This Nook has links to sites with helpful information, and promising new publishers and contests.
Writer's Journal Poetry and Contests
- Annual Deadlines, April 30, August 30, December 30
- This site will put your "family-friendly" poem on one of their pages giving you credit for it. No poems of a sensitive nature, bad language, or suggestive overtones will be accepted.
Beginnings Publishing: A Magazine for Novice Writers
- Semiannual magazine. Pays one contributor copy for first rights.
- Monthly e-zine. No payment, acquires e-rights. Note: "If you are unsure of your writing skills and have a good story, we can work with you," Yoeckel says. "We have help and resources for marketing and skills development available for writers, poets, journalists and storytellers." As reported in Writer's Digest, June 2003, "30 Markets for your Short Stories"
Guidepost Editorial Guidelines
- Are you interested in writing verse for greeting cards? This site purchases 100% freelance material. Last year they purchased between 200-300 ideas/samples. They respond within 1 month and pay immediately upon acceptance. They pay a one-time flat fee.
- find a rhyming word, a synonym, definition or more!!
- Online dictionary, thesaurus, word of the day!!
10 Ways to Effectively Promote Your Writing Through Your Website
- FictionPress is a growing network of over 67,000 writers, hundreds of thousands of readers, and home to over 288,000 original works. As a writer, this is a place to showcase your creativity and for a reader, FictionPress is an opportunity to feast to your heart's content.
- Writing.Com is the premiere online community for readers and writers of all ages and interests. Whether you are a casual reader searching for a good story or an enthusiastic writer looking for the perfect place to store and display your masterpieces, Writing.Com is the website for you! Basic memberships are free to anyone who wishes to join. Each registered membership includes an online portfolio, numerous creative user tools, email services and the chance to meet and bond with fresh creative minds!
- Bringing you a wide variety of quality fiction and non-fiction ebooks and POD books, and providing authors with the opportunity to promote and sell books worldwide.
- Books, On-Line Workshops, Writing Classes
- Buy Books, Learn to Write, On-Line Reads
- Women Online Worldwide
Information Links on Literary Scams
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