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1999 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)

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The Right Market Book for Fiction Writers
If you right well enough to get published, you need this!
A Must-Have Book for all fiction writers!
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1999 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)

Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0898798760

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For writers of fiction intent on publishing, there is no better resource than the annual Novel & Short Story Writer's Market. Each update of the guide, which lists over 2,000 places to publish fiction (including magazines literary and otherwise, zines, and book publishers large and small), acts as a kind of annual industry checkup. What publications are out there? What are they publishing? What kinds of fiction are hot, and not? This year's edition tells us that freshness, short shorts, originality, neatness, simple fonts, risk taking, good endings, and humor are all in. Workshop writing, thinly veiled autobiography, gimmickry, splatter fiction, and grammatical errors are not. Still, the best, and perhaps most often repeated advice throughout is: To thine own self be true. Write what you want or feel compelled to write, and worry about publication later. There is a market for almost everything, including climbing fiction (The Climbing Art), black-lesbian erotica (Black Lace), baseball stories (Spitball), tales of oppression and rebellion (Struggle), hot-air ballooning stories (Balloon Life)--even fiction featuring large-breasted characters (Gent).

While contact information, payment terms, and the like provide the backbone of the listings, it is the advice from the publishers that makes this book so eminently browsable. "Forget formulas," says the editor at The Café Irreal; "Write about what you don't know, take me places I couldn't possibly go." "Write as if words were your bread, your water, a great vintage wine, salt, oxygen," say the folks at Collages and Bricolages. "Even though we are jaded old teachers and editors," confide the jaded old teachers and editors at The Distillery, "we still want to feel a chill run down our spines when we read a perfect description or evocative line of dialogue." And don't forget: "If an editor says, 'try again,'" remind the editors of Acorn Whistle, "try again ... and again!"

New this year: listings for over 60 literary agents; a section on screenwriting markets; overviews of the mystery, romance, and science-fiction & fantasy markets; and short interviews with Olivia Goldsmith (The First Wives Club), Arthur Golden (Memoirs of a Geisha), Ann Beattie, Rick Bass, Mary Higgens Clark, Amanda Scott, and others. --Jane Steinberg

Book Description

Publish your fiction! This guide will help you make it happen, providing completely updated information on book publishers, magazines, literary agents and script houses -all interested in work from writers like you. Inside you'll find publishing opportunities for virtually every genre, from Romance to New Age, and each listing features the crucial details you need to make the most of every submission.

In addition, you'll receive hard-won advice from some of the most respected figures in fiction publishing today, including Alice McDermott, National Book Award winner for Charming Billy; Russell Banks, author of The Sweet Hereafter and Cloudsplitter; Janet Fitch, author of Oprah's Book Club pick, White Oleander; and Jonathon Galassi, editor-in-chief of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and editor of such acclaimed authors as Tom Wolfe and Scott Turow.

You'll also find important tips on self-promotion, formatting submissions and writing query letters, and this guide includes extensive listings of writing contests, conferences and organizations to help you get connected, build your career and improve your work.

Customer Reviews:

Indispensable........2000-12-19

Unpublished & industry green American fiction writers, you need this, and this is all you need, armed with your manuscript. You will find out how & where to send your work. You will learn who is looking for your particular brand of talent. You will see opportunities to win monetary awards, tangible printcopy (of your book) awards, and chances to travel and hole up somewhere cool like Oregon and write, write, write. What more do you want?

The Right Market Book for Fiction Writers.......2000-11-15

One of the first thing an aspiring writer hears is "Get the Writer's Market" from Writer's Digest. This is good advice for anyone who wants to sell their work. The problem is - too many people think there is only one 'Writer's Market.' The big one is great for someone trying different types of writing, including magazine articles or nonfiction books. But for FICTION WRITERS - this one has tailor made information.

Don't sift through page after page of magazines or publishers who don't publish fiction. This book has basic guidelines for the publishers that are looking for short stories and novels. The category index makes it especially easy to use.

And remember - when a new edition comes out - expect to buy that one, too.

