All From the Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network.
Websites: Writer's Corner
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From Education-Portal.com.
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Find writing and publishing news.
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Contest by The Association of Writers & Writing Programs.
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Open to College Students.
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Includes the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction, 49th Parallel Award for Poetry, and Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction.
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Writers can send in their self-published book to have it reviewed for a fee. Also offers a database of previously reviewed self-published books.
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Provides information on developing a mailing list, creating a website, setting up a reading tour, and hiring an independent publicist. From Poets & Writers.
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Structure for writing a book proposal for an academic conference, article, or book. From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue.
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Covers many aspects of publishing, from author basics, editing, subsidiary rights sales, marketing & publicity, self publishing, and more. From About.com.
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Explains terms commonly used in the book industry. From Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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Literary contest "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels." From San Jose State University.
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Learn why typography matters, type composition, text formatting, font recommendations, page layout, and more.
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Find additional resources for citing sources. Links to the Reference section of Recommended Websites.
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Washington State University.
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Discusses the different book publishers, including trade book publishers, "bargain" publishers, book packagers/book developers, textbook/educational/academic publishers, professional publishers, and self-publishing companies. From About.com.
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From Bear Star Press.
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Contest by Writecorner Press.
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Online journal covering information about the newspaper industry.
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Provides an overview of epublishing, articles, news, self-publishing, and more. From Writers Write®.
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Contest by the Washington Centerville Public Library.
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Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all here.
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Contest from the Pikes Peak Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
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Information and news on the book publishing industry.
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Literary terms compiled by Professor Jack Lynch, Rutgers University.
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From Gale Cengage Learning.
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From the Romance Writers of America.
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From EduFind.com. Includes topics such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns, possessive, verbs, etc.
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From ShawGuides.
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Short story competition from the Ruth Hindman Foundation and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Tips from About.com.
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Information and advice from About.com.
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The basics of writing an agent query. Includes examples, information for nonfiction authors, and do's and do not's. From Agent Query.
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From Writing-World.com.
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Find lists of book trade organizations and organizations that provide research & statistics. From the Book Industry Study Group.
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Find information on business writing, grammar, organization & cohesion, the process of writing, punctuation, sentence structure, and more.
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A reading-writing contest for students in grades 4 through 12 from the Library of Congress.
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Information from Poets & Writers.