalist) http://www.poynter.org/

Finding Paying Markets for Freelance Writers Finding Writing Markets Online: Online sources for finding the latest print markets: electronic newsstands, publication Web sites and guideline databases. Electronic newsstands help you find emarkets for writing. http://www.NewsDirectory.com

Writers Guideline Databases. Online listing of writing markets and databases on marketing your writing. www.Marketlist.com

Writers Guideline Publications These may link you to guidelines on a publication's Web site. www.writersdigest.com

Writers' Professional Associations

Freelance Editorial Association (Includes desktop publishers) The current online Yellow Pages, published annually since 1997, includes listings by skills as well as a specialties index. This association published the hardcopy, Yellow Pages, a listing of Association members who wished to advertise their skills and specialties, between 1989 and 1999. http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/YP.html

Young Writers The Writing Corner Writers under 18 may publish their writing on the site. http://www.writingcorner.com

The Quill Society Free writing club for young writers from 12 to 24 with online publishing resources, help, and forums. http://www.quilll.net/home/index.htm

Templates for Feedback Flashbase.com Templates available on site to help writers track reader feedback or responses from proofreaders or agents and editors. http://www.flashbase.com

Writers' Unions National Writers Union Excellent, timely informational articles on preventing your written work from being used without your permission electronically. Offers articles on all aspects of prevention of abuses to writers at work, including independent writers. Job referral listings and other services as union. http://www.nwu.org/

Communications Workers of America This is the largest union in America of journalists, printers, publishers, telecommunications workers, broadcast workers, and others involved in communications from writers to telephone company employees and broadcasters. http://www3.cwa-union.org/

What is Creative Nonfiction? (Audio excerpts) from the magazine, Creative Nonfiction Audio excerpts online on the definition and discussion of what is creative nonfiction for writers interested in writing for this genre. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/whatiscnf.htm

Eastgate Systems, Inc. "The primary source for serious hypertext, "-Robert Coover, The New York Times Book Review. The role of narrative in the Web experience is a pressing concern throughout the Web world, from entertainment to e-commerce. Subscribe to electronic roundtable newsletter, E-Narrative. http://www.eNarrative.org/1/news.html

International

International Journalists' Network If you write about overseas subjects or travel, you'll find the International Center for Journalists' online source full of training information and media directories. http://www.ijnet.org

SAJA: South Asian Journalists Association Writers interested in South Asian features, covering the people, businesses, or processes impacting South Asia will find excellent resources in this association and its publications. http://www.saja.org/job.html

International Women's Writing Guild The International Women's Writing Guild, headquartered in New York and founded in 1976, is a network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing. http://www.iwwg.com

Pressbox-UK Pressbox is the UK online press center offering press release and copywriting services providing a professional resource for news, press releases, and postings to carefully targeted audiences. http://www.pressbox.co.uk

Associazioni ed Enti Professionali-America List of South American, Canadian, and US writers' organizations. This site contains a fine list of writers' associations and language translation firms. http://www.alice.it/writers/grp.wri/wgrpame.htm

Rural Press Interactive Rural Press Interactive outlines opportunities to target specific markets throughout Australia, includes metro, regional and rural. The association brings press and Internet together with a network of publications and sites. http://www.rpinteractive.com.au

Electronic Pages and E-Marketing for Writers The development journal of the International Informatics Institute is called Electronic Pages. It offers at the site, articles, forums, and announcements of conferences as well as great advice on writing for the electronic market http://www.electric-pages.com/

Tailwind.com Responsible e-mail marketing, help for small businesses, help for the small business owner such as freelance writers. http://www.tailwind.com/db/y.asp?hid=90&nid=1

Marketing Strategies and Techniques for Writers 101 Marketing Tips for Writers: This site offers a list of 101 marketing tips, Cassell Success Guide, and some links for writers, such as if you "want to break into advertising, go to church." Published by Cassell Network of Writers, Cassell Communications, Inc. http://www.bitcave.com/101tips.htm

Elaine's Marketing Suggestions for Writers The Professional Association for Christian Writers http://www.christianwritersinfo.net/ElaineTips.htm

Writers Information Network (WIN). Christian writer's information network and advice: quality writing for the Christian markets. http://www.bluejaypub.com/win/ElaineTips.htm

