Reviews of Writing Books
Page One of Two1999 Poet's Market by Chantelle Bentley
Writer's Digest Books, September 1998.Trade Paperback, 604 pages.
ISBN: 089879854X
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The 1999 edition of this excellent resource for
poets contains updated market listings, information
on submitting your poetry and information on
poetry resources, conferences, contests and
organizations. The book contains over 1800 markets
for poets including journals, magazines, chapbook
publishers and book publishers. Each market contains
contact information, including email and website
addresses, what types of poetry the publisher is
looking for, how to submit your poetry, advice from
the editors, payment and details on any contests
offered by the publisher. Markets can be referenced
by genre, region and publication's title through indexes
in the book. There is also a valuable index of publications
that accept email submissions. In addition, the book
includes detailed listings of poetry contests,
conferences, workshops and organizations, a collection
of other useful resources for poets which includes
websites and a glossary of poetic forms and styles.
For all poets, from those who submit poems for the hope of
seeing themselves in print to serious literary poets who seek
monetary rewards for their efforts, the Poet's
Market is the ultimate indispensible resource.
1999 Writer's Market by Kirsten C. Holm
Writer's Digest Books, September 1998.Trade Paperback, 1112 pages.
ISBN: 0898798558
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The latest edition of this popular resource for professional
writers contains contact information and writer's guidelines
information for paying book, magazine and script publishers, a
selection of 50 agents that are open to new writers, articles on
submitting your work and getting published and interviews with
editors and successful writers. This year a majority of the
listings now include email and website addresses (many more of
the publishers are now online). Also in this year's addition,
reader friendly symbols have been added to notify writers of
high-paying markets, markets that accept a large number of
unsolicited submissions and markets that do not accept unsolicited
manuscripts. The articles and interviews in the book contain
invaluable information about submitting manuscripts, writing
query letters, going rates for different types of freelance
work, writing a book proposal, imprints of commercial publishers
and selling photographs along with nonfiction articles. The
CD-ROM contains a searchable database of all the guidelines
from the book, a writer's encyclopedia defining terms used in
the publishing industry and submission tracking software.
Each year the editors of the Writer's Market continue to improve this already indispensable resource. This year is no exception -- the 1999 edition is another must-have book for writers seeking to profit from their writing endeavors. The book can also be purchased without the accompanying CD-ROM; however, any writer who owns a computer should purchase the CD-ROM version for its easy-to-use interface and its invaluable search and submission tracking features.
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