Wednesday Links ~*~ 31 January 2007

A Journalist Guide To The Internet
http://reporter.umd.edu/
Old site, but there is still a lot of useful information.
One word repeated many times. Links...

Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia
http://www.cwill.bc.ca/
Membership organization. Site offers news, links, and
resources, along with membership information.

Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/
Easy to use and maneuver this website offers
concise information on copyright law, usage and
fair use.

Crime Fiction Dossier
http://www.crimefictionblog.com/
New Blog by crime writer and journalist David J.
Montgomery.

The FBI Handbook of Forensic Services
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm
Crime writers will find this website filled with
collection and evidence preservation, reporting,
submission and shipping.

Screen Talk
http://www.screentalk.biz
Online magazine for screen writers.

Word Assault
http://www.wordassault.com/
Multi word search dictionary.

The Writer's Gazette
http://www.writergazette.com/
Writer's resource offering tips, links, market information,
and of course a blog.

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Eastgate Books
http://www.eastgate.com/catalog/Books.html
http://www.eastgate.com/Guidelines.html
Hypertext publisher offering both publishing and
hypertext tools for authors and writers.
Query: dgreco@eastgate.com
Eastgate Systems, Inc.
134 Main Street
Watertown MA 02472

Pocket Books
http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?sid=33&pid=427726
http://www.simonsays.com/content/feature.cfm?sid=33&feature_id=1627
http://www.simonsays.com/subs/txtobj.cfm?areaid=173&pagename=manuscript
Member of the Simon & Schuster Publishing Family.
Imprint Pocket Star and Sonnet Books covering
contemporary and historical Romances.
Submit to specific editor:
Pocket Books
Women's Fiction Editiorial Department
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

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Columbia Magazine
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/guideln.htm
Magazine of "popular history" focusing on Washington State
and the Oregon Country. Published by the Washington State
Historical Society.
Query:cdubois@wshs.wa.gov
Editor
Columbia Magazine
WSHS Research Center
315 N. Stadium Way
Tacoma, WA 98403

Forest Magazine
FSEEE - Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
http://www.fseee.org
http://www.fseee.org/index.html?page=http%3A//www.fseee.org/forestmag/submissions.shtml
Nationally distributed print publication about America's
National Forest System. Considers articles, commentary,
profiles, news, and reviews.
Query: fseee@fseee.org
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
PO Box 11615
Eugene, OR 97440

The Herb Quarterly
http://www.herbquarterly.com
Each issue discusses herbal lore, medicinal herbs,
history and cooking. Also accepts water colour
herbal renditions.
Query: jenniferbarrett@earthlink.net
The Herb Quarterly
4075 Papazian Way, #208
Fremont, CA 94538

Parents Magazine
http://www.parents.com/
http://www.parents.com/parents/file.jhtml?item=/help/writers_guidelines
Magazine focuses on issues and information today's
parents want to know about all aspects of parenting.
Query:
Parent
375 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Spa Finder Magazine
http://www.spafinder.com/index.jsp
http://www.spafinder.com/Company/contactus.jsp
Print magazine and website on global spa travel,
resorts, medical, and alternative spas. Also offers
articles on related health issues, nutrition, and more.
Query: Gary Walther, editor
Spa Finder, Inc
257 Park Avenue
South Floor 10
New York, NY10010

Strange Horizons
http://www.strangehorizons.com/
http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.shtml
Speculative fiction Online Magazine. Published weekly Strange
Horizons covers variety of genre from short fiction, to science
fiction, to magic realism. Published each Monday, Strange
Horizons editorial staff produces a special publication
Author's Focus on those occasional fifth Mondays of a month.
Each department has full submitting guidelines to follow.
Email submissions: editor@strangehorizons.com

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 24 January 2007

Copyright & Fair Use
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/cpyright.html
Straight forward, easy to understand explanation
and criteria for the fair use of copyrighted
materials.

