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http://www.aar-online.org/
This is the official webpage of the Association of Authors' Representatives. Authors can search for members through the "Find An Agent" link.
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
This webpage offers an inside view of the publishing industry. Many editors and agents maintain web pages here. Authors can get up-to-date news on the publishing world as well as access to recent sales.
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http://www.bksp.org
Just like Publishers Marketplace is the definitive site for those in the publishing industry, Backspace: The Writers' Place is the best resource for writers. This site offers information on conferences, articles from industry giants, and interactive interviews with famous authors, talented and well-known editors, and top-notch agents. The excellent discussion forums allow writers to connect with other writers.
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http://www.writers.net/
This is a terrific website and discussion forum for writers to interact with other writers. Get feedback for queries, insight into agents, and other writer-related support.
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http://www.agentquery.com
A free, easy-to-use search database to find current info on literary agents.
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http://www.sfwa.org/beware/
At this site, writers can get information on agents and agencies to avoid.
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http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
At Preditors and Editors, writers can get the inside scoop on the legitimacy of agencies as well as if there have been any posted complaints.
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http://www.writersmarket.com
This website provides contact information for agents and editors-much like a yellow pages. There is an annual service fee.
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http://www.authorsguild.org/
The published author's resource for effective copyright, fair contracts and information.
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http://everyonewhosanyone.com/about.html
Everyone Who's Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing by Gerard Jones is a unique website listing the emails of most every agent and editor in the industry. He originally created the site when he attempted to find an agent or a publishing house for his memoir Ginny Good. The site has evolved from there.
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http://cbiclubhouse.com
The CBI Clubhouse is a learning and sharing resource for children's writers and readers. This site hosts newsletters, audio, video, and special features to help anyone interested in the children's market.
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http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums
The Absolute Write Water Cooler Forum is an active for published and not-yet-published authors to ask questions, compare notes, and get answers about the publishing industry.
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http://www.indiebound.org
IndieBound is dedicated to supporting and promoting local and independent businesses in the publishing industry. Great reviews and a great way to support local businesses!
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Agents & Editors Who Blog |
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The Knight Agency
http://www.knightagency.blogspot.com/
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Agent Nephele Tempest
http://nephele.livejournal.com/
- Agent Jennifer Jackson
http://arcaedia.livejournal.com/
- Janet Reid, Literary Agent
http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/
- Evil Editor
http://www.evileditor.blogspot.com/
- Editor Jason Pinter
http://jasonpinter.blogspot.com/
- Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
http://dglm.blogspot.com/
- Bookends, LLC
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/
- Lit Soup
http://www.litsoup.blogspot.com/
- The Rejector
http://rejecter.blogspot.com/
- Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/
- Ask a Literary Agent
http://askaliteraryagent.blogspot.com/
- Query Shark
http://queryshark.blogspot.com/
- KT Literary
http://ktliterary.com/daphne/
- Agent Rachel Gardner
http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/
- Guide to Literary Agentshttp://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/default.aspx
- Editorial Anonymous
http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/
- Editorial Ass
http://editorialass.blogspot.com/
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Industry Blogs |
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Smart Bitches Who Read Trashy Books
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/
- Writer Beware Blogs!
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/
- Galley Cat
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
- Buzz, Balls & Hype
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/BkDoctorSin/
- Backspace: The Writer’s Place Bloghttp://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/KarenDionne/
- Thompson On Hollywood
http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/
- Confessions of An Idiosyncratic Mind
http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/
- Reading Under the Covers
http://www.readingunderthecovers.blogspot.com/
- Deanna Hoak, Copyeditor
http://deannahoak.com/
- Romancing the Blog
http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/
- Gawker Publishing
http://gawker.com/news/publishing/
- Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020
http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/
- Buzz Girl
http://bookpagebuzz.blogspot.com/
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Writer Organizations
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- Lighthouse Writers
http://www.lighthousewriters.org/
- Pikes Peak Writers
http://www.ppwc.net/
- Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
http://www.rmfw.org/
- Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/chapters.html
- Colorado Romance Writers—a Chapter of RWA
http://www.coloradoromancewriters.org/
- Heart of Denver—a Chapter of RWA
http://www.hodrw.com/
- Pikes Peak Romance Writers—a Chapter of RWA
http://www.pprw.org/
- SCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter
http://www.rmcscbwi.org/
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