Wednesday Links ~*~ 25 April 2007

Bob's Writing
http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/writer/index2.html
Author and psychologist Dr. Bob Rich offers
writing tips, an interactive writing course, book
reviews, editing services and his Bobbing Around
newsletter from his multi Epie award nominated website.

British Isles Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators
http://www.britishscbwi.org/
International membership organization.
Offers news, support, workshops, and a
monthly publication.

Copyright Laws
http://copyrightlaws.com/index2.html
Informational website dedicated to Canadian,
American, and international copyright law.

The Criminal Mind - Court TV's Crime Library
http://www.crimelibrary.com/thecriminalmind.htm
Articles on criminal profiling, the criminal
mind, criminal psychology, forensics, and
investigation.

Mastering The Dreaded Synopsis
http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/dreaded_synopsis.htm
Fictionwise editor Lee Masterson offers up
a lengthy article on condensing your novel.

Nice Mommy Evil Editor
http://nicemommy-evileditor.com/blog/
Blog from Samhain publishing.

One Look - Reverse Word Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
Of course they have a regular dictionary, but wow!
a reverse word dictionary. Just type in the meaning
and find your word(s).

Publishing Central
http://www.publishingcentral.com/index.html?si=1
http://www.publishingcentral.com/html/litagents.html--info
One stop shopping for both the author and journalist.

San Francisco Bay Area Writers Association
http://www.sfarwa.com
Chapter 90 of the Romance Writers Association.
Offers a thriving online writing community, 170
members strong, a monthly newsletter, contests,
and writing craft instruction.

Shouting in the Wind
http://shoutingintothewind.blogspot.com/
Screenwriting blog.

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Arcadia Publishing
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/contact.html
Local history publisher with four thousand titles
in its catalogue. Has four regional offices, submit
to the office in your area.
West:
Query: publishingwest@arcadiapublishing.com
Arcadia Publishing
580 Howard Street
Suite 302
San Francisco, CA 94105
South:
Query: publishingsouth@arcadiapublishing.com
Arcadia Publishing
420 Wando Park Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Midwest:
Query: publishingmidwest@arcadiapublishing.com
Arcadia Publishing
3047 N. Lincoln Avenue,
Suite 390
Chicago, IL 60657
Northeast:
Query: publishingnortheast@arcadiapublishing.com
Arcadia Publishing
224 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

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American Profile
http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/
http://www.americanprofile.com/aboutus/writer.html
Publication of small town America.
Query: editorial@americanprofile.com
American Profile
341 Cool Springs Blvd.
4th Floor
Franklin, TN 37067

Bird Watcher Digest
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/index.aspx
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/bwd_corporate/submissions.aspx
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/bwd_corporate/sg_writers.aspx
Published electronically and as digest size print
bi-monthly magazine. Considers features, humorous
pieces, and articles.
email: submissions@birdwatchersdigest.com
Bird Watcher's Digest
PO Box 110
149 Acme Street
Marietta, OH 45750

Instinct Magazine
http://instinctmagazine.com/
http://instinctmagazine.com/submissions/editorial-submissions.html
Gay Business publication. Considers exposes,
articles, features, travel, profiles, humor, and
general interest.
Query: editor@instinctmag.com
Instinct Publishing
15335 Morrison St.
Suite 325
Sherman Oaks CA 91403

Instyle Magazine
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/
A Warner Time publication on fashion, beauty,
lifestyle and celebrity features.
In Style
1271 Avenue of the Americas
18th Floor, Suite 26-01B
Ny, Ny 10020

New Mexico Magazine
http://www.nmmagazine.com/index.html
http://www.nmmagazine.com/guidelines.html
Monthly print publication produced by the New Mexico
Department of Tourism focuses on the highlights and off
beaten path of the land of Enchantment. Also interested
in articles on the history, arts and people of New Mexico.
Query: Submissions@NMMagazine.com
New Mexico Magazine
495 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87503

OnEarth
http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/07spr/default.asp
Quarterly publication from the National Resource
Defense Council, covers environmental issues from
politics, culture, health, and wildlife, to nature,
science, and the issues we face. Considers poetry
and the occasional freelance article.
Query: onearth@nrdc.org
The Natural Resources Defense Council
40 W. 20th St.
New York NY 10011

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C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates

Wednesday Links ~*~ 18 April 2007

Agent In The Middle
http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
Blog from literary agent Lori Perkins.

Copyright Primer from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/cpyrt/
Includes good definition and illustration of
Fairuse laws.

FAQ on Literary Agents
http://www.adlerbooks.com/mostask.html
Presented by Adlerbooks, the FAQ is a report put together by
agents and publishing insiders to help writers.

First Amendment Handbook for Journalist
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/index.html
Published by the Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press.

How To Write a Query
http://www.makersgallery.com/bradford/howto.html
Author Karleen Bradford has constructed a webpage
to aid author's in their agent and publishing efforts.
She also offers thought on themes, outlines, dialogue,
and other writing topics.

