28 September 2005

American Bar Association ~ Copyright Basics
http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/comm106/106copy.html
Comprehensive site of legal knowledge that answers questions
about the basics of American copyright law. Information includes
amplification of existing copyrighted material, who can and what is eligible
for copyright registration and what forms should be used for copyrighting.

Filmmakers
http://www.filmmakers.com/index.htm
Screenwriters resource offering news, contest information,
and resource links.

Handbook of Forensic Services
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm
Forensic information site run by the FBI details proceedure
for evidence submission, examination, and crime scene
security and investigation.

Hunting for A Literary Agent or
Which to keep and which to Shoot
http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/agents.htp
Informational page by Chuck Rothman for writers.
Site includes tips on chapter submission, synopsis, and
of course what you should and should not look for in
an agent.

Nuts and Bolts
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
A writer's working tool to the mechanics of
writing as an art, a trade, and the working medium.

Poetry Magic
http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/
A vast poetry resource page. From the basics to getting published,
this page offers an education to beginningers and a tool to
fine hone to the seasoned poet.

Police Writer's Association
http://www.policewriter.com
http://www.policewriter.com/resource.htm
Formerly the Police Writer's Association, the PSWA website offers
member information, a newsletter, links, and resources for already
published police writers, and those who are just starting out. An
Amber Alert crawler link is posted on the bottom of the home page.

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Bohemian Ink Publishing
http://www.bohemian-ink.com/
http://www.bohemian-ink.com/Submission-Guidelines.htm
Publisher of fantasy, science fiction, and
literary fiction.
Query: Submissions@Bohemian-Ink.com
Bohemian Ink Publishing
PO Box 627
Andover, KS 67002

New Leaf Press
http://www.newleafpress.net/home.htm
http://www.newleafpress.net/submissions.htm
Christian Publisher
New Leaf Press
P.O. Box 726
Green Forest, AR 72638

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American Girl Magazine
http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/index.html
http://www.americangirl.com/corp/guidelines/index.html
Magazine targeting girls from 7 to 13 years of age. Publishes
fiction: contemporary and historical, up to 2,300 words.
No science fiction, fantasy, or first-romance stories.
All queries should be addressed to:
Magazine Department Assistant
American Girl
P.O. Box 620986,
Middleton, WI 53562-09860
American Girl / Pleasant Company
http://www.americangirl.com/corp/guidelines_books.html
Focuses on non-fiction activity, craft, and
advice books for girls.
Submissions Editor
Pleasant Company Publications
8400 Fairway Place
Middleton, WI 53562

Cure Magazine
http://www.curetoday.com/
http://www.curetoday.com/
aboutus/writeforcure/index.html#professional
A magazine about cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors.
Considers feature articles, medical writing experience
is a must.
Query: mweber@curetoday.com
Melissa Weber
3535 Worth St. Suite 185
Dallas, Texas 75246

Good Old Boat
http://www.goodoldboat.com/
http://www.goodoldboat.com/writers_guide.html
Monthly magazine dedicated to the love and care of
sailing vessels 10 years or older.
Query: karen@goodoldboat.com
Good Old Boat Magazine
7340 Niagara Lane North
Maple Grove, MN 55311-2655

Modern Bride
http://www.modernbride.com/
Bi-monthly publication focused on brides to be, wedding
planning, and the honeymoon.
Query: readermail@modernbride.com
Modern Bride Magazine
249 West 17th St.
New York, NY 1001

Oregon Quarterly
http://www.uoregon.edu/~oq/
http://www.uoregon.edu/~oq/html/guidelines.htm
University of Oregon Alumni magazine focused on
topics of regional news and interest.
Query:
Oregon Quarterly
130 Chapman Hall
5228 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403-5228

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20 September 2005

The Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
http://www.grammarbook.com/
Easy to use online reference guide.

Copyright Society of the USA
http://www.csusa.org/
Organization whose main purpose is to gather,
interchange, and disseminate copyright law and
information.

Midwest Book Review
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/get_rev.htm
Publisher of book reviews for several public and academic library systems
and the internet. Considers small and self published books for review.

Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
great referencing resource with endless links.

The Science of Crime
http://whyfiles.org/014forensic/index.php
Writing a murder then solving the case? This is your must
have forensics website.

Screenwriters Workshop
http://www.lsw.org.uk/
Screenwriters' Workshop and new producers
alliance. British based group that kicked off in Spring
of 2005. Offers a variety of services and groups.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org
Membership organization for both author and illustrator offers industry news,
support, links, marketplace information and regional chapters.

Word Of Mouse
http://rumorsofwar.net
http://rumorsofwar.net/Word_of_Mouse/word_of_mouse.html
A well written guide to using the power and breathe of the internet
to get your word out and it is absolutely free. Let a qualified voice
of experience show you how to make the Word of Mouse work for you.
Download Peggy's book Word of Mouse free at her website.

