The Authors Guild of the US. A top-quality professional organization. Highly recommended for those who qualify for membership. Visit. Join. Support your fellow writers and incidentally yourself...
 
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Bookwire

www.bookwire.com
Online since: September 1997

This interesting site is pretty much publishing establishment. No online book sales, but lots of info about the world of commercial publishing. Includes such things as the super-important Publishers Weekly bestseller list along with others. Also reviews and news of books about to be released. We also urge you to go to the Association of Author's Representatives (on the left hand navigation bar of their site) and check out their code of ethics, which we think should apply to every agent, not just members of AAR.

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Globe and Mail

www.globeandmail.ca
Online since: January 1994

Site of the Toronto Globe and Mail, and featured here because of its excellent book coverage.

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Jim Fisher

http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu  
Online since: August 1989
A well-informed and well-maintained resource. Jim Fisher is a leading investigator into publishing scams and bogus literary agents. Jim's pages are part of the Edinboro University site.

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Locus Magazine

www.locusmag.com  
Online since: August 1996
The site of Locus Magazine. As good as it gets for writers of fantasy and science fiction.

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National Writers Union

www.nwu.org
Online since: May 1995

The US based National Writers Union, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is also highly recommended. Over five-thousand strong. Offers writers contract advice, guidance by trained grievance officers in disputes with publishers and agents, insurance plans, and a nationwide jobs 'hotline'. Check it out.

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Poets & Writers

www.pw.org
Online since: April 1997

Great people. The website of Poets & Writers, a U.S. national non-profit organization founded to "foster the development of poets and fiction writers", includes a searchable database of thousands of listings from A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers; along with advice on topics such as copyright, publishing, and finding a writers conference.

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Romance Writers of America

www.rwanational.org  
Online since: December 1999
The site of Texas based Romance Writers of America. If you work in this hot area of the industry you probably already know them. But just in case you don't ... go there. Good stuff.

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Society of Authors

www.societyofauthors.net

Online since: December 1996

Formerly www.writers.org, this is the establishment British site for writers. The Society of Authors has been serving the interests of professional writers for more than a century. Today it has more than 7,500 members writing in all areas of the profession. Whatever your specialisation, you are eligible as soon as you have been offered a contract.
 
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Writer Magazine

www.writermag.com
Online since: March 2000
Since 1887, The Writer has been America's essential resource for writers. The magazine covers a broad range of writing fields and provides support, motivation and instruction to writers of all levels.

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