A Woman’s Write: Monthly Writing Contests
Site sponsors quarterly writing contests for creative women. The site provides all entrants with a critique of their work and a cash prize to the best submission each quarter.
www.awomanswrite.com
Absolute Write
This weekly e-zine now edited by MacAllister Stone is chock-full of articles on everything from finding a good agent, avoiding scams, improving your writing, author interviews, and other resources. Every issue is meant to inspire and educate.
www.absolutewrite.com
Agent Query
The Internet's largest and most up-to-date site for finding a literary agent. A great resource to use in conjunction with the Association of Author Representatives (AAR). The site also offers other resources for writers.
www.agentquery.com
Association for Author Representatives
One of the best places for writer’s to search for a literary agent. In order to be accepted into the AAR, an agent must meet professional standards specified in the organization's bylaws and agree to subscribe to the AAR’s Canon of Ethics. The AAR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information, education and support for members, and through persuasion and advocacy the organization works to protect and enhance the best interests of clients.
www.aar-online.org
Authorlink
A site dedicated to the business of books, writing, and publishing. Also offers a number of resources for writers including a writer's registry, conferences, classes, editorial services, and book reviews. The new Storylink Library for short stories of up to 5,000 words is an exciting concept. Authorlink also offers members a directory of literary agents, which is best used with other sites such as the AAR.
www.authorlink.com
Boomer Women Speak and National Association of Baby Boomer Women
Each of these sites provides a wealth of information for Baby Boomer Women born between 1946 and 1964. Both groups also offer writing opportunities on the many topics affecting Boomer Women. Boomer Women Speak strives to connect, encourage, and support women of our generation each and every day.
www.boomerwomenspeak.com
www.nabbw.com
Contentious
A webzine for writers, editors, and others who create content for online media.
www.contentious.com
Cool Stuff 4 Writers
This site aims to support writers in all of our many endeavors. CoolStuff4Writers offers author interviews, articles, a monthly newsletter, and lots of great resources. To get your creative juices flowing, every month brings the Cool Contest Challenge. Authors are given a topic, maximum word count, and deadline to complete the challenge. Winning entries are posted on the site. Writers can also send their questions about the publishing industry to "Ask The Book Dr."
www.coolstuff4writers.com
Emory Women Writers Resource Project
The Emory Women Writers Resource Project is a collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing in English from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century. The Project is a pedagogical tool, designed to offer graduate and undergraduate students in various disciplines the opportunity to edit their own texts. webzine for writers, editors, and others who create content for online media.
http://chaucer.library.emory.edu/wwrp
Funds for Writers
Founded by C. Hope Clark, the mission of Funds For Writers is to provide quality, paying markets to writers of all skill levels and interests. Site offers grants, contests, markets, newsletters, jobs, calls for submissions, and more. Listed on Writer's Digest 101 Best Web Sites for Writers for 7 years in a row.
http://www.fundsforwriters.com
Gotham Writers' Workshop
Founded in 1993, the mission of the Gotham Writers' Workshop is to accomplish the following: to demystify the writing process through expert instruction and proven methods in a safe, creative learning environment. The site offers classes and workshops in nearly all genres, as well as writers’ events, services, and resources.
http://www.writingclasses.com
International Women’s Writing Guild
The guild helps women find both personal and professional empowerment through writing.
http://www.iwwg.com/index.php
National Association of Women Writers (NAWW)
This extensive organization with a growing membership has inspired many to find their own voice. The NAWW offers everything from mentoring to articles on writing to building your writing network. The organization publishes a weekly e-zine to a growing audience that provides important information for women writers on numerous topics. As a member I can attest to the many benefits of the NAWW.
http://www.naww.org/
Once Written
An extensive site targeted towards new and emerging writers. Lots of resources for writers and a place to promote new books.
www.oncewritten.com
Preditors and Editors
A wide-ranging site that describes itself as a “guide to publishing and publishing services for serious writers”. Lists agents, publishers, editors, contests, organizations, and also notes agents, publishers, editors, and other writing-related organizations to approach with caution. Note: If this link does not work, enter “Preditors and Editors” in Goggle and the organization will come up.
http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/
Shaw Guides Inc./Writing Conferences and Workshops
This extensive site offers listings of writer's conferences and workshops not just in the U.S. but around the globe. Besides conferences for writer's the site has numerous other extensive categories.
http://writing.shawguides.com/
Women Writers: A Zine
Special features include scholarly articles, book reviews, fiction, poetry, and resource links.
www.womenwriters.net
Women’s Press
Minnesota Women’s Press, Inc. promotes communication by, about, and among women in ways that create community and are grounded in a transforming feminist world view. That world view celebrates, honors, and promotes women’s words, experiences, and values in the belief that doing so is the foundation for individual, social, and cultural transformation. Offers job postings, articles, books, and The Minnesota Women’s Directory, the most comprehensive guide for women in the Upper Midwest.
www.womenspress.com
Writer's Market
For many free lance writers, this is the Bible they live by. One distinct advantage over the paperback version is the site is updated constantly, providing the most current information on writing markets. The site also includes listings for agents, publishers, small presses, as well as articles and other resources.
www.writersmarket.com
Writer’s Weekly
A comprehensive newsletter for freelance writers, which goes well beyond freelance work by providing a wide array of writing-related topics each week. Weekly sections include: Paying Freelance Markets, Job Listings, Writer’s Weekly University which offers a variety of writing classes, Whispers and Warnings, Interview Requests, and informative articles.
www.writersweekly.com
World Writer
A comprehensive writing site which offers extensive resources for both new and established writers. The site offers information on everything from contests, writing for numerous genres, paying markets, articles, and other writing resources from around the globe.
www.worldwriter.homestead.com
Wow-Women On Writing
An ezine promoting communication between women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers, and readers. WOW offers extensive articles, contest information, and writing resources.
www.wow-womenonwriting.com