If you right well enough to get published, you need this!.......2000-10-27

This is the best place to get an accurate evaluation on the current market for fiction. Do you write? Forgive me for being presumptious here, but it's my guess that you do. That's why you're looking at these reviews. In that case, I feel indebted to give you some pertinent information regarding this book. First of all, if you have a manuscript that you wish to see in print, you should know a few things. You should know the marketplaces in which to get published. You should know the best ways to submit your work. To say it plain and simple, since I know you're looking for answers (after all, you're a writer, that's what you do.), I won't waste your time: this book gives you all the info in regards to any questions you have about publishing. If you're seriously interested in becoming published, this resource is indispensible!

A Must-Have Book for all fiction writers!.......2000-04-07

It had been a few years since I'd last updated my Novel & Short Story Writer's Market and, boy, what a mistake that was! As the Internet as enhanced our lives, so has Writer's Digest enhanced this market guide. The listings contain editorial email addresses, magazine/publisher website addresses, publication size and number of pages (magazines), clear symbols indicating paying vs. non-paying markets (no more wading through all that small print), online markets only, and so much more! New to this edition is a section listing literary agents that are open to working with new writers and special sections on craft and technique for writers of mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy. This is a Must-Have Book for fiction writers.

great resource.......2000-03-22

This is great. I have the Writer's Market which is good for general publishing, but doesn't really highlight the novel or fshort story in the way this book does. This offers all the small presses, large presses, the lit mags etc. as well as awards offered throughout the year. I use it all the time.

1999 Children's Book Market: The Writer's Sourcebook

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1999 Children's Book Market: The Writer's Sourcebook
Pamela Kelly (Editor)
Manufacturer: Institute of Children's Literature
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPVS48

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Good, but not new
I Buy it, I Use it, I Like it ... BUT:
Not worth the money - too generic and untailored
A Very Important and Handy Tool for Writers
Stop. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

1999 Writer's Market (Annual)

Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0898798507

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Editors are so accustomed to receiving inappropriate queries that they "rejoice," according to a Writer's Market tip from the University of Arizona Press, "in receiving material that is clearly targeted to [them]." So, please, do not send your article about porcelain-doll collecting to Sport Fishing magazine. Put your postage toward this updated edition of the Writer's Market instead. This book might not seem to change much from year to year, but it does. Editors move, publishing houses are gobbled up by one another, and magazines open and fold like Japanese fans. And where else can you learn both that Focal Press is publishing fewer photography books, and that Ide House is inaugurating a poetry branch?

Given the unbelievable variety and sheer number of publishers listed here--1,170 book publishers, 1,534 consumer magazines, 464 trade magazines, 250 script buyers, plus book producers, syndicates, and greeting-card publishers--it's almost hard to imagine a writer not finding a publisher. New this year are large icons indicating new listings, a limited section on literary agents, and a chart showing the owners and imprints of the major book publishers. In addition to the standard articles about query letters, book proposals, and freelance rates are profiles of authors, including nature writer and prisoner Ken Lamberton, Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm), and Anna Quindlen (Black and Blue), who says that "Writing is like anything else. You fall, you pick yourself up, and you try again. When you're discouraged, you eat ice cream." (Also available with CD-ROM.) --Jane Steinberg

Book Description

Writer's Market is THE indispensable writer's reference. It informs your customers who the editors are, what they want, how much they buy and how much they pay. Every writer needs it; that's why it's the best-selling writing title each and every year.

This year, Writer's Market has more entries and benefits than ever before. Readers will find more phone numbers, contact names, and e-mail addresses--everything they need to get in touch with the people who can make their dreams come true! They'll find:

The Query Letter Clinic--this ever-popular feature illustrating the dos and don'ts of crafting effective query letters has been expanded to include electronic queries

Insider reports from Karen Joy Fowler, author of Black Glass, Joy Johannessen, freelance editor, and Adair Lara, award-winning San Francisco Chronicle columnist

Workshop articles that help writers craft winning book proposals, novel outlines or script synopses

Customer Reviews:

Good, but not new.......2003-12-16

This is still THE reference guide for authors to get their works published, but it is not as updated from the 1999 version as I would have hoped for. If you have 1999, you can probably wait for the 2001 or 2002 edition.

