27 February 2007

Wednesday Links ~*~ 28 Feb 2007

3-D Crime Scene
http://3dcrimescene.com/
Site is operated by a former criminal investigator with an expertise
in crime scene reconstruction. He now offers a 5 day course
on crime reconstruction, but mystery and crime writers will gain
insights by just visiting the site.

Belvedere Poets
http://www.belvederepoets.com/index.php
Active poetry community offering support, poem of the
day, and discussion forums.

Colossal Dictionary of Children's Publishers
http://www.signaleader.com/index.html
Site contains a large amount of information for the
budding and established children's writer. Articles,
resources, links, and information.

KCI Reader Based Style Guide
http://www.kcitraining.com/styleguide/sghome.html
http://www.kcitraining.com/styleguide/faq/frames2.html
Targeted for business writing, this website still offers
an abundance of grammar and style information.

The Loft Literary Center
http://www.loft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=134
Organization's website that offers workshops, classes,
a good selection of links and writer's resources.

Pump Up Your Online Book Promotion
http://www.pumpupyouronlinebookpromotion.blogspot.com
Dorothy Thompson of Writer's Life offers tips, conversation,
and information for authors looking for ideas on how to
Pump Up their promotions.

Writer's Copyright Association - UK
http://www.wcauk.com/
British company works to verify first copyright protection/proof for
writers (especially scriptwriters) across Europe.

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Northland Publishing
http://www.northlandpub.com/
http://www.northlandbooks.com/about_us.php?topic=Submissions&site=Northland%20Publishing
The home of two imprints considering agented
and unsolicited manuscripts.
Luna Books
http://www.northlandbooks.com/about_us.php?topic=Submissions&site=Luna%20Rising
Publishes Spanish and English pictures books for
children ages 4 to 8 years.
Northland Books
http://www.northlandbooks.com/about_us.php?topic=Submissions&site=Northland%20Publishing
Publishes books on American West and southwest
lifestyle, popular culture and history. Crafts, arts,
culture and cooking.
Northland Books
PO Box 1389
Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389
Rising Moon Books
http://www.northlandbooks.com/about_us.php?topic=Submissions&site=Luna%20Rising
Publishes children’s books
PO Box 1389
Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389

Red Engine Press
http://www.redenginepress.com/
http://www.redenginepress.com/REP_About.htm
Small independent press. Considers historical
fiction, mystery, adventure, young adult and
children's books.
Query: publisher@redenginepress.com
Red Engine Press
1347 N. Vista Street #112
Hollywood, CA 90046

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AARP Magazine
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/Articles/a2003-02-21-mag-writers_guidelines.html
Considered unsolicited articles on health, finance, food, travel,
general interest, and people.
Query: member@aarp.org
Editorial Submissions
AARP The Magazine
AARP
601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049

Christianity Today
http://www.christianitytoday.com/
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/help/guidelines.html
Print publication and website of news and issues from
an evangelical perspective.
Query: cteditor@christianitytoday.com
Christianity Today
465 Gundersen Drive
Carol Stream, IL 60188

E, The Environmental Magazine
http://www.emagazine.com/
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?1512
Bi-monthly magazine covering everything environmental
national and international. Magazine and website offers
an array of columns, tips, features, and articles.
Query: jimm@emagazine.com
Jim Motavalli, Editor
E Magazine
28 Knight Street
Norwalk, CT 06851

Life Magazine
http://www.life.com/Life/
Quality magazine featuring the photos and
stories of life.
Query: storysubmissions@life.com
LifeTime & Life Building
Rockefeller Center
New York, NY 10020

Outdoor America
http://www.iwla.org/oa/
http://www.iwla.org/index.php?id=217
http://www.iwla.org/fileadmin/template/docs/OA_SubmissionGuidelines.pdf
Quarterly magazine of the Izaak Walton League.
Freelance articles should focus on league policy,
outdoor interest, and conservation.
Query:
Outdoor America Art Director
IWLA
707 Conservation Lane
Gaithersburg, MD 20878-2983

Porthole Magazine
http://www.porthole.com/
http://216.247.229.94/html/PortholeWriters.htm
Cruise and vacation travel focused magazine. Seeking
articles and travel features: destinations, products,
and services.
Query: jlaign@ppigroup.com
Porthole Cruise Magazine
4517 NW 31st Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33024

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20 February 2007

Wednesday Links ~*~ 21 February 2007

Alpha Dictionary
http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml
Online word search, offers articles, and a variety
of word and grammar oriented features.