Business Writing Associations

American Business Press The American Business Press is the industry association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of magazines, CD-ROMS, Web sites, trade shows and products that build upon the printed product. The association has a staff of specialists in government affairs, marketing, communications, promotion and finance. http://www.salesdoctors.com/directory/dircos/3103a03.htm

American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. http://www.asbpe.org/

Writers', Journalists', & Editors' Associations

Academy Of American Poets Provides information, events, publications, education, and professional services to people writing poetry as a profession. The Academy of American Poets offers poetry exhibits online and biographies, photographs, and selected poems. http://www.poets.org/LIT/poet/kkochfst.htm

American Society of Journalists and Authors. Links on how electronic publishing allows a writer to create a parallel product line to profitably meet more needs in a different way. This site contains links and resources for the organization called American Society of Journalists and Authors and features books by members and speakers. ASJA Writer Referral Service is at http://www.asja.org

American Copy Editors Society The society focuses on improving the quality of journalism. Writerly resources include editorial advice, job openings, discussion boards and conference updates. http://www.copydesk.org/

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) More than 80, 000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers belong to this society. ASCAP protects the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for copyrighted works. The job board and Resource Guide to the Music Business are excellent resources for writers interested in the business of writing lyrics or song and music publishing. http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html

American Jewish Press Association Founded nearly 50 years ago as an association for the English-language Jewish press in North America, today more than 150 newspapers, publications and individual journalists are members. Excellent job bank. Publishes a directory of members. http://www.ajpa.org/

Association of Jewish Book Publishers http://www.avotaynu.com/ajbp.html

Writers Guild of America Association of screenwriters and animation scriptwriters that work for union wages for the film and TV production industry. You may register scripts here, or find a list of agents, WGA news, online mentor service, and research links. http://www.wga.org/

Society for Professional Journalists This society offers local chapters, a code of ethics in journalism, and professional membership events, contests, and awards as well as meetings covering the business of journalism to any working journalist, freelance or staff. Maintains local and student chapters nationwide. The society offers ethics news, publications, job referrals, and continuing education seminars for journalists and grants scholarships in journalism. SPJ publishes Quill magazine, a trade journal for journalists. Maintains a site called The Electronic Journalist for online writers. http://spj.org/

National Writers Association Foundation partnerships, courses, publications, services for writers. Excellent site for contract reading, critiques, and help for all types of writers. National Writers Press, a leader in self-publishing of books. http://www.nationalwriters.com/

American Society of Media Photographers Offers an online gallery of work done by members of this professional association for photographers. The links of this national organization includes a directory and links to members' Web pages. Useful for writers seeking media photographers to work with on an article or book that needs media photography work. http://www.asmp.org/

Association of Writers & Writing Programs The mission of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is to foster literary talent and achievement, to advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and to serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing. http://www.awpwriter.org/aboutawp/index.htm

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) SCBWI is dedicated to serving those who write, illustrate, or share an interest in children's literature. The site offers conferences, regional newsletters, a bimonthly bulletin, writing and publishing links and tips, including other informational publications. http://www.scbwi.org/

Writersclub.com Resource links for writers. http://www.writers.club.com/

California Writers Clubs List of writers clubs and resources with links to seminars, training, magazines, groups, conferences, career centers, area writers' organizations, book cafes, and directories of newspapers. http://pw1.netcom.com/mcrowe1/cwcsbb/resource.htm

Society for Professional Journalists Their New Way Journalism Page is excellent. http://www.journalism.sfsu.edu/

Society of American Business Editors and Writers Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers have joined together in the common pursuit of the highest standards of economic journalism, through both individual and collective efforts. http://www.sabew.org/sabew.nsf/home?OpenPage

American Society for Journalists and Authors http://www.asja.org/

Technical Writers Associations Society for Technical Communication STC is the largest professional organization serving the technical communication profession. http://www.stc.org/

Society for Technical Communicators Technical writing information, grants, salary surveys, loans, and book listings. http://www.stc-va.org

HTML Writers Guild International association of Web authors offering tips on good Web writing, design information and technology resources for writers of html. http://www.hwg.org

Hypertext Writers Guild If you write content in hypertext or want to learn, you can benefit from the resources, tips, and networks at the Hypertext Writers Guild. http://www.mindspring.com/guild/

