More Links for Writers

Updated Jan 2009

Agents and Editors
Miss Snark – Archived blog of the (in)famous Miss Snark, mythic NYC agent. A wealth of great advice.
Publisher's Marketplace – Track deals, sales, reviews, agents, editors, news on a site dedicated to publishing professionals (subscription).
Publishing Terms – one agent's helpful list of some common publishing terms.

Awards
Aurora Awards – Annual fan-voted awards for best Canadian SF&F
Hugo Awards – International awards voted on by WorldCon members
John W. Campbell Award – International award for best new SF&F writer
Locus Index to SF Awards – Links to various SF&F awards
Nebula Awards – International awards voted on by SFWA members
Sunburst Award – Juried award for best Canadian SF&F novel
UPC Science Fiction Award – European science fiction award

Bookstores
BakkaPhoenix – Canada's oldest SF&F bookstore and a Toronto institution
Silver Snail Comics – Toronto (and online) comic store

Contracts
Contracts glossary – Writing contract terms (Nat'l Writers Union)

Conventions
WorldCon – World SF organization and convention site
World Fantasy – Annual World Fantasy Convention (late October)
Ad Astra – Annual Toronto SF&F convention (February-March)
Polaris – Annual Toronto SF&F convention – formerly Toronto Trek (July)
Locus list – Locus Magazine's list of conventions

Copyright Licensing
ALCS – Author's Licensing and Collection Society (UK)
AccessCopyright – Canadian copyright licensing organization
Cdn Intellectual Property – Federal site with lots of copyright info

Grant Organizations
Ontario Arts Council – Grants and support for Ontario creative artists
Canada Council – Grants and support info for Canadian creative artists

Manuscript Formatting
Manuscript checklist – by award-winning SF writer Robert J.Sawyer

Market Information
Ralan's Webstravaganza – still the best market source (and it's free): Ralan Conley's Speculative Fiction Market Site
Foreign Market List – My list of non-English speculative fiction markets around the world
Audio Market List – Kevin Anderson's list of pod-cast markets for genre fiction
Duotrope's Digest – Searchable database of fiction markets
Places for Writers – Canadian literary and genre markets
Story Pilot – Searchable database of fiction markets

Postage Information
Canada Post – Postal rates and info for Canada
US Postal Service – Postal rates and info for the US

Professional Writing Organizations - Genre
SFWA – Science Fiction Writers of America (professional writers org'n)
SF Canada – Canadian professional SF&F writers organization
HWA – Horror Writers Association
BFS – British Fantasy Society

Professional Writing Organizations - Other
NWU – National Writers Union (US)

Promoting Your Writing
Press releases – how to format, write and get a press release published
Simon Rose's articles – a variety of articles by Canadian YA author, Simon Rose

Research for Writers
Behind the Name – great site for researching first names for your characters
The Lab: the Writers' Forensic Community – ask an expert your forensic crime questions

SF&F Sites
Ansible – David Langford's long-running (1979), award-winning news (and rumour) site
Made in Canada – Award-winning resource for Canadian SF
Arjay – Rich Sutcliffe's Canadian SF page
SF Site – Large SF site with reviews and related links
SFF.net – Online community for SF related discussion
SF Round Table – Online community for SF related discussion
Tangent Online – Online short fiction review site

Workshops
Oregon Writers Network workshops – A variety of workshops focusing on both the craft and business of writing, given by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith, with a variety of big-name editor instructors as well. Highly recommended.