Evil Editor - Why You Don't Get Published
http://www.evileditor.blogspot.com/
A blog for the great unpublished, and published too.

Georgia Writers - Literary Agents
http://www.georgiawriters.org/LiteraryAgents.htm
A list of active literary agents

Hardin MD ~ Toxicology & Poisoning
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/tox.html
Maintained by the University of Iowa this site contains
information links on environmental, chemical, disease,
bio-terrorism, poisoning, medical, and toxicology.

Muse It Up Club
http://museitupclub.tripod.com/
An line critique community for writers to gain
feedback from their peers. Site offers workshops,
information, and agent listings.

Webster's Online Dictionary
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/
Boast itself as the world's largest dictionary with
90 modern languages and 10 ancestral languages.

Writer's Pocket Tax Guide
http://www.foolscap-quill.com
http://www.foolscap-quill.com/wptginfo.html
Site helps untangle the complicated US tax filing
schedules and forms; addresses estimated taxes,
to hobby writing. Foolscap - Quill also offers Online
Pocket Tax Guides for screenwriters, publishers,
filmmakers and webdesigners at reasonable prices.

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Harcourt Books
http://www.harcourtbooks.com/
http://www.harcourt.com/
Publishers of adult paperback and children's books.
Considers fiction and non fiction under several imprints.
Harcourt Trade Publishers
15 East 26th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Liquid Silver Books
http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com
http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/guidelines.htm
Imprint of Atlantic Bridge Publishing. Considers
erotica romance aka romantica, Paranormal,
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Vampires,
Historical and Contemporary. Also publishes
anthologies.
Query: subs2006@liquidsilverbooks.com
Liquid Silver Books
10509 Sedgegrass Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46235

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Adbusters Magazine
http://adbusters.org/magazine/
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

Eternal Night
http://www.eternalnight.co.uk/
Website and Online publication dedicated to Science
Fiction and horror.
Submissions: methos@eternalnight.co.uk

Funny Times
http://www.funnytimes.com/
http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php
Monthly publication of funny columns, articles,
stories and cartoons.
The Funny Times
c/o The Editors
P.O. Box 18530
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

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

Time
http://www.time.com/time/
Weekly news magazine with domestic, international,
and children's publications.
Query: debra_richman@timeinc.com
Time
Time & Life Building
Rockefeller Center
New York, NY 10020-1393

WeeOnes Magazine
http://www.weeonesmag.com/
http://www.weeonesmag.com/weeparents/standing/submissions.html
Online publication seeking read-aloud stories, picture stories:
adventure, animal, humorous, multicultural, nature/environment,
problem-solving, sports.
target ages for readers 3 to 8 years.
email submissions: submissions@weeonesmag.com
Wee Ones Magazine
PO Box 226
Darlington, MD 21034
Wee Parents and Wee Teach Magazine
Publications are combining into a parent reference publication
if articles on reading, books and literacy.

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 17 January 2007

Freelance Writing
http://www.freelancewriting.com/index.html
Extensive website of news, blogging, guidelines, and
commentary. Offers several news letters including:
Morning Coffee a freelance job listings newsletter,
and Absolute Markets.

Ink Tip
http://www.inktip.com/
Network for screenwriters. Site includes resources,
articles, industry tips, and a newsletter.

The Knight Agency Blog
http://knightagency.blogspot.com/
Official blog of the Knight literary agency.

Lawgirl.com
http://www.lawgirl.com/lawgirl.shtml
http://www.lawgirl.com/copyright.shtml#publication
The basics of American copyright law written in very plain
English. Great site, written with a sense of humor,
that includes information on trademark and reproduction law.

Police Writers
http://www.police-writers.com/index.html
A group of police writers from the LAPD grew
to include officers from across the nation. The
group includes police authors, bloggers, and
feature writers. Thank you Joyce!

