American
Society of Journalists and Authors
An organization for non-fiction freelancers,
this site maintains a clearinghouse of information on
rights issues involving many major magazines and
newspapers.
Author's
Guild
The Center for the Book in the
Library of Congress
Poets and Writers
Resources for Creative Writers.
Purdue OWL: Writing Resources
Purdue University’s Online Writing Labs
(OWL) is a collection of style guides covering
fiction, poetry, multimedia, business writing, and
basic grammar. Provides links to over 100 published
guides, tips from the MLA and APA style guides, and a
directory of other online labs.
The
Slot: A Spot for Copyeditors
Produced by a copy editor at the Washington
Post, this site offers Miss Manners-like advice
on grammar and style. The Curmudgeon’s
Stylebook, a guide to good journalistic writing
style, is the site’s best feature.
Writers Write
Most useful for its three market guidelines
lists (Paying Markets, Nonpaying Fiction, Poetry),
which provide information on submissions, payment,
etc. Also provides The Write News, a daily
alert service for the publishing world, and The
Internet Writing Journal, a monthly e-zine aimed
at beginners.