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Bulfinch Press
http://www.twbookmark.com/arts/
Artistic and biographical imprint of
Time Warner Books.
Query:
Warner Books
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Milkweed
Milkweeds for Young Readers
http://www.milkweed.org/1_0.html
http://www.milkweed.org/2_1_2.html
Non profit literary publisher of fiction, poetry and
children's readers.
Does not accept email submissions.
Milkweed Editions
1011 Washington Ave. S.
Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1246

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Footsteps
http://www.cricketmag.com/
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=28
A print magazine for 9 to 14 year olds from Carus Publishing
focus on African American history and culture. Considers fiction,
non-fiction, articles, and activities.
Charles F. Baker, Editor
FOOTSTEPS Magazine
Cobblestone Publishing
30 Grove Street, Suite C
Peterborough, NH 03458

Good Housekeeping Magazine
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/
http://www.hearstcorp.com/magazines/property/mag_prop_ghousekeeping.html
Owned by Hearst Magazine Properties Good Housekeeping Magazine
has established itself as a leader in consumer protection,
quality assurance, and a commitment to the modern home.
Considers unsolicited manuscripts.
The Editor
Good Housekeeping
959 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019

MAMM
http://www.mamm.com/
http://www.mamm.com/contact_us.php
A magazine dedicated to meeting the needs of
women diagonised with and battling breast and
reproductive cancers.
Query: editorial@mamm.com
MAMM
54 West 22nd Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10010

Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/index.shtml
http://www.magsubmissions.com/
http://www.magsubmissions.com/guidelines.html
Perfers 250 to 300 word written proposals. Considers humor, cultural
history, physical science, art and natural history. Is also interested
in offbeat subjects and profiles.
Marlane Liddell
Articles Editor
Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Victor Building
Suite 7100
MRC 951
Washington DC 20013-7012
email: articles@simag.si.edu

True Story Magazine
http://www2.truestorymail.com/index.asp
http://www2.truestorymail.com/true_guides.asp
Print magazine and online publication of womens' stories
that sizzle from romantic tryst to tearjeakers.
Tina Pappalardo
True Story
The Sterling/Macfadden Partnership
333 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001 - 5004

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14 September 2005



Alicia Rasley's Writers' Corner
http://www.sff.net/people/alicia/
Website geared towards Romance writers, but offers tips and
courses for writers in all genre.

The Copyright Licensing Agency
http://www.cla.co.uk/
A non-profit organization, British Copyright Law and Licensing Agency
offers tips to British writers on protecting their works under the loose
British copyright law.

Doollee
http://www.doollee.com/Agents/6CANagents.htm
A searchable database of Canadian Literary Agents.

The English Page
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
Online grammar tutorial and English lessons. Includes
a great page on verb tense.

Internet Resources
http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/
Website dedicated to links and resources just
for writers.

Lectric Law Library
http://www.lectlaw.com/
Crime writers should book mark this website. Unbelieveable
tombs, massive quanities of law information make sure you
enter through the Rotundra.

Red Ink Works
http://www.redinkworks.com/screenwriter.htm
Screening writing links, resources, articles, news,
and information.

Romance Ink
http://www.romanceink.com/
http://www.romanceink.com/guidelines.html
Website dedicated to romance reading, writing, living.
Currently is seeking article, poetry, and short
submissions on romance and life.

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Dragon Moon Press
http://www.dragonmoonpress.com/
http://www.dragonmoonpress.com/submissionguideline.htm
Small print publishr of sci-fi and fantasy.
Online submission only: publisher@dragonmoonpress.com
PO Box 64312
5512 - 4th Steet
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2K 6J0

Harper Collins Publishing ~ Avon Romance
http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/home.asp
http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/features/romance/guidelines.asp
Accepting manuscripts for Historic, Period and Contemporary romance
novels up to 100,000 words.
New Guidelines Query first to:
avonromance@harpercollins.com
Avon Books/Harper Collins
10 E 53 Street
New York, NY 10022

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Cicada Magazine
http://www.cricketmag.com/home.asp
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=22
Literary magazine written for teens and young adults, published by
the Cricket Magazine Group, owned by Carus Publishing.
Submissions Editor
CICADA Magazine
P.O. Box 300
Peru, IL 61354

City Slab
http://www.cityslab.com/
http://www.cityslab.com/guidelines.html
Urban tales of the grotesque. Publication is seeking
gritty horror stories, up to 5k in length.
City Slab Publications
submissions: submission@cityslab.com
Editor: Dave Lindschmidt
1705 Summit Ave., Apt. #314
Seattle, WA 98122

Military Officer Magazine
http://www.moaa.org/Magazine/CurrentEdition/default.asp
http://www.moaa.org/magazine/guidelines.asp
Focuses on issues miliary, political and historical (recent) to former
military personnel, as well as day to day living issues.
Managing Editor
Military Officers Association of America
201 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2539
or e-mail editor@moaa.org

Missouri Review
http://www.missourireview.org/
http://www.missourireview.org/info/guidelines.php
Literary review considers poetry, fiction and essays on general subjects.
Does not accept email submissions lightly.
The Missouri Review
1507 Hillcrest Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
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Wednesday, September 7th 2004

All Law
http://www.alllaw.com/topics/
An index of law related links from Administrative
Law, to ethics, identity theft and weather related
litigation.