Computer Press Association The Computer Press Association (CPA) was established to promote excellence in the field of computer journalism. Members include working editors, writers, producers, and freelancers who cover issues related to computers and technology. http://www.computerpress.org/

Associations for Business or Marketing Journalists and Copywriters: Freelance or Staff American Business Press Non-profit, global association for business-to-business information Providers including databases, conventions, and other media. http://www.americanbusinesspress.com/

American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. http://www.asbpe.org/

Associated Business Writers of America This site contains an excellent list of writers' associations. http://www.poewar.com/articles/associations.htm

Association of Professional Communication Consultants APCC creates a "professional community where communication consultants increase their knowledge, grow their businesses, and achieve high standards of professional practice." APCC's mission is to "support members as they help clients reach their goals through better communication." http://www.apcc-online.org/

Freelance Editorial Association (Includes desktop publishers) The current online Yellow Pages, published annually since 1997, includes listings by skills as well as a specialties index. This association published the hardcopy, Yellow Pages, a listing of Association members who wished to advertise their skills and specialties, between 1989 and 1999. http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/YP.html

Selected List of Multimedia Publishers/Producers/Distributors Kay E. Vandergrift has compiled an excellent list in order to facilitate easy access to contact media publishers, producers and distributors. http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/mediacatalog.html

Society of American Business Editors and Writers Members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers have joined together in the common pursuit of the highest standards of economic journalism, through both individual and collective efforts. http://www.sabew.org/sabew.nsf/home?OpenPage

Software Publishers Association Are you a multimedia developer or publisher? Or do you own multimedia content that you want to license? See The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia. It's a guide to the legal issues of developing, protecting, and distributing multimedia products. http://www.awl-he.com/titles/0201409313.html

Women In Scholarly Publishing Women in Scholarly Publishing (WiSP) is a professional organization serving the educational and professional advancement of its members. WiSP is committed to achieving equal opportunity and compensation for all those employed in the field of scholarly publishing. http://www.wispnet.org/about.html

Writers Guild of America Association of screenwriters and animation script writers who work for union wages for the film and TV production industry. You may register scripts here, find a list of agents, WGA news, online mentor service, and research links. http://www.wga.org/

National Writers Union http://www.nwu.org/nwu/

Truck Writers of North America This site lists a glossary of trucking terms for writers and a list of freelance writing jobs available for writers specializing in writing about trucking and the truck industry. Excellent freelance writing job postings listed in their job bank. TWNA is an organization of professionals who are involved in gathering, writing and reporting news and information about trucks, trucking and the trucking industry. http://www.twna.org/job_postings.htm

Advertising/Multimedia Association of Independent Commercial Producers Kaufman Astoria Studios This association specializes in photo-real visual effects. Job bank on site for programmers, artists, and other creative people interested in working on photo-realistic projects. http://www.telefilm-south.com/index.html

International Chain of Industrial and Technical Advertising Agencies http://www.thevines.com

National Writers Association (NWA) Foundation partnerships, courses, publications, services for writers. Excellent site for contract reading, critiques, and help for all types of writers. National Writers Press, a leader in self-publishing of books. http://www.nationalwriters.com/

Academy Of Television Arts and Sciences News, activities, committee events, publications, and awards related to the TV production, marketing, and scriptwriting industry. http://www.emmys.tv/

Advertising Club of New York Strives to elevate the understanding of marketing and advertising communications by providing a common forum. http://www.adclubny.org/index_home.shtml

Advertising Production Club of New York (APC) Has products, manufacturers, and associations database and information at site. http://www.arcat.com/arcatcos/cos36/arc36681.cfm

Advertising Women of New York Holds events and has mentoring program. AWNY'S mission is to provide a forum for personal and professional growth; to serve as a catalyst for the advancement of women in the communications field; to promote and support philanthropic endeavors through the AWNY Foundation. http://www.awny.org/

Science, Health, and Medical Writers Associations

American Medical Writers Association For freelance and staff writers focusing on medical issues in the news, pharmaceutical copywriting, healthcare articles, health and nutrition, and related medical writing. Also see American Medical Writers Association Job Market for freelancers and full-time staff, for members. http://www.amwa.org/about/about.html

Association of Health Care Journalists http://www.healthjournalism.org

National Association of Science Writers. For writing, marketing, publishing, job information, and legal issues discussion of writers and journalists in all of the sciences such as pharmaceutical, life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and archaeology/anthropology. http://nasw.org/