Backspace
http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/scholarship2007.htm
The non-genre Backspace Writer's Conference takes
place May 31st and June 1. Conference features speakers,
workshops agents, editors, and author panels. Two full
scholarships to the event are available.
Thanks Natalie!

Boom PR for Writers
http://www.boom-pr-for-authors.blogspot.com/
Public Relations blog by Louise Knott Ahern
of Working Writer.
Thanks Jen!

Lights
http://www.lights.com/publisher/index.html
Publisher listing by city, state, or alphabetically.
Site also contains listings for magazine, websites, and
other media.

Scriptologist
http://www.scriptologist.com/index.html
Website dedicated to helping screenwriters
perfect and market their scripts. Site offers
a magazine, forum and of course sells their
own software.

SFWA Writer Beware
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/
Information page from the Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writers Association includes agent warnings for writers
shopping their wares.

What Is Copyright
http://whatiscopyright.org/
Written using the Berne Convention as a basis to explain
basic international copyright laws.

Writer's Guild of Great Britain
http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/index.html
Organization working on behalf of English authors, screenwriters,
playwrights, and writers for TV, radio, film, plays, poetry, and
video games.

Writing A Selling Synopsis
http://www.authorsofromance.com/articles/synopsis.htm
Synopsis breakdown by romance author Mia Crews

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Scholastic Books
http://www.scholastic.com/
http://www.scholastic.com/custsupport/submit.htm
Publisher of educational and children's non-fiction.
Scholastic Professional Books
557 Broadway
Fifth Floor
New York, New York 10012

Wing ePress Inc.
http://www.wings-press.com/
http://www.wings-press.com/guideline.htm
Electronic publisher of contemporary, historical, suspense,
gothic, mystic, and sci-fi romances, middle reader, young
adult, and general fiction. Has very specific submission
guidelines.
Submit to: subs@wings-press.com

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Cricket Magazine
http://www.cricketmag.com
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=6
A literary magazine for young people ages 9 - 14.
CRICKET publishes original stories, poems,
and articles
Submissions Editor
CRICKET Magazine
P.O. Box 300
Peru, IL 61354

Downstate Story
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss/
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss/guidelines.html
A non profit literary magazine published
each fall. Midwest or Illinois storyline
connection preferred, but not required.
Email ehopkins@prairienet.org
Downstate Story
1825 Maple Ridge
Peoria, IL 61614

National Wildlife Magazine
http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/
http://www.nwf.org/support/faqs.cfm#22
Magazine of the National Wildlife Federation.
Guidelines are available by mail.
National Wildlife Federation
11100 Wildlife Center Drive
Reston, VA 20190

Plays
http://www.playsmag.com
Drama Magazine for young People, publishes
65 to 70 wholesome, one-act plays each year.
Seeking good scripts for young people in
primary through senior high. Comedies,
farces, dramas, mysteries, and melodramas.
Submissions: lpreston@playsmag.com
Elizabeth Preston, Editor
PLAYS
P.O. Box 600160
Newton, MA 02460

Washingtonian
http://www.washingtonian.com
http://www.washingtonian.com/guidelines.html
Monthly print publication serving the greater Washington
DC metro area. Accepts a wide range of articles pertinent
to the area from local events, attractions, investigative
profiles, satire and fiction.
Queries: editorial@washingtonian.com
Assistant Editor
Washingtonian Magazine
1828 L St., NW
Washington, DC 20036

The Weekly Standard
http://www.theweeklystandard.com/default.asp
http://www.theweeklystandard.com/AboutUs/default.asp
Weekly political journal is both a print
publication and related website.
Weekly political journal
Query: editor@weeklystandard.com
The Weekly Standard
1150 17th Street, NW
Suite 505
Washington, DC 20036

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13 February 2007

Wednesday Links ♥ February 2007 ♥

Aaron Shepard Kid Writing Page
http://www.aaronshep.com/kidwriter/index.html
http://www.aaronshep.com/index.html
Collection of pages by Aaron Shepard that compile
information and links of interest to Children's Authors.