AuthorsLawyer.com
http://www.authorslawyer.com/index.shtml
Offers copyright information from a proauthor viewpoint and copyright
resources. 1976 & 1998 US Copyright Law. Site also offers information
on literary scams broken down by agent, editor, printing and publishers.

Jerry Hill Present Names
http://anzwers.org/free/jhpn/
Need a name for a character? Looking for something interesting, esoteric
or just weird? Say, a tasty little tidbit in Finnish? A 14th century Scottish
given name? Or just something off the wall? Names: tidbits, trivia and a
lot of "Wow! I didn't know that."

Horror Writers Association
http://www.horror.org/
Membership organization for authors of
the genre. Sites offers some membership benefits;
articles, workshops, links, and writing tips.
Natalie R Collins
http://www.nataliercollins.com
http://www.nataliercollins.com/agentinfo.html
http://www.nataliercollins.com/agentbook.html
Site offers useful writing resource links as well as valuable.
Ready to begin searching for an agent? Don't even begin
without checking out Natalie's extensive agent information.
And check out Natalie's book on the subject:
Buy This Book and I'll Wash Your Car.

One Look
http://www.onelook.com/
Dictionary search. Boast index of more than
6 million words in 971 dictionaries. Includes a
reverse search engine, wildcard search engine and
translation search engine.

Screen Players
http://www.screenplayers.net/index.html
http://www.screenplayers.net/links.html
Website offers resources, links, and news.

Smart Writers
http://www.smartwriters.com/
Site dedicated to childrens writers. Provides
industry information, market links and info, and
news.

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Prometheus Books
http://www.prometheusbooks.com/
http://www.prometheusbooks.com/guidelines.html
Publisher of popular science, science, parnormal,
social science, current issues, fiction, children's
fiction, history, religion, and polictics.
Query: SLMitchell@Prometheusbooks.com
Steven Mitchell
Editor-in-chief
59 John Glenn Drive
Amherst, New York
14228-2197

Stone Dragon Press
http://www.stonedragonpress.com/index.html
http://www.stonedragonpress.com/guidelines.html
http://www.stonedragonpress.com/sub_text.html
Publisher of new and established authors in speculative
fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror. Also seeks
artwork.
Stone Dragon Press
3418 Morgan Ave N.
Minneapolis, MN 55412-2336
email: stonedragon@stonedragonpress.com

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American Style Magazine
http://www.americanstyle.com/
http://www.americanstyle.com/Magazine/edguide.cfm
Magazine contains rich and varied information about American Art,
hand crafts, galleries, museums, art tours and artist profiles.
Address all freelance queries to:
Hope Daniels, Editor
AmericanStyle magazine
3000 Chestnut Ave, #304
Baltimore MD 21211
hoped@rosengrp.com

Backhome Magazine
http://www.backhomemagazine.com
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/BackHome_guidelines.html
Publication for people getting back to basics and
"taking back control of their lives."
Query: backhome@ioa.com
Backhome Magazine
Wordsworth Communications
P.O. Box 70Hendersonville, NC 28793

Cross Country Skier Magazine
http://www.crosscountryskier.com/
http://www.crosscountryskier.com/guidelines.html
Premiere print publication and website on all facets of
cross country skiing. Considers features and articles
relating to product, trail systems, destinations, and
all things amateur and pro.
Query: lou@crosscountryskier.com
Cross Country Skier, L.L.C.
P.O. Box 550
Cable, WI 54821

Garden & Outdoor Living
http://www.hfmus.com/HachetteUSA/NewFlash/movie.asp?movie=womans_day_sip
http://www.hfmus.com/HachetteUSA/Page.asp?Site=womansdaysip
One of thirty five special interest publications
put out by Hachette / Women's Day annually.
Hachette Filipacchi Magazines
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

Story House
http://www.storyhouse.com/
http://www.storyhouse.com/stories/submissions.html
Yep, coffee that's right. A can of great beans complimented by a
great story right on the label. Who else but a Northwest Roaster
would come up with a concept so unique. Hey it beats reading
cereal box labels. Likes flash fiction and needs romances.
Email submissions only: submissions@storyhouse.com

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and looking for works to include? drop me a link and your info at
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