So You Wanna Write a Children's Book
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/childbook/childbook.html
Helpful articles and tips for children's writers

World Wide Words
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
English from a British view point

Write Sight
http://www.writesight.com/
Online writers directory. Free membership.
Thank you Afrika!

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Gill & MacMillian I.E.
http://www.gillmacmillan.ie/
http://www.gillmacmillan.ie/ecom/Library3.nsf/pages/Authorsnotes?OpenDocument
http://www.gillmacmillan.ie/ecom/library3.nsf/submitproposal?openform
Irish publisher of educational and higher education text, but also
a publisher of general non-fiction, fiction, and children's books.
Considers unsolicited proposals
Gill & Macmillan
10 Hume Avenue
Park West
Dublin 12, Ireland

HyperTechMedia.com
http://www.hypertechmedia.com/
http://www.hypertechmedia.com/HyperTech%20Media.Submit.html
Electronic publisher of Fiction, textbooks and
software is currently is open to submissions
for full length fiction, non fiction, children's books.
Submissions@hypertechmedia.com

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Babybug
http://www.cricketmag.com/
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=20
BABYBUG, a listening and looking magazine for infants and
toddlers ages six to twenty-four months, is published by
the Cricket Magazine Group.
Query:
BABYBUG Magazine
315 Fifth Street
Peru, IL 61354

BSA Publications:
Boys' Life Magazine
http://www.boyslife.org/
http://www.boyslife.org/about/contributors/writers.pdf
Scouting Magazine
http://www.scouting.org/
Monthly four colour magazine produced by the Boys
Scouts of America. Accepts articles, fiction and
non-fiction that is targeted for boys 6 to 18 years
of age.
Boys' Life / S306
Scouting Magazine
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
PO Box 152079
Irving, Texas 75015

The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/
http://www.thenation.com/about/guidelines.mhtml
http://www.thenation.com/contact/smis
Weekly news journal covering national and international
news, politics, and the arts.
Query:
The Nation
33 Irving Place
8th Floor
New York, NY

Playboy Magazine
www.playboy.com
http://www.playboy.com/magazine/index.html
Accepts unsolicited manuscripts up to 5000 words.
Query: articles@playboy.com
Playboy Magazine
Attention Fiction Department
680 N. Lake Shore Drive.
Chicago, IL 60611
Nonfiction queries should be sent to:
Playboy Magazine
Attn: Articles Editor
680 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

Walking Bones
http://www.walkingbones.com/Bones1.html
http://www.walkingbones.com/Contact.html
Online magazine of fiction- horror, fantasy, dark horror,
speculative fiction, imaginary fiction, and science fiction.
Does offer back issues in limited print.
Query: walkingbonesmagazine@hotmail.com
Walking Bones Magazine
210 North Summit
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Woman's Day
http://www.womansday.com/xp6/WomansDay/home.xml
http://www.womansday.com/contact/5811/writers-guidelines-page2.html
Woman's Day buys a broad range of articles including: marriage,
health, parenting, religion, money-management, interpersonal
relationships, careers, new lifestyles, etc. Their primary interest
is in articles that will help improve their reader's lives.
Query:
Reader Service, Woman's Day
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

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© 2000-2007 Calista Cates

Wednesday Links ~*~ 9 January 2007

The 2007 Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll is open
Please support Wednesday Links and vote before 15 January 2007
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/writerinfo.shtml

BellaOnline
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8608.asp
A collection of informational articles on finding the right
agent, and a non-charging agents site listings list.

Blood Stain Pattern Analysis Tutorial
http://www.bloodspatter.com/BPATutorial.htm
Graphic with graphics. Solving a crime, this can
help make sense of those blood stains.

Grammar Bytes!
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Site offers tips, reference, rules, exercises, and even
grammar handouts.

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html
Copyright basics, including procedure, filing fees and forms.

Erma Bombeck Writing Contest
http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/adults/erma.html
http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/forms/bombeck_form.asp
Personal essay contest of up to 450 words in either
humorous or human interest. Entries must be submitted
by midnight February 18th.