Law by Topic - The Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html
A practical linkage to online postings of state statues.

Markets Report
http://www.scribequill.com/index.html
A product of Scribe & Quill writing community their monthly
Markets Report focuses on information vital to the working
writer; market, jobs, links. Accepts relative articles and
humor. Scribe & Quill has variety of online classes available.

Script Pimp
http://www.scriptpimp.com/screenwriting/home.cfm
Website devoted to screenwriters, offers
membership and free information: contest,
submission calls, agencies, software, and
industry news.

Your Dictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
500 dictionaries in 140 languages, one website. Offers
word of the day, word translation, prepare to spend hours
on this site.

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Addicus Books
http://www.addicusbooks.com/
http://www.addicusbooks.com/submission_guidelines.cfm
Health, self-help, psychology, how-to, business, economics,
investing, and books of regional interest -- true crime,
histories, profiles.
Query: info@addicusbooks.com
Acquisitions Editor
Addicus Books
P.O. Box 45327
Omaha, NE 68145

Baen Books
http://www.baen.com/
http://www.baen.com/FAQS.htm#Manuscript%20Submission%20Guidelines
Publisher of Science Fiction Books.
Submissions: slush@baen.com
Baen Books
P.O. Box 1403
Riverdale, NY 10471

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American Journalism Review
http://www.ajr.org/index.asp
http://www.ajr.org/ajrgart.asp
Published by the University of Maryland, the
AJR is a nationally published publication covering
all aspects of media journalism.Considers articles
on issues, industry dilemmas, coverage short
falls, and some features.
Email Query: editor@ajr.umd.edu

House Beautiful
http://www.housebeautiful.com/
http://www.hearstcorp.com/magazines/property/mag_prop_houseb_2000.html
Owned by Hearst Magazine Properties, House Beautiful accepts
unsolicited manuscripts.
Submit to The Editor
1700 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

National Geographic Traveler
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/writer-guidelines.html
Published eight times a year, NGT seeks articles
that inspires readers to become travelers to the
places they discover within the pages of National
Geographic Traveler.
Query: traveler@nationalgeographic.com
Query Editor
1145 17th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20036-4688

The New Republic Magazine
http://www.tnr.com/
http://www.tnr.com/contact.mhtm
News print publication and corresponding website of
politics, opinion, and culture.
Query: letters@tnr.com
The New Republic
1331 H Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005

Starline
http://www.sfpoetry.com/
Official journal of the Science Fiction Poetry
Association.
Query: SFPASL@aol.com
Marge Simon, Editor
1412 NE 35th St.
Ocala, FL 34479

Variety
http://www.variety.com/
Entertainment industry print media
focused on film, cable, television, and
music industry.
Query: news@reedbusiness.com
Reed Business Information
5700 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 120
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
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C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates

Wednesday Links ~*~ 11 April 2007

Access Copyright
http://www.accesscopyright.ca/
Formerly known as Cancopy. Canadian Copyright
Licensing Agency, offers copyright information newsletter,
links, education and licensing.

Crime Magazine
http://www.crimemagazine.com/
For the Mystery writer this is an "encyclopedia
of crime."

Fiction Factor
http://www.fictionfactor.com
http://www.fictionfactor.com/markets.html
Well rounded resource site offering insightful,
helpful articles on writing and a wide variety
of market listings.

Film Stew
http://www.filmstew.com/
A webtool for screenwriters.

Smoking Poet
http://thesmokingpoet.tripod.com/
Ezine for poets, offers writing resources
and market links.

Word Pangs
http://wordpangs.blogspot.com/
Blog from freelance writer Bill Lengeman.

Writing Australia
http://www.writingaustralia.com/
Writing resource and Ezine. Subscription writing
community offers useful information and
edition services among its products.
Thanks Penny!

Writing For Children
http://www.write4kids.com/index1.html
http://www.write4kids.com/ebooks.html
http://www.write4kids.com/update.html
Website devoted to children's writing and author's
interested in entering the genre. Offer's a monthly
newsletter and articles.

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F & W
http://www.fwpublications.com
http://www.fwpublications.com/authorguidelines.asp
Print publisher of children's / Juvenile, how to books,
and illustrated books. Branch of North Light Books.
Query: jamie.markle@fwpubs.com
North Light Books
4700 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati OH 45236

Little Golden Books
http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/lgb/
http://www.randomhouse.com/about/contact.html
Long established children's imprint of Random House.
Children's Publishing
1745 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019

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Aeon Magazine
http://www.aeonmagazine.com/index.html
http://www.aeonmagazine.com/writersguidelines.html
Quarterly publication of speculative dark fiction, science
fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Æon Speculative Fiction
202 North 39th Street
Seattle WA 98103

Click Magazine
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=23
Magazine dedicated to young children, discovery
and investigation of the world. Published by the
Cricket Magazine Group.
Submissions Editor
CLICK Magazine
Carus Publishing
70 East Lake Street
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601