Copyright: Bamboo Webdictionary
http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/c/o/copyright.html
Informative page from Bamboo Web about copyright
laws and issues.

Encyclopedia of Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
Online encyclopedia of myth, lore and legend. Site
offers 6,100 entries on gods, goddesses, worldwide
legends and heroes.

Film Comment
http://www.filmlinc.com/
www.filmlinc.com/fcm/fcm.htm
Lincoln Center publication with a wide range of
articles, on films new and old, foreign and domestic;
on directors, performers, writers, cinematographers;
on studios, national cinemas, genres; opinion pieces,
history pieces.

Market List
http://www.marketlist.com/
A resource for genre writers. Site offers links and job
market listings broken down by experience.

Nathan Bransford
http://www.nathanbransford.blogspot.com/
Blog by literary agent Nathan Bransford of
the Curtis Brown agency.

Online English Phrase Checker
http://www.oleng.com.au/phrase-checker.html
Check any English phrase in seconds. World's largest collection of written English
(the World Wide Web) using the alltheweb search engine.
Find out how many times the phrase (or word) is used.
Check how the phrase (or word) is used and in what contexts.

PathMax
http://www.pathmax.com/main.html
An incredible site of more than 3100 links to medical information
sites; from autopsy, to veterinary Pathology, Bioterrorism to
Forensic Pathology.

Police One
http://www.policeone.com/policeone/frontend/parser.cfm?object=homepage
Gleaning heaven for mystery and crime writers. This site is for both
Law Enforcement officers and the public. Product review, articles
on investigation, technique, and forums on a variety of issues.

PR Bootcamp
http://www.authormba.com/workshops/PR_bootcamp.htm
http://theworkingwriter.com/
The Master of business writing offers up a public
relations workshop with Louise Knott Ahern of Working
Writer. This online class begins March 5th.

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Erotique Press
http://www.erotiquepress.com/
Electronic publisher of erotica. Is currently
considering submissions in all classifications of
erotica.
Query: mailto:Submissions@erotiquepress.comm
Erotique Press
9735 Country Meadows Lane 1-D
Laurel, MD 20723

Free Spirit Publishing
http://www.freespirit.com/
http://www.freespirit.com/company/submissions.cfm
Publishing company that targets children and teens.
Free Spirit publishes approximately 22 new titles annually
most are nonfiction.
Query: acquisitions@freespirit.com
Free Spirit Publishing
217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299

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Backwoods Home Magazine
http://www.backwoodshome.com/index.html
http://www.backwoodshome.com/docs/writerguidelines.html
Print publication and website. Country oriented
"How To" magazine on being self reliant.
Query: Editor@backwoodshome.com
Article Editor
Backwoods Home Magazine
P.O. Box 712
Gold beach, OR 97444

Esquire Magazine
http://www.esquire.com/
http://www.esquire.com/talk/
Sophisticated, intelligent magazine for men.
Query: esquire@hearst.com
Esquire
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

Go World Travel
http://www.goworldtravel.com/article.aspx
http://www.goworldtravel.com/ex/aspx/articleGuid.%7B14B31B4E-FDCC-472C-82A3-BDE7BFA4F667%7D/xe/article.htm
Monthly magazine for travelers that tell you the best
places to go, the best way to go, how to get there,
and where to enjoy. collaborating photos a plus.
Query: submissions@goworldtravel.com

Natural Home and Garden
http://www.naturalhomemag.com/
http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/contact-natural-home-magazine.html
Bi-monthly publication devoted to both the eco-consciences
and health consciences reader who strive for a healthier
life style.
Query: mailto:jkellner@NaturalHomeMagazine.comm
Jessica Kellner
Coordinating Editor
Natural Home & Garden
1503 SW 42nd St
Topeka, KS 66609

Range Magazine
http://www.rangemagazine.com/
http://www.rangemagazine.com/guidelines/index.htm
Quarterly magazine accepting articles, features and photos on
the western range and the people who in habit it. Queries
preferred: bw@RANGEmagazine.com
Business & Editorial
PO Box 639106 E. Adams
Suite 201
Carson City, Nevada 89706