Aviation/Space Writers Association (AWA) This professional association has publications, events, and tips for freelance and staff writers or journalists who cover the space and aviation industries. http://brad.net/aero_outlook/other_resources/orgs.html#awa

Council of Biology Editors Council of Biology Editors offers documentation. The 1994 CBE (Council of Biology Editors) manual, Scientific Style and Format, describes two systems of documentation in the handbook they offer in this association for editors working on biological documentation. www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocCBE6.html

DC Science Writers Association Washington, DC area science writers group for local science writers in Washington and surrounding states. http://www.nasw.org/dcswa/

Georgia Area Science Writers Association-GASWA: Local science writers group in the state of Georgia, USA. http://www.nasw.org/users/GASWA/

New England Science Writers Association Science writers in the New England states have this organization. http://www.umass.edu/pubaffs/nesw/

Canadian Science Writers Association For science writers in Canada, an association offering networking and education in science writing as well as writing tips. http://www.sciencewriters.ca/

Canadian Farm Writers' Federation Founded in 1955, The Canadian Farm Writers' Federation (CFWF) serves the common interests of agricultural journalists, editors and broadcasters as well as those in business and government whose primary responsibility is agricultural communications. http://www.uoguelph.ca/Research/cfwf/

Penn State Association of Science Writers An association for science writers in Pennsylvania. http://nasw.org/users/cpnasw/cpnasw.htm

Society of Environmental Journalists The world's largest organization of journalists, students, and teachers who write about the environment and are interested in the business of writing and selling writing covering the environment. http://www.sej.org/

Mystery Writers

Sisters in Crime Sisters in Crime combats discrimination against women in the mystery field, educates publishers, the public, and mystery writers and readers as to the inequalities in the treatment of female authors, and raises the awareness of their contribution to the field. http://www.sistersincrime.org/

MysteryNet's Mystery Organizations Mystery Network Mystery entertainment and information for mystery fans and enthusiasts http://www.mysterynet.com/organizations

ClueLass Network with other mystery writers here for news, mystery releases, and look at the resource directory for mystery writers, Deadly Directory. http://www.cluelass.com

Romance Writers Associations

Romance Writers of America RWA is a non-profit professional/educational association of 8, 400 romance writers and other industry professionals. http://www.rwanational.com/

eHarlequin.com Harlequin publishers runs the eHarlequin.com site for romance readers and writers. Gives writers a picture of what readers expect as it focuses on readers. http://eharlequin.women.com/harl/

Content Producers

Content Exchange LLC Content creators online list their resumes and job opportunities are listed as well. Mailing list also. http://www.content-exchange.com

Copyeditors The Slot Style points not in most stylebooks for copy editors or those who want to be freelance copy editors. http://www.theslot.com

Indexers, Editors, Proofreaders, and Copywriters Associations

American Society of Indexers ASI is a nonprofit educational and charitable organization, serving and dedicated to the advancement of indexers, librarians, abstractors, editors, publishers, database producers, data searchers, product developers, technical writers, academic professionals, researchers and readers, and others concerned with indexing of books and periodicals. http://www.asindexing.org/goals.shtml

The Editorial Freelancers Association The professional resource for editorial freelancers, EFA, is a national, nonprofit, professional organization of self-employed workers in publishing and communications. The Freelance Editorial Association merged with the Editorial Freelancers Association in June 2000 and is now known as EFA. The association offers jobs listings, marketing, setting fees information, a Yellow Pages of freelancers, skills listing, and the e-publication, Freelance Editorial Association News. http://www.the-efa.org/ or http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/index.html or the newsletter http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/Newsletter.html

Writing Help Resources with Links

Children's Book Council Resource site for children's books with a guide to children's writing and material on forthcoming books. http://www.cbcbooks.org

Associated Writing Programs Offers lists of university writing programs, conferences, and resources. Publishes The Writers Chronicle. http://www.awpwriter.org

Absolute Write Writing links offered on how to write or publish novels, nonfiction, plays, poetry, and scripts. http://www.absolutewrite.com

Writers Toolbox Resources for fiction and nonfiction writers, screenwriters, journalists, and technical writers. Excellent resource for writing help. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6346