I Buy it, I Use it, I Like it ... BUT:.......2003-07-29

One day in 1973 I decided to stop on the way home from work and browse the science fiction section at my local Walden Books (we didn't have SmashedWords back then). By happenstance, the Reference shelves were adjacent to the Science Fiction & Fantasy section. There wasn't much new in SF that day, and my eyes wandered as I scanned the shelves...

By some quirk of fate, my gaze came to rest on a book titled WRITER'S MARKET.

"Hey," I said to myself, "I wonder if that's what the title implies?" I pulled the book from the shelf, leafed through it, and yep--it was what the title implied. I bought it, took it home, and within a couple weeks I had sold some articles. (All I really wanted to sell were science fiction short stories, but that would take another five years.)

In the (whoa!) 30 years since, I've never been without WRITER'S MARKET. As a freelancer I (and you) have to know who's where, and what they're buying. This is the source.

(But remember this: It's not the only source. I also recommend THE WRITER'S HANDBOOK, from the Writer Books. It has listings that are not in WRITER'S MARKET (and vice-versa), and the differing approaches to organizing content make both equally useful.)

There were times when I didn't exactly need it, as I had my hands full with columns and book contracts, but I was glad to have it. In addition to being the great reference that it is, seeing WRITER'S MARKET on the shelf above my desk always made me feel like I was a part of something.

More important, I've found the book to be a find idea generator. I get all sorts of useful ideas just reading publishers' requirements and needs.

Having said all that, I must also say that I prefer THE WRITER'S HANDBOOK approach of putting listings in multiple categories where appropriate. I also think the book could carry less advertising. And a few other things (which is why I recommend THE WRITER'S HANDBOOK equally and concurrently).

Anyway, buy the book or borrow it from your library. Whether you're writing full-time or part-time, WRITER'S MARKET is one of the most valuable professional references your'll find.

Not worth the money - too generic and untailored.......2003-05-28

This book has hardly been used since I bought it a year ago. I would suggest that you borrow a copy from the library or from a friend rather than purchase it.

As a freelancer of lifestyle magazine articles and the occasional news report, I find this book not very useful. The magazines listed in the book tend to be very subject-specific, e.g. will only accept in-depth articles about medical issues, or Korean American life, or hunting. It's not very helpful at all if you are not already a speciality subject writer. Chances are you will probably find 1 or 2 magazines that you don't already know about from the whole big book. Also, the book ostensibly does not list some really (relatively) well-paying and well-known magazines that accept freelancers' work, for example, Film Quarterly.

It's not very helpful either to someone who wants to get short stories published. It's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack - you'll have better luck looking online, or simply a book of short story collections (e.g. collections of the O. Henry Prize, which list America's best short story magazines at the back, with addresses).

I regret having bought it and it's certainly something that I'm going to give away when I move.

A Very Important and Handy Tool for Writers.......2003-05-17

If you are a serious writer and really want to know where you can send your work, the "Writer's Market 2003" is just the thing for you. It doesn't guarantee that you'll get published, but it increases the chance of it. I'm still waiting and working, but I know one of these days it's going to pay off. And this is something I always manage to pick up each year.

The "Writer's Market 2003" is a book filled with hundreds upon hundreds of listings for different publications and publishing organizations. From plays to books, short stories to poems, non-fiction to essays, and that only covers a FEW of the things these organizations are looking for. There's also a listing of various contests you can participate in.

It's very easy to use. Each listing gives you a brief summary of what these places are looking for, the kind of writers they're interested in, and most importantly what LEVEL of writers they want (from veteran authors to new authors). You'd be surprised to learn there are quite a few places that accept work from people without literary agents (and yes, there are listing for them as well). And there are also very easy-to-use symbols that will help guide you through this monster of a book.

You also get very important tips on how to submit your work, how to set up your letters (queries and cover letters), and much more. There are some very important and helpful tips in here, so be sure to read them.

The only real drawback is the pricing. It can be pretty pricy. And it's going to take up a lot of room on your bookshelf, being how big the book is. Now, these aren't terrible drawbacks, but they are indeed drawbacks, especially when they keep coming out with new editions each year.