Public Safety Writer's Association
http://www.policewriter.com
http://www.policewriter.com/resource.htm
The PSWA website offers member information, a newsletter,
links, and resources for already published police writers, and
those who are just starting out.

Screen Style
http://www.screenstyle.com/
Shopping haven for screenwriters. Home of Creative
Screenwriting magazine. Workshops, software, scripts,
bookstore, and more.

Tess Gerritsen's Blog
http://www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/
Fascinating blogging from the literary frontline,
and the mind of author Tess Gerritsen.

SciFi Editor
http://www.scifieditor.com/
While geared towards the sci-fi author this site has a
great collection of articles to help writers of any genre.

The Writers Life
http://thewriterslife.homestead.com/booktrailers.html
Dorothy offers up tips for creating your books
next internet trailer. Dorothy offers links to resources
to help you in your trailer quest.

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Echelon Press
http://www.EchelonPress.com
http://www.echelonpress.com/submission.htm
Currently considering Chick-lit and several urban
fiction genre for ebook publication: including
mystery, romance, and thriller. Echelon's print
calendar is full for 2007
Query: editorial2@echelonpress.com
Echelon Press
Submissions Dept.
9735 Country Meadows Lane 1-D
Laurel, MD 20723

Five Star Publishers
http://www.galegroup.com/fivestar/
http://www.galegroup.com/pdf/imprints/fivestar/06SubmissionsGuidelines.doc
Imprint of McMillian Library Reference. Publishes
romance, westerns, speculative fiction, and Christian
fiction.
Query: tekno@new.rr.com
John Helfers
Tekno Books
P.O. Box 8296
Green Bay, WI 54308

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American Cowboy
http://www.americancowboy.com/
Magazine that features the adventurous spirit of the
American west.
query: editor@cowboy.com
American Cowboy LLC
P.O. Box 6630
Sheridan, WY 82801

Dragons, Knights, and Angels Magazine
http://www.dkamagazine.com/
http://www.dkamagazine.com/submission.html
A Christian family magazine that is founded on the idea
that the power of God is the greatest magic of all.
Stories do not need to have an obvious moral, the
protagonists must be motivated by moral values, or learn
some moral value by the end of the story.
Query: cook@dkamagazine.com
Double-Edged Publishing, Inc.
9618 Misty Brook Cove
Cordova, TN 38016

The Edge
http://www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk
http://www.theedge.abelgratis.co.uk/order.htm
British magazine of short stories from borderline gothic
to sci-fi, horror, to fantasy.
Query: removespamstopper@davec@theedge.abelgratis.co.uk
The Edge
65 Guiness Buildings
Hammersmith, London
W6 8BD UK

Paradox: A Magazine of Historic and Speculative Fiction
http://www.paradoxmag.com/
http://www.paradoxmag.com/
Features historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction
and a wide array of articles, news and reviews.
Query: editor@paradoxmag.com
Christopher M. Cevasco, Editor
Paradox
P.O. Box 22897
Brooklyn, NY 11202-2897

Paste Magazine
http://www.pastemagazine.com/
http://www.pastemagazine.com/docs/PasteMagWriterGuidelines.doc
Bi-monthy independent publication about all facets
of the music business. Considers articles on
music trends, features, reviews, and industry
news.
Query: features@pastemagazine.com
Paste Magazine
PO Box 1606
Decatur, GA 30031

The Sun Magazine
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/guidelines.html
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/writer_guidelines.html
Publishes essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry.
Editors are partial to political, cultural,
and philosophical themed essays.
No Email submissions.
Sy Safransky, Editor
The Sun
107 N. Roberson St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates

Wednesday Links ~*~ 3 January 2007

Buzz Your Book
http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses/marketing.html
Highly touted workshop from Writer's Weekly
by MJ Rose. Course cost and registration information
posted on Writer's Weekly University webpage. Annual
course begins January 8th.