Proofreaders List of names and addresses of freelance proofreaders, from the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). http://www.tiac.net/users/freelanc/YP/proofreaders.htm

Biology Editors, Rates and Payment, Editing and Proofreading

Biology editors and proofreaders charge upwards of $35 an hour. Biology Editors Company has an excellent Web site discussing how much to charge for technical writing or proofreading and editing scientific material, or proposal development and technical writing. http://www.biologyeditors.com/rates_and_payment.html

Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Writers Artslynx: International Writing Resources If you want more listings of writers' associations with links, including information for poets, these are excellent resources. http://www.artslynx.org/

Hollywood Creative Directory Job board for the entertainment industry, directories, and places to contact. http://www.hcdonline.com

Web Sites of Media Directories of Interest to Writers

Gebbie Press The All-in-One Media Directory PR Media Directory: Newspapers Radio TV Magazines:Press releases, Faxes, e-mail, publicity, and freelance. Media directory includes TV and radio stations, daily and weekly newspapers, and consumer and trade magazines. http://www.gebbieinc.com/ http://www.gebbieinc.com/presto1.htm

Gebbie Press: Magazine Publishers on the Internet An alphabetical listing of leading publishers in the United States, and links to their web sites. http://www.gebbieinc.com/publish.htm

Electronic Media Directories Press Flash Distribute your Web firm's press releases to media outlets throughout the world using the services and resources provided by Press Flash. Press release writing services are also provided. http://www.pressflash.com/

E-Publications Directors Resource List If you want to write for electronic publications, see these e-publications directories. At this site you can find out information on writing for electronic markets. http://www.zinebook.com.

E-Zine Advice Publications Online Contentious This publication is the e-zine that advises and offers information for people who write or publish content on the Web. Find out where to write for other electronic magazines. Offers online options for frustrated journalists. http://www.contentious.com/

Ethnic Media Directories American Minorities Media American Minorities Media is a subsidiary of Market Place Media, the leading media placement company reaching specialized markets. http://www.marketmedia.com/amm

Specialized Markets MarketMedia.com Media and promotions solutions for reaching specialized markets such as senior citizens, minorities, military, students, and others. Also media analysis is offered. http://www.marketmedia.com/

Marketing

Writers Market Online Writers Market book listing publishers and their needs is now online if you subscribe to the updated market information. http://www.writersmarket.com

American Marketing Association The American Marketing Association is an organization for those interested in marketing. Network with marketing professionals to research timely and factual information for business articles. Read marketing research publications. http://www.ama.org/

Market Research Organizations Market research links, trends, and conference schedules http://www.wsa.com/wsa/directories/membership/MarketTrend/info.html

Center for Research in Marketing Bridging the gap between marketing theory and practice through rigorous and relevant research. http://www.csom.umn.edu/CSOM/MktgCenter/MktgCenter.html

Publishers Marketing Association For writers thinking of self-publishing, the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) is the largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers of books, audio, video and CDs. Their mission is to advance independent publishing through professional development, creative marketing, and global affiliation. http://www.pma-online.org/

The Market Research Industry Information on what the Market Research Industry is doing. A full-service market research and consulting firm. http://www.asiresearch.com/mri/mri.htm

PubList.com Reference of more than 150, 000 publications and contacts for writers or those who need permissions. http://www.publist.com

Book Marketing Update Self-published authors may subscribe to access independent book publishers, booksellers, and self-publishing feedback. http://www.bookmarket.com/index.html

Software Publishers Association

http://www.nndb.com/org/655/000125280/

Software & Information Industry Association - SIIA: Software

Find any software or computer book publisher or games. A good resource for writers looking for publishers.