If you're a writer and you're having trouble finding places to send your work to, then the "Writer's Market 2003" is something you should definitely consider checking out. Not only does it help you get your work out there, but it also encourages you to write more and send more of your works. A very important tool for writers, or at least that's what I think.

Stop. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200........2003-05-15

....without buying this book.

Book Description

The ultimate reference resource for successful Christian writers, The Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2002 includes listings of over 1,200 markets for books, articles, stories, poetry, and greeting cards. Topical listings tell writers which magazine and book publishers are interested in various topics, while additional sections provide market analysis, lists of literary agents, editorial services, writers’ conferences and groups, writing contests, writing resources, and much more.

Customer Reviews:

Christian Writer's Market Guide.......2002-07-23

As a Pastor and a writer, I recommend this book wholeheartidly. This isn't "The Guaranteed to get published Christian Writer's Market Guide" for those of you who are confused. It is a very comprehensive work of suberb, and I would imagine, painstaking detail that Sally has gathered from various Publishing Houses, Periodicals, Writer's groups, Literary Agents and the Likes. It is a much needed resource for any serious Christian Writer. It is a "tool" to help us unlock the doors into the very competitive publishing industry, which changes by the day. Sally even gives updates to the market in her monthly column "Write Markets" found in the "Christian Communicator." This book is essential and is worth every cent. Sometimes just browsing through the pages gives me motivation to keep on writing and see the Gospel proclaimed in as many ways as I can.
Pastor Tom Iannucci
Breath of Life Christian Ministries
Kauai

Unreliable, unfortunately.......2002-05-24

Well, I wish I could back this book 100%, but I can't.

I've found the information in it very unreliable. For example, one publisher I contacted turned out to be a vanity press, although Sally Stuart didn't identify them as such. In addition, I found many agents that were listed had either moved or were no longer in business. Perhaps the book needs to be updated more regularly?

I have yet to discover a solid publisher or agent through this book that isn't listed in the Writer's Market.

On Top of the Market.......2001-06-19

Sally Stuart continues to provide complete and necessary information for any writer looking to be published in the Christian marketplace. If that's your market, buy this book.

Itemized and thorough, readers of the Writer's Digest writer's markets will not be disappointed. Cross referenced ministry... have a seemingly obscure niche article? She has created a section outlining the niches, listing the publications which serve them.

It is well-edited and cleanly laid out.

Useful would be this book on a searchable CD. The book lacks bigtime here. I want to search all publications publishing poetry, and have the results returned in one area. It takes a long time to thumb through and read each one. I'd like to search all the poetry publishers which pay for the poems... you can see how this would be handy. Maybe next year.

Having held out to buy a new edition, I suffered using a 1999 version. Editors, publications change locations and needs. I acquired far too many rejection slips and returned mail for delaying my purchase of this new edition. Don't make the same mistake!

I fully recommend this book.

For Christian writers seeking publication.......2001-04-29

Now in a fully updated and expanded sixteenth edition, Sally Stuart's Christian Writers' Market Guide continues to be a complete and accurate reference guide and resource for Christian writers seeking publication. It is the only guide written exclusively for the Christian market and includes websites, publisher email address-es, and guidelines for novice writers seeking to break out into print. The Christian Writers' Market Guide is an indispensable, essential resource for becoming published within the Christian community.

Very Helpful.......2001-02-16

Essential research for those looking to break into publishing. - DaveDavidson.com

1999 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market, 1999)

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The next best thing to being there
Excelent
An absolute must for children's writers
A Must Have Book
The Children's Writer's an Illustrators' Bibel

1999 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market, 1999)

Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Binding: Paperback

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The big news accompanying this year's Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is its increased emphasis on illustration. Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market editor Mary Cox reveals what art directors at children's publishers are looking for; Lowell House Juvenile discloses that there are never enough illustrations of junior-high-age kids; and Joe Lacey, whose characters appear in coloring books, kids' magazines, and on Silly Putty packages, divulges that much of his success can be attributed to his sending frequent mailings "to all my clients regardless of how steady the work is from them."