She Knows LLC
http://sheknows.com/
http://sheknows.com/aboutus/category/for-writers/
Formerly Myriad and Coincide publishing.
Buys content for several for sites and
publications including:
She Knows http://sheknows.com/lowcarb/
Chef Mom http://chefmom.com/
Diet and Fitness http://coincidepublishing.com/dietandfitnesspage/index.html
Geo Parent http://geoparent.com/
Low Carb Energy http://coincidepublishing.com/lowcarbenergypage/index.html
Pregnancy and Baby http://pregnancyandbaby.com/
submissions and queries to: writers@coincide.com
SheKnows LLC
7944 East Beck Lane
Suite 230
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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06 February 2007

Wednesday Links ~*~ 7 February 2007

Agent Information
http://www.nataliercollins.com/agents.php
http://www.nataliercollins.com/pdfs/Formatted_Agent_List_Jan_2007.pdf
A comprehensive and growing list of vetted, non-fee
charging literary agents.

DALRO
http://www.dalro.co.za/
South African Copyright society administrator for
authors and publishers.

Ideas 4 Writers
http://www.ideas4writers.co.uk/
Themematic writing website for writers of all
genre and medium.

Journalism Jobs
http://www.journalismjobs.com/
Website offers professional listings for jobs,
resumes, the latest news.

National Criminal Justice Reference Center
http://www.ncjrs.org/index.html
A federally funded site that acts as a clearinghouse
of information, on enforcement policy and practice,
information, crime statistics, and justice.

Publishing Insider
http://publishinginsider.typepad.com/
Blog by Carl Lennertz, of Harper Collins, on
books, movies, music, and life in general.

The Red Room
http://www.authorsredroom.com/
Writer's resource offering promotional tools,
newsletters, and workshops.

Word Play
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm
From Kiwi to Klingon, etomology to oxymorons this
site is a jumble must keep links for word junkies.

Zzippeddskripptzz
http://www.zzippeddskripptzz.com/
Resource center for screenwriters. News, information,
software and resources.

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Cleis Press
http://www.cleispress.com/
http://cleispress.com/submission.html
Publisher of works in the areas of gay and lesbian
studies, sexual politics, fiction, feminism, self-help,
erotica, gender studies, and human rights.
Query: fdelacoste@cleispress.com
Cleis Press
P.O. Box 14697
San Francisco, CA 94114

Poison Pen Press
http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/
http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/submission-guidelines/guidelines/
A small press publisher that handles a limited number
of crime or detection titles.
Query: editor@poisonedpenpress.com
Editorial Review Committee
c/o Poisoned Pen Press
6962 East First Avenue
Suite 103
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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Adbusters Magazine
http://adbusters.org/magazine/
http://www.adbusters.org/network/submission_guidelines.php
Seeks all truly political materials: "scholarly probes
environmental forays and sci-fi carpet rides or
humorous spoofs." Welcomes editorial queries
and submissions. Also features articles, op-ed
pieces, short fiction and poetry.
Query: editor@adbusters.org
Adbusters Media Foundation
1243 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6H 1B7 Canada

Fangoria
http://www.fangoria.com
http://www.fangoria.com/contact.php
Sci-Fi and dark fiction magazine and website.
Considers
Query:
Fangoria
1372 Broadway
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018

Nevada Magazine
http://www.nevadamagazine.com/
http://www.nevadamagazine.com/public_html/contacts.html
Bi-monthly print publication and corresponding
website.
Submission guidelines and
queries: editor@nevadamagazine.com
401 N. Carson St., Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89701

Oxford American Magazine
http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com/
http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com/submissions.cfm
Quarterly publication that considers and accepts
only manuscripts that are about and from the
American south.
Query: oamag@oxfordamericanmag.com
The Oxford American
201 Donaghey Avenue
Main 107
Conway, AR 72035

Powder Magazine
http://www.powdermag.com/
Ski enthusiast publication. High quality
photo and print magazine. Considers
both article and photo submissions.
Query: derek.taylor@powder.com
PRIMEDIA Inc.
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10151

Road and Travel Magazine
http://www.roadandtravel.com/
http://www.roadandtravel.com/company/marketing/writerguide.html
Magazine and website focused on a woman's view point
of motoring and travel. Considers articles on a wide
range of related issues, very serious guidelines.
Query: editor@roadandtravel.com
Caldwell Communications, Inc.
811 N. Main Street
Suite 105
Royal Oak, MI48067

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