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The Freelance Writing Jobs Network

Written by Iain Broome on Mar 01, 2010 | 1 Comments

The Freelance Writing Jobs Network is a great resource for all writers who make a living from their freelance from work or who want to start doing as much: “Welcome to Freelance Writing Jobs, a blog network and community for freelance writers. “Sit back, relax, pour yourself a cuppa whatever gets you through the day, [...]

The Poetry Society of America

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 08, 2010 | 1 Comments

What more is there to say? “The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910 for the purpose of creating a public forum for the advancement, enjoyment, and understanding of poetry. Through a diverse array of programs, initiatives, contests, and awards, the Poetry Society of America works to build a [...]

SFWA

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 04, 2010 | 0 Comments

The SFWA “informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members.” It’s a useful source of updated information on the science-fiction market, including their “Writer Beware” warnings of agency and publisher scams.

The Society of Authors

Written by Iain Broome on Feb 03, 2010 | 1 Comments

An essential for all published authors: “The Society of Authors has been serving the interests of professional writers for more than a century. Today it has more than 8,500 members writing in all areas of the profession. Whatever your specialisation, from novelists to doctors, textbook writers to ghost writers, broadcasters to academics, illustrators to translators, [...]

Bookslut

Written by Iain Broome on Jan 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bookslut is a monthly web magazine and daily blog dedicated to those who love to read. We provide a constant supply of news, reviews, commentary, insight, and more than occasional opinions.

The Writers’ Circle of Durham Region

Written by Iain Broome on Jan 10, 2010 | 6 Comments

A writing community open to all: “Whether you are a fiction or non-fiction writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, songwriter, editor or someone who loves the way words connect – make yourself at home on our website. Check out our Member Web Pages and Paeans pages to find out more about our active members. Sign up for [...]

Writers’ Centre Norwich

Written by Iain Broome on Sep 10, 2009 | 0 Comments

Writers’ Centre Norwich is a literature development agency based in Norwich. We are interested in both the artistic and social impact of creative writing, and work with writers, readers and diverse communities on a wide range of ongoing and one off projects and events. We work locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and have developed productive [...]

Poetic Asides

Written by Iain Broome on Jul 08, 2009 | 0 Comments

Poetry prompts and news about poetry markets.

Writer’s Digest

Written by Iain Broome on Jul 01, 2009 | 0 Comments

WritersDigest.com is your one-stop shop for information, resources and writing community. Connect with other writers on our forum, visit our blogs and sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter. Here you’ll also find weekly writing prompts, contests and competitions, conference listings and online exclusive articles.

New York Times | Books

Written by Iain Broome on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comments

News, features, reviews and interviews from the ‘books’ section of the New York Times website.

Fiction Matters

Written by Iain Broome on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comments

Fiction Matters offers news, tips and tools for writers: “The aim is to provide information in a variety of forms – tips for writers, news on the industry, reviews on tools, and then a couple of on-site resources which are normally scattered in a multitude of places.”

Booktrade news

Written by Iain Broome on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comments

A simple layout, but what more do you need when you’ve got the latest literary news aggregated from all the best sources on the web? Recommended is the daily email newsletter that you can subscribe to. A great source of news for creative writers.