Film Fax - Outre Magazine
http://www.filmfax.com
http://www.filmfax.com/editorial/edit_info/writer_guides.html
Bi-monthly magazine covering unusual film, radio, and
television.
Query: filmfax@xsite.net
Filmfax, Inc.
P.O. Box 1900
Evanston IL 60204

History Today
http://www.historytoday.com
http://www.historytoday.com/dt_faq.asp?gid=31131&g31131=x&g6325=x#31659
British print magazine and corresponding website.
Considers unsolicited articles on yesterday and
today's history.
Query: editorial@historytoday.com
History Today
20 Old Compton Street
London W1D 4TW
United Kingdom

Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/index.php
http://www.almanac.com/guidelines/
Annual publication since 1792 about the weather
and nature. Looks for the off beat article or feature
relevant to the focus of the magazine, i.e. weather,
herbs, animals, events, folklore, history, gardening,
and farming.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
P.O. Box 520
Dublin, NH 03444

Outdoor Photographer
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/submissions.shtml
Publication dedicated to life outdoors: nature,
sports, and travel. While photos are a must
for every article, the printed word is just as
important.
Query:
Outdoor Photographer
Werner Publishing Corporation
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025

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C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates

Wednesday Links ~*~ 4 April 2007

Copyright Crash Course
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
Course comes complete with a 10 question exam.
Site also includes fairuse interpretation, copyright
management and addresses digital issues.

The Dreaded Query Letter
http://www.keriarthur.com/queryletter.htm
Insights and construction of the dreaded
Query Letter from author Keri Author.

Fade In
http://www.fadeinonline.com
Screenwriting magazine includes tips, links, and
other valuable information for screenwriters.

Getting The Right Agent
http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/resources/library/agent.htm
Results of several panel discussion combined
into one comprehensive article.

Powells' Book Blog
http://www.powells.com/blog/
Book releases, critics, media, and more.

Professional Training Service
http://www.protrainco.com/grammar.htm
Grammar and style resource for writers. Make sure
you check out the archives.

Publishers Weekly
http://publishersweekly.com
International News Source of Book Publishing and Bookselling

Reports for Writers
http://reportsforwriters.com/
Writers resource offering reports, ebooks,
and information for writers about the art
of writing. Offers a monthly newsletter
Authors, Readers, and Writers.
Thanks Kai!

Research Legal Topics
http://www.lawyers.com/legal_topics/browse_by_topic/index.php?
From Lawyers.com legal information links broken
down by crime, or legal arena. Information includes
faq's on multiple crimes, how to reports, what's and
why fors.

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Penguin Publishing
http://us.penguingroup.com/
Commercial publisher of all genre of books
from children's to biographies, mystery thrillers
to political to history. Penguin offers over
forty imprints under its publishing umbrella.
Penguin Publishing
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014

Thunder's Mouth Press
http://www.thundersmouth.com/
http://www.thundersmouth.com/TMPSubmissionGuidelines.pdf
Imprint of Avalon Books focused on
pop culture, science, and current
affairs.
Thunder's Mouth Press
245 West 17th Street, 11th floor
New York, NY 10011-5300

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Adventure Cycling
http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/index.cfm
http://www.adventurecycling.org/mag/submissions.cfm
Print publication and website of the Adventure Cycling
organization. Considers articles and features on touring
North America, Europe, profiles, and photo spreads.
Query: editor@adventurecycling.org
150 East Pine Street
P.O. Box 8308
Missoula, MT 59802

The Bark
http://www.thebark.com/us/index.html
http://www.thebark.com/us/submissions.html#
Quarterly print publication about life with dogs. Considers
Commentaries, essays, stories, fiction and well-researched
non-fiction will be considered but all work must include
dogs in a prominent manner.
Claudia Kawczynska, Editor
The Bark
2810 Eighth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Cookie Magazine
http://www.cookiemag.com/
Glossy bimonthly print magazine and website
featuring the best for family, fashion, home,
health, entertainment, and travel for families.
Query: Joyce_Bautista@condenast.com
Cookie Magazine
4 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Harper's Magazine
http://harpers.org/
http://harpers.org/index.html
http://harpers.org/harpers/contact
Printed journal of long standing reputation.
Features articles of current interest; politics,
art, culture, and literature.
Query:
to: Harper's Magazine
666 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10012

Health Magazine
http://www.health.com/
http://www.health.com/health/talk/email
Print publication and website focused on
health and well-being - inside and out. From
life style to diet and exercise.
Query:
Health
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209

Oregon Coast Magazine
http://www.northwestmagazines.com/index.html
http://www.northwestmagazines.com/guidlin.html
Bimonthly magazine for visitors and residents on the
Oregon Coast.
Query: Alicia Spooner aspooner@ohwy.com
4969 Highway 101 North
Suite 2
Florence, Oregon 97439

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Do you have a writing link that you want to share?
Collating an anthology and looking for works to include?
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Write On!
C'alista
© 2000-2007 Calista Cates