Software and Information Industry Council Many press release articles, news and conferences on trends shaping digital content and the educational technology market. Excellent link to keep current on news and resource material, especially about protecting privacy during the evolution of the digital economy. http://www.siia.net/

Copyright Information

Copyright Information, ISBN, and Resources for Self-Publishers Copyright, ISBN Number, and Library of Congress Registration Information for Self-Publishing Writers and Publishers, U.S. Copyright Office. http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

Copyright Registration All the information you need to know in order to learn how to copyright your writing before you market your work. A link also features information on registration of copyright procedures and instruction. http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html#rp

Library of Congress Learn how to get a Library of Congress registration number for your self-published book, pamphlet, or booklet and other services to publishers and self-publishers http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/infopub/

International ISBN Agency How to Get an ISBN Number. Does your self-published book need an ISBN number? Find out how to receive an ISBN number at this Web site. www.isbn.spk-berlin.de/html/howtoget.htm

International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) The International standard numbering system for the information industry is administered by R.R. Bowker. The U.S. Agency for ISBN assignment can be contacted at: 121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974 http://www.bowker.com/standards/home/

International Standard Serial Numbers Do you write and self-publish serials or would like to publish serials written by other authors? Perhaps you need an International Standard Serials number. Serials are print or non-print publications issued in parts, usually bearing issue numbers and/or dates. A serial is expected to continue indefinitely. Serials include magazines, newspapers, annuals (such as reports, yearbooks, and directories), journals, memoirs, proceedings, transactions of societies, and monographic series. http://lcweb.loc.gov/issn/ and http://lcweb.loc.gov/issn/issnbro.html

Resources for Business, Technical, and Humanities Writers

Internet Resources for Business and Technical Writers This site provides excellent resources for the business writer. Links to resources for business writers: Internet Technical Writing Course Guide and career links. http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/ww_tech.html

Hypertext Writer's Guide and the Research and Documentation Online List of Style Manuals and Glossary of Internet and Library Terms Helpful resources for business writers and others who want to learn about how to write in hypertext. http://hildegard.engl.uvic.ca/writers/resources.htm http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/

Researching Humanities Links The humanities links are useful to the writer learning the business of writing from any genre of writing business, science, art, nutrition, or your own specialty. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc/humanities/overview.htm

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Writing Jobs Information Web Sites

Finding Writing Jobs Online Techwriters.com Technical writers will find Techwriters.com the best place to look for a technical writing job, other than through membership in technical writer's organizations. http://www.techwriters.com/

Technical Writing Jobs Find current technical writing jobs here, including both staff and contract job listings. Excellent site for technical writing and related communications media jobs. http://www.techwriters.com/placement/writer_nationwide_jobs.asp

JournalismJobs.com This the job board for finding jobs if you're a media person. Post your resume, look at recent job listings, or receive job notification by email at: http://www.journalismjobs.com/

Journalism Jobs Page The Journalism Jobs site lists current journalism jobs around the nation. It has links to other journalism job listing sites. http://pages.towson.edu/bhalle/jjobs.html

JournalismJobs.com -- The Job Board for Media Professionals

Sun Oasis Jobs Good site for freelance writers, also staff journalism and tech writing jobs offered. Search by location. Updated frequently; contains classified ads from editors. http://www.sunoasis.com

Truck Writers of North America This site lists a glossary of trucking terms for writers and a list of freelance writing jobs available for writers specializing in writing about trucking and the truck industry.

Excellent freelance writing job postings listed in their job bank. TWNA is an organization of professionals who are involved in gathering, writing and reporting news and information about trucks, trucking and the trucking industry. http://www.twna.org/job_postings.htm

All Freelance Links to resources, articles, and job listings for freelance writers, illustrators, designers, programmers, and other independent contractors. http://www.allfreelance.com/

Hire Minds Job postings, e-newsletter, message board, and gatherings in New York City for media, publishing, or creative people. http://www.hireminds.com/

Net Read Publishing jobs listed along with content on publishing industry employment. www.netread.com/jobs/jobs/

Monique's Newsjobs Monique's Newsjobs is a comprehensive list of jobs for journalists. Working journalists highly recommended this site. It's recommended by Writer's Digest as the best list for journalists around to date. http://www.news.jobs.net

Creative Freelancers Submit your resume and samples, or look at the help-wanted area offering freelance writing, editing, or proofreading employment. http://www.freelancers.com

Writing Employment Center You'll find a daily updated listing of jobs here for writers and related editorial workers. http://poewar.com/jobs/htm

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction is a magazine of essays and literary nonfiction that offers job opportunities on the magazine from time to time. The publication is dedicated solely to the creative nonfiction genre. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/opportunities.htm

Broadcast-Related Links

Finding Radio, TV, and Film or Film School Jobs, Airchecks, and Talent TV and radio Jobs.Com lists timely jobs and talent, including radio, TV, and film school, as well as links to real audio air-checks, available talent, and you can post an air check. You can find broadcast-related links here. at http://tvandradiojobs.com/