But, writers, don't despair. There's just as much for you here as ever, starting, of course, with the invaluable listings--everything from publishers to contests. The tips from industry insiders continue to discourage alphabet books, anthropomorphism, and preachiness; those same sources seek books concerning multiculturalism, the mentally and physically challenged, and emotional intelligence. Katie Davis (Who Hops?) tells how best to submit a picture book, and Kathleen Krull (Lives of the Presidents) recommends nonfiction as the best way to "get one's writing 'foot' into the publishing 'door.'" As always, we are cautioned not to write down to young adults and children. And writers are counseled not to neglect the rich resources of the local public library. "Immerse yourself in the best children's literature," recommends Richard C. Owen Publishers. "Cultivate the company of librarians," adds Kathleen Krull; they "will tell you the many subject areas where they can't fill requests." --Jane Steinberg

Customer Reviews:

The next best thing to being there.......2005-03-23

Let's be honest. In a field saturated by talented writers, there is no substitute for having some help from inside the industry. However, for any persistent writer or illustrator who has the talent, but no "in," there is no substitute for this listing, which gives one hope for publication without candy coating the difficult task of breaking into this field.

The listings are easy to use, and writer/illustrator-oriented, really bending over backwards to provide enough details about each potential publication company to prevent wasted effort. If you have an agent, or the means to get your manuscript or portfolio looked at by someone who matters, use that. But if not, use this book to maximize your effort and chances.

Excelent.......2004-06-26

This is a necessary, indespensible resource for anyone desiring to become published. It is completely detailed with every iota of info you could possibly need for submission. It also provides helpful anecdotes & facts about the whole process of getting published.

An absolute must for children's writers.......2002-07-21

If you want to find out where to submit your novel or story, there's no doubt that Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market is about the best place to look. Unfortunately, despite the 2000 edition's claim of containing 250+ book publishers, the number I found suitable for a fantasy novel was pathetically small. A publisher for children that doesn't have a fantasy list has always seemed to me like a butcher shop without sausages, a hot bread shop without French loaves, a sweet shop without toffees ...
However, this is a publishing fault rather than a criticism of the book. My only criticism of the book itself is that you have to shelve out somewhere in the region of US$22 every year. Using last year's edition could land you up addressing your package to the wrong editor.

A Must Have Book.......2001-06-06

What's to say about Children's Writer's and Illustrator's market? If you write or illustrate children's books you have to have this book. A library edition won't do because this book has to have yellow highlighting and colored tabs applied! and then too, it needs to be constantly updated as new information arrives about which editor is working where and which publisher is still in business. No, every writer and illustrator needs their very own copy!

The Children's Writer's an Illustrators' Bibel.......2001-01-23

And, no, that's NOT a typo.

While every Writer's Digest Books "Market" title is a valuable source of information about who to contact and what to send, the reputation is slightly tainted with this year's edition of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market. The very same guide that admonishes the hopeful author and illustrator to dot every "i" and cross every "t" is riddled with the kinds of typographical and grammatical errors that send one's dreams to the dreaded slush pile.

Examples:

"Paula Danzier collaborated with friend Ann M. Martin for 'P.S. Longer Letter Later' and it's (sic) sequel 'Snail Mail No More.'"

"Her book is a first-person account of three days in the life of Memphis Riley, a thirteen-year-old girl who has lived with her grandmother Naomi four (sic) five years. . ."

". . .and also deals with sibling rivalry from the point of view of an 'only dog' dealing with the edition (sic) of a new baby."

Book Description

Get instant access to 8000 editors who want to buy what you write.

Customer Reviews:

Superior, absolutely essential tool for writers!.......1998-09-12

Writer's Market is to a writer as a hammer is to a carpenter--an absolutely essential tool.

AND, the '99 edition has added, valuble, useful goodies. Just checked one catagory of magazines, found 6 new ones, 2 dropped from the previous edition. Point: truly up-to-date.

I'd been using the paper version for decades, then told by a writer-friend of the advantages of the CD ROM version. Have it now, and it IS indeed superior!

1999 Paying Markets for Writers and Photographers
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1999 Paying Markets for Writers and Photographers

Manufacturer: Deep South Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1929072015

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