Wednesday Links ~*~ 22 October 2008

*~*~ Resources ~*~*

AuthorLink
http://www.authorlink.com/index.html
Membership community offers writers'
resources, articles, and a variety of other
informational tools for writers including agent
and editorial information.

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Non-profit organization for copyright creativity
and protection. Check out Groklaw, Creative
Common's sister site.

Critters Workshop
http://www.critters.org/
"Critters is an online workshop / critique
group for serious writers of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror."

Editorial Freelancers Association
http://www.the-efa.org/
Not for profit organization of freelance editors.
Membership offers benefits to editors, listings
provide opportunity to match genre to editor.

Forensic Science Communications
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/current/index.htm
http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm
Quarterly publication from the FBI for Forensic
scientist by Forensic scientist, but darn there's
a lot for a crime writer to learn from here.

The Rejecter
http://rejecter.blogspot.com/
Blog of a literary agent's assistant. Aka
the first line of defense in a literary agency.

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.

Screenwriter's Toolkit
http://screenwriting.beingmedia.com/
Blog for those interested and employed
as screenwriters.

Word Origins
http://www.wordorigins.org/
Website of etymology, offers word listings and
A Way With Words a monthly newsletter on words;
application, slang and grammar.

*~*~ Publishers ~*~*

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

Prometheus Books
http://www.prometheusbooks.com/
http://www.prometheusbooks.com/?main_page=page&id=1
Publisher of popular science, science, parnormal,
social science, current issues, fiction, children's
fiction, history, religion, and politics.
Query: SLMitchell at Prometheusbooks dot com
Steven Mitchell
Editor-in-chief
59 John Glenn Drive
Amherst, New York 14228-2197

*~*~ Paying Gigs ~*~*

Abilities Magazine
http://www.enablelink.org/abilities.html
http://www.enablelink.org/abilities/writers.html
Print publication of the Canadian disabilities
Foundation. Target demographic is people
with disabilities, their families, and caregivers.
Query: jaclyn at abilities dot ca
The Canadian Abilities Foundation
340 College Street, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M5T 3A9

Entrepreneur Family of magazines
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/index.html
http://www.entrepreneur.com/entmagwg.html
Entrepreneur dot com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/entcomwg.html
Online version of the print publication
Query: pitches at entrepreneur dot com
Karen Spaeder, Editor
Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.entrepreneur.com/entmagwg.html
Query: queries at entrepreneur dot com
Articles Editor
2445 McCabe Way
Irvine, CA 92614

Insights Magazine
http://www.insightmagazine.org/index.asp
http://www.insightmagazine.org/guidelines/
Magazine written for teens age 13 to 19 years.
Published by the Seventh Day Advents, Insights
considers true stories, profiles of Christian celebrities,
and general articles.
Query: insight at rhpa dot org
Insights Magazine
55 W. Oak Ridge Dr.
Hagerstown, MD 21740-7390

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

P. S. Greetings
http://www.psg-fpp.com/creative_guidelines.htm
Greeting card publisher of everyday cards.
Considers both poetry and illustrations for traditional
and alternative cards.
Query: snail mail only
Design Director
P.S. Greetings
5730 North Tripp Ave.
Chicago, Ill. 60646

Weatherwise
http://www.weatherwise.org/
http://www.weatherwise.org/About%20Us/submission-guidelines.htm
Print and online publication about the force of nature
that colours everything from our conversations to our
daily lives, the weather. Considers articles and photo
features.
Query: ww at heldref dot org
Weatherwise
1319 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1802

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