All Starr Radio An excellent site sampling what writers write about when they speak on the radio. Includes information on comedy, such as a link where you can list the weird things that happened to you. http://www.allstarradio.com

TV and RadioJobs.com TV andRadioJobs.com has 13, 000+ Unique Visits a day. Almost half its visitors are radio management types looking for fresh talent. Available for a small fee: Post your 6-minute air-check on their streaming server for 5 months. http://tvandradiojobs.com/

Air Newslink Job Link for Journalists Search JobLink ads for journalists. Links to resources, publications, or interact with their search engine. Fill out their online form to narrow your job search in journalism. http://ajr.newslink.org/joblink.html

Reference Books/Sites for Writers

Allwords.com Word definitions, origins, and translations: look up works in five languages. Some audio pronunciations available and information for crossword puzzle enthusiasts. http://www.allwords.com

Guinness World Records Guinness Book of Records for entertainment. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Rare Diseases Information If you're a health or medical writer interested in writing about rare diseases and support groups or need to find more information, try this health site. http://www.rarediseases.org

Fundraising

If you need to raise funds for a worthy cause, or to publish your own book, look at these tips on how to pan a fundraiser by an excellent Internet fundraising company. http://www.fundraising.com

Archived Articles on E-Lance Employment

E-Lance Economy Not Happening Read how and why the decline in self-employment has accelerated since 1997. http://www.asja.org/newspub/x0101b.php

Hungry Minds, Red Hat, Join to Form Press Hungry Minds Inc, (Nasdaq: HMIN) (formerly IDG Books Worldwide) and Red Hat Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT) announced a joint multi-title publishing agreement to produce books around Red Hat's extensive product line, including Red Hat(R) Linux. http://www.authorlink.com/pubnews.html#redhat

Niche Marketing Via the Web This article is a case history of interest to journalists working online or those who want to Niche Marketing Via the Web: A Case Study Creating a Parallel Electronic Publishing Line by Gordon Burgett, from the December 2000 issue of the ASJA Newsletter, is an excellent article on electronic publishing by the author of Publishing to Niche Markets, by Gordon Burgett. Find a need and fill it. http://www.asja.org/newspub/x0012a.php

Instructional Web Sites for Writers

Grant Proposal Writing Instruction How toWrite a Research Grant. How to get grant guidelines and sample proposals so you can write a research grant proposal. http://www.npguides.org/

How to Write an Institutional Grant Instruction and techniques in writing great institutional grant proposals adapted from Bob Lucas's workshop. http://www.ialc.wsuedu/ialc/faculty_teaching/grants/WtngGrantProposal.html#institutional

The Intensive American Language Center's site on Grant Proposal Writing How to write proposals for grants. Methods of how to implement your idea. Article and free instruction site offered by the Intensive American Language Center of Washington State University. Excellent article on how to write grant proposals. The Intensive American Language Center's site on Grant Proposal Writing is adapted from a workshop by Bob Lucas. http://www.ialc.wsu.edu/ialc/faculty_teaching/grants/WtngGrantProposal.html

Creative Nonfiction

This magazine offers excellent articles online or by subscription. See archived articles online specializing in creative nonfiction, including essays. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/articles/issue14/14contents.htm

"Traps, " by Lee Martin. Also issue #14, Creative Nonfiction, "What Men Think, What Men Write, " contains two articles than can be read online. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/articles/issue14/14martin_traps.htm

See issue #12, Creative Nonfiction, Emerging Women Writers II, "The Old Sort: of Connemaras & Sweet Corn, " by Caroline Nesbitt. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/articles/issue12/12nesbitt_theoldsort.htm

Anne Hart's Web sites: Writing Instruction Books & Strategies; Writing and Personal History Journalism Techniques/Course, Book Information, Articles, Excerpts, & Resources http://annehart.tripod.com

Addresses of Writers' Resources Online (Check for latest updates or changes in any address.)

Directory of Cable and National Broadcast Media 48 HOURS CBS News 524 W. 57th Street New York, NY10019

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DATELINE NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 510 New York, NY 101l2

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OPRAH WINFREY Harpo Productions P.O. Box 9909715 Chicago, IL 6O690

Video Resources for Scriptwriters

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