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INDUSTRY STATISTICS

The Association of American Publishers: www.publishers.org

Book Stats: bookstatistics.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm

Magazine Pubishers of America: www.magazine.org

 

GUIDES TO AGENTS AND PUBLISHERS

Jeff Herman's Guide To Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents 2009: Who They Are! What They Want! How To Win Them Over!: www.jeffherman.com/guide/; major literary agents by specialty, as well as tips for preparing query letters and manuscripts

2010 Writer's Market: www.writersmarket.com; annual directory of literary agents, book publishers, small press, magazines, contests and award

Literary Marketplace: www.literarymarketplace.com; listings of more than 30,000 book publishers, periodicals, awards, courses, andr events

New List: new-list.com; directory of online newsletters

Online Magazines: www.onlinenewspapers.com/magazines; directory by category

Duotrope's Digest: www.duotrope.com; free writers' resource listing over 2,875 current fiction and poetry publications

Preditors and Editors: pred-ed.com; a controversial but worthwhile guide to agents, publishers and other writers' resources

 

ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPONSOR WRITERS' CONFERENCES

There MANY national and regional writers' conferences. Research carefully to see which is best suited for your work and offers opportunities to meet one-on-one with agents and/or publishers.

Backspace Writers: www.backspacewritersconference.com; workshop, critiques, agent-author seminars at annual conference

The American Society of Journalists and Authors: www.asja.org; yearly conference with one-on-one agent and editor appointments

Mystery Writers of America: www.mysterywriters.org; calendar of writers' conferences related to crime fiction and thrillers

Romance Writers of America: www.rwanational.org; conferences, events, contests

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: www.scbwi.org; international and regional conferences and events

 

ADVICE FROM AGENTS

Guide to Literary Agents blog: www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog; samples of query letters

Janet Reid's Query Shark: queryshark.blogspot.com; a well-known agent talks honestly and hilariously about what turns her off

Ms. Snark: misssnark.blogspot.com; anonymous literary agent's blog, no longer current but with a priceless archive

 

NEW JERSEY WRITERS' BOOK FAIRS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Collingswood Book Festival: www.collingswoodbookfestival.com; author events and bookselling

Books NJ: www.booksnj.org; author events and book signings

The New Jersey Authors' Network: www.njauthorsnetwork.com; open to writers of all genres; members organize group library talks and other events

New Jersey Writers Society: njwriters.org

Garden State Horror Writers: www.gshw.net

Liberty States Fiction Writers: www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/

New Jersey Romance Writers: www.njromancewriters.org