Copyright Aid
http://www.copyrightaid.co.uk/
British based organization offering the latest in
copyright information, law, advice, copyright search,
and a listing of resource societies.

Forensic Evidence
http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/MasterIndex.html
Website of forensic law, science, public policy. A large
collection of articles, findings, and decisions. Scroll down.

Garbl's Writing Resources
http://garbl.home.comcast.net/writing/
Nice collection of resources, style guides, grammar tips
and links.

Hollywoodnetwork dot Com
http://hollywoodnetwork.com/
http://www.hollywoodawards.com/filmawards/application.html
Webbased community of sites dedicated to screenwriting,
selling to Hollywood and information. Membership required,
but appears free.

Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/grammarstyle.htm
Great reference starting place for research, law, grammar
and libraries.

Lit Soup
http://litsoup.blogspot.com/
Blog from literary agent Jenny Rappaport covering
publishing, books, and soup.

Picture Book
http://www.picture-book.com/
Online resource for children's illustrators and publishers.
Site offers searchable artist listings and industry links.

Punctuation Made Simple
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/intro.html
Basis primer on punctuation.

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Avon Romance
http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=517994
http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/avonGuidelines.aspx
Currently is accepting historical and contemporary and suspense
romance manuscripts for consideration.
Query: avonromance@harpercollins.com
Harper Collins / Avon Romance
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022

Clarion Books
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/clarion/
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/faq/submission.html
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/
Children's and Young Adult imprint of Houghton Mifflin
considers picture books, fiction, and non-fiction. Does
not accept electronic submissions.
Query:
Clarion Books
A Houghton Mifflin Company imprint
215 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003

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Boston Review
http://bostonreview.net/
http://bostonreview.net/writerguidelines.html
Bi-monthly publication of fiction, reviews, poetry,
and cultural and political essays.
Query: editors@bostonreview.net
Boston Review
35 Medford St.
Suite 302
Somerville, MA 02143

Imagine Magazine
http://www.imaginemagazine.net/
http://www.imaginemagazine.net/pages.php?page=guidelines
Print publication considers uplifting articles and features
about daily life beginning with today.
Query: kate@imaginemagazine.net
Little River Publishing
PO Box 28490
Spokane, WA 99228-8490

The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org/
http://progressive.org/?q=mag_guidelines
Long established political, journalistic magazine on
peace, and social justice at home and abroad.
Submit queries and manuscripts to:
Query: editorial@progressive.org
Matthew Rothschild, Editor
The Progressive
409 East Main Street
Madison, WI 53703

Utmost Christian Writers
http://www.utmostchristianwriters.com/
http://www.utmostchristianwriters.com/gallery/guidelines.htm
Market for Christian journalist and poets, and considers
articles on Christian subjects.
Utmost Christian Writers
121 Morin Maze
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA T6K1V1

VFW Magazine
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.mag&did=578
Membership magazine, published ten times a year. Focuses
on issues and events of interest to Veterans of Foreign Wars
membership.
Query: RKolb@vfw.org
Richard Kolb, Editor
406 West 34th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
Ladies Auxiliary Magazine
https://www.ladiesauxvfw.org/eWeb/StartPage.aspx
https://www.ladiesauxvfw.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=LAVFW&WebKey=9f59b748-3870-4587-b486-06d67e7dc514
Bi-monthly publication for VFW Auxiliary members.
Covers issues and events current to the auxiliary
membership.
Query: Cara Day, Editor cday@vfw.org
406 West 34th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111

Writer Magazine
http://www.writermag.com/wrt/
http://www.writermag.com/wrt/default.aspx?c=a&id=927
Print and online publication considers how-to articles,
columns, features, and reviews. Prefers electronic
submission.
Query: queries@writermag.com
The Writer
21027 Crossroads Circle
P.O. Box 1612
Waukesha, WI 53187

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C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates