Wednesday Links ~*~ 26 March 2008

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.

Association of Author Representatives
http://www.aar-online.org/
Not-for profit organization of independent literary
and dramatic agents.

Eggcorn
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/
A collection of unusual English word spellings,
usages, and attributions.
Thanks Laurie!

Espresso Graphics
http://www.espressographics.com/text/writers.html
A collection of links and writing resources.

Hollywood Script Reader's Digest
http://www.screenscripts.com/
Website devoted to script and screen. Offers
membership incentives, listings, links and more.

Mystery Readers
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/Guidelines.html
Website that touts itself as the largest of its type in
the world. Includes mystery website links, information
and a quarterly publication.

Writer Unboxed
http://writerunboxed.com/
Blog about the craft and business of
genre fiction by Kathleen Bolton, Theresa Walsh,
Marsha Moyer, and Victoria Holmes.

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

Writer's Edge
http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/writers.html
Unbelievable information. Articles, resources, links,
directories. Endless.

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Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/
http://www.echelonpress.com/submission.htm
Currently considering several urban fiction genre
for ebook publication, including mystery, romance,
and thriller.
Query: editorial2 at echelonpress dot com
Echelon Press
Submissions Dept.
9735 Country Meadows Lane 1-D
Laurel, MD 20723

Tiger Publications
http://www.tigerpublications.com/
http://www.tigerpublications.com/TigerSubmissions.php
Small press publisher considers scifi, adventure, commercial
fiction, and children's titles.
Query: submissions at tigerpublications dot com
Tiger Publications
PO Box 74
Lemont, IL 60439

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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 at adbusters dot org
Adbusters Media Foundation
1243 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6H 1B7 Canada

Conservation Magazine
http://www.conbio.org/CIP/index.cfm
http://www.conbio.org/CIP/contributorguidelines.cfm
Quarterly print and online magazine that bridges the gap
between conservation science, practice, and policy.
Considers features, articles, columns, and case studies.
Query: cdenardo at u.washington dot edu
The Editors
Conservation Magazine
Department of Biology
Box 351800
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-1800

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 at davec at theedge dot abelgratis.co.uk
The Edge
65 Guiness Buildings
Hammersmith, London W6 8BD UK

The Horn Book Magazine
http://www.hbook.com/publications/magazine/default.asp
http://www.hbook.com/aboutus/faq.asp
Book on children's publications and literature. Considers
books for review. Considers articles of a critical nature
about some aspect of Children's' literature.
Query: info at hbook dot com
The Horn Book, Inc.
56 Roland Street
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02129

Lake Superior Magazine
http://www.lakesuperior.com/
http://www.lakesuperior.com/news/editguidelines.html
Print and online publication
Considers articles and features on travel, history,
Lake Superior destinations, people, environment,
lifestyles, business, and current events.
Query: edit at lakesuperior dot com
Lake Superior Port Cities Inc., Publishers
PO Box 16417
310 E. Superior St. #125
Duluth, Minnesota 55802-3134

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 10003

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 19 March 2008

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

Experts
http://www.experts.com/
Information available from the experts.

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

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

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

Logos - Multilingual Word Transporter
http://www.logos.it/lang/transl_en.html
Interactive vocabulary and grammar database
featuring multilingual capability.

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 statistic, and justice.

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

Timelines in History
http://timelines.ws/
History of the world time lines, checkout two offsite links
for other interesting historical information.

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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

Mayhaven Publishing
http://www.mayhavenpublishing.com/
Small print publisher considers fiction, non-fiction
and audio books for adults and children.
Query: mayhavenpublishing at mchsi dot com
Mayhaven Publishing
PO Box 557
Mahomet, IL 61853

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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 at wshs dot wa dot gov
Editor
Columbia Magazine
WSHS Research Center
315 N. Stadium Way
Tacoma, WA 98403

Fire Engineering Magazine
http://www.fireengineering.com/index.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/submissions/author.html
Monthly magazine and website for fire professionals and
Fire/EMS professionals. Themed issues cover apparatus,
technique, operations, technology, safety, leadership,
and management. Considers articles, features, and
column material.
Query: dianef at pennwell dot com
Diane Feldman
Fire Engineering/fireEMS
21-00 Route 208 South
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Highlights Children's Magazine
http://www.highlights.com/
http://www.highlights.com/about/contribGeneralGuidelines.html
Long established children's magazine and corresponding
website. Prefers manuscript rather than query.
Buys all rights.
Highlights for Children
Editorial Department
803 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

Learning Through History Magazine
http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/
http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/freelance_writers.php
Bimonthly online and print publication targeting middle
grade readers through specifically historical themed
issues. Considers features, biographies, and craft
projects.
Query: submissions at LearningThroughHistory dot com
Classic Education, Inc.
PO Box 110129
Naples, FL 34108

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 at progressive.org
Matthew Rothschild, Editor
The Progressive
409 East Main Street
Madison, WI 53703

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 at weeklystandard dot com
The Weekly Standard
1150 17th Street, NW
Suite 505
Washington, DC 20036

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Wednesday Links ~*~ 12 March 2008

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

Elements of Style
http://sut1.sut.ac.th/strunk/
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
Both sites off William Strunk's Elements of Style.
Reference material that comprehensively covers both
the rules of English and principles of composition.

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.

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

Martindale's Health Science's Guide 2008
http://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html
Amazing medical information website. Offers an
untiring amount of medical, pathological, and
technical information every crime, mystery and
medical writer might need. Internal site links include
a medical center and reference desk.

Mississippi Writer's Guild
http://www.mississippiwritersguild.com/
Writing organization that encourages, promotes,
and strengthens its members.

Public Safety 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.

Thomas Legislative Information Website
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Maintained by the Library of Congress, this
website offers the latest information on bill
text & status, committee reports, and a search
by bill number or key words. Site includes the
latest on American Copyright laws.

The Writing-Life
http://www.writing-life.com/index.html
Information site for writers by author Jessica
Page Morrell.

Write Sight
http://www.writesight.com/
Online writers directory. Free membership.

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Boyd's Mills Press
http://www.boydsmillspress.com/
http://www.boydsmillspress.com/content/writers_and_illustrators_guide.html
Publisher of books for children and adults: Picture
books, middle grade and young adult fiction, poetry,
fiction, and illustrated.
Query: contact at boydsmillspress dot com
Boyds Mills Press
815 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431

MIRA Books
http://www.mirabooks.com/ http://www.eharlequin.com/articlepage.html?articleId=557&chapter=0
An imprint of Harlequin books focused on women's
fiction: romantic suspense, paranormal, adventure,
thriller, comedy romance, and contemporary romance.
Harlequin Books/MIRA Books
225 Duncan Mill Road
Don Mills, Ontario
M3B 3K9 Canada

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Aurealis
http://www.aurealis.com.au/
http://www.aurealis.com.au/submissions.php
Australian sci-fi publication. Offers monthly
flash fiction competitions.
Query: info at aurealis dot com dot au
email submissions: submissions at aurealis dot com dot au

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 at fseee dot 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 at earthlink dot net
The Herb Quarterly
4075 Papazian Way, #208
Fremont, CA 94538

Moment Magazine
http://www.momentmag.com/
http://www.momentmag.com/about/wguidelines.html
Bimonthly print and electronic publication covers
American-Jewish culture, politics,and religion. Editors
are seeking articles that offer fresh angles on Jewish
issues, with quirky and insightful personal accounts or
stories.
Query: editor at momentmag dot com
Moment Magazine
4115 Wisconsin Street NW
Suite 102
Washington, DC 20016

Time
http://www.time.com/time/
Weekly news magazine with domestic, international,
and children's publications.
Query: debra_richman at timeinc dot 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: info at weeonesmag dot 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 ~*~ 5 March 2008

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Screenwriter's Market
http://www.screenwritersmarket.com/
Resource for screenwriters include discussion forums,
information, networking information.

Tips for Writing a Synopsis
http://www.writing-life.com/fiction/synopsis.html
Author Jessica Morrell offers a tip outline for writing
a tight synopsis.

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Behler Publications
http://www.behlerpublications.com/index.shtml
http://www.behlerpublications.com/submissions.shtml
Currently considering non-fiction works of personal
journeys with a social relevance. Will consider fiction
if it is a story of personal introspective nature with
conflict and resolution.
Query: acquisitions at behlerpublications dot com
Behler Publications
Acquisitions Dept.
22365 El Toro Road, #135
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Ten Speed Press
http://www.tenspeedpress.com/
http://www.tenspeedpress.com/resources/adultproposalsubmissions.htm
Publisher of eclectic selections - cookbooks
to manuals for life to career guides.
Query:
AcquisitionsTen Speed Press/Celestial Arts/Crossing Press
P.O. Box 7123-S
Berkeley, CA 94707
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Air and Space Magazine
http://www.airspacemag.com/
http://www.airspacemag.com/contact-us/submission-guidelines.php
Print publication of Smithsonian publications.
Considers articles about all aspects of flight.
Query:
AIR & SPACE Magazine
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
MRC 513
Washington, DC 20013-7012

Eugene Magazine
http://eugenemagazine.com/
Quarterly print publication focused on the Willamette
valley lifestyle. Covers people, places, events, activities,
the arts, entertainment, and livability.
Query: editor at eugenemagazine dot com
Olive Tree LLC
Eugene Magazine
1400 High St
Suite C-3
Eugene, OR 97401

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 at ppigroup dot com
Porthole Cruise Magazine
4517 NW 31st Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33024

The Sun Magazine
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/
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. Send submissions to:
Sy Safransky, Editor
The Sun
107 N. Roberson St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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: slange at writermag dot com
The Writer
21027 Crossroads Circle
P.O. Box 1612
Waukesha, WI 53187

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© 2000-2008 Calista Cates
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