Literary Links

NOTE: The order of this list is solely alphabetical. Each source listed here supplied its own annotation.

Book Pleasures (www.bookpleasures.com) contains some excellent writers' resources. Check them out.

Book Promotion Newsletter (www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com) created by Francine Silverman. From this influential newsletter Silverman developed Book Marketing from A-Z (Infinity Publishing, 2005). See Reviews . Silverman is also co-host with suspense author Maureen McMahon of a free book-marketing service at www.maureenmcmahon.com and she answers book-marketing questions on "Marketing with Fran" at www.lemondropspress.com/phpBB2/

Canopic Jar (www.canopicjar.com) is an online forum for multi-media expression with emphasis on literary efforts. Selected writings from Canopic Jar, 1986 - 2004 now comprise the anthology Guts from the Urn, edited by Phil Rice, Canopic Publishing, 2005. This work can be ordered through the Canopic Jar web site.

DoubleTake/Points of Entry is a newly merged bi-annual journal edited by Dr. Robert Coles and Professors Terry Lee and Roberta Rosenberg and distributed through Johns Hopkins University Press Journals Division. It publishes documentary essays, photography, memoir, fiction and poetry. The theme for the premiere issue in Spring 2006 is World Children and Cultural Perceptions. www.doubletakecommunity.org

Juke Jar (www.jukejar.com) is an online forum devoted to literary and visual art about music. Writing and graphics of any genre are welcome for consideration as long as the work is thematically related to music. Although the postings may necessarily demonstrate certain preferences of the editor, Juke Jar is not designed to cater to any particular tastes; all musical genres are within the thematic parameters. Juke Jar recently received praise from www.pennyblackmusic.com, an influential e-zine devoted to the world of independent recording labels and artists.

Kalliope, A Journal of Women's Literature & Art (in hiatus since 2008) featured works by noted writers and artists as well as by emerging ones. Kalliope's readership was international. The journal could be purchased in bookstores nationwide or can be read in the libraries of more than 100 colleges and universities around the USA. In addition to the journal, Kalliope sponsored the annual Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest, two writing workshops each month, and an annual event featuring a well-known writer.

Ocean Publishing is a small traditional press that produces high quality books in several genres, including poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Since its inception in 2002, Ocean Publishing has published eight titles, several of which have won prestigious writing awards for their authors and the company. www.ocean-publishing.com

The Penchant is the newsletter for the Florida First Coast Writers' Festival, which is sponsored by Florida Community College at Jacksonville. The newsletter comes before each Festival and often has a second issue after each Festival. The editors consider articles of about 500-700 words about the process of writing poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, novels, or plays. Submissions may be e-mailed to editor Robert Blade at rblade@fccj.edu

Poets & Writers Magazine, a primary source for creative writers with a circulation of 60,000 copies nationwide. Along with essays on the literary life and interviews with contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, the magazine publishes articles with practical applications for both emerging and established writers. In addition, it provides a comprehensive listing of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners available in print. For more information: www.pw.org/mag

Poesia, a literary quarterly of poetry and poetry reviews in English and foreign translations. Foreign contributors are welcome. Past translations include poetry in Italian, Russian, Roumanian, Spanish, and Slovene. www.IndianBayPress.com

San Francisco Peace and Hope is an online literary journal that promotes peace and hope through poetry and visual art. The publication is produced by SF Bay area poets and visual artists. Al Young, California poet laureate emeritus, serves as the adviser and has written the preface.  Link to Submission Guidelines: http://www.sfpeaceandhope.com/submissions.html

The Art of Prize Writing is an online site that helps writers become Prize Writers. According to site director Bill Henderson, "For those writers somewhat interested in the Prize Writing perspective we publish relevant items on our blog accessible to everyone... If you are determined to be a paid, published author, it is in your interest to follow this link and find out about becoming a Guest or Subscriber of The Art of Prize Writing."

The Georgia Review (www.uga.edu/garev) is a literary quarterly. Each issue features some 200 pages of fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews---as well as a visual art portfolio, usually in color---that engage both the intelligent general reader and the specialist. The Georgia Review has won numerous awards and earned an international reputation. Writers range from Nobel Laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners to emerging new voices; their words invite and sustain repeated readings. Gems from these pages frequently appear in Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, Best American Essays, The Pushcart Prize, Best Stories from the South, and The O. Henry Awards.

The Penchant is the newsletter for the Florida First Coast Writers' Festival, which is sponsored by Florida Community College at Jacksonville. The newsletter comes before each Festival and often has a second issue after each Festival. The editors consider articles of about 500-700 words about the process of writing poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, novels, or plays. Submissions may be e-mailed to editor Robert Blade at rblade@fccj.edu

Verb (www.verb.org) is an audioquarterly that brings together fiction, poetry and music to create a brilliant new product: an audio literary magazine. The inaugural issue features new fiction from Pulitzer winner Robert Olen Butler and Edgar winner Tom Franklin, a new song from author Stuart Dybek, and new poetry from Thomas Lux and Marjory Wentworth. A special feature is a first-time recording of James Dickey reading "The Sheep Child."

WinningWriters.com offers these features: Poetry Contest Insider, Search Best Websites, Best Books, Supplies, Manuscript Tips, Free Newsletter, Bad Contests, Advertise, Wergle Free Poetry Contest, War Poetry Contest, and a For Students section. Contact adam@winningwriters.com (for poetry contests) and jendi@winningwriters.com for other features.

Write101.com (www.write101.com) has over 600 pages of information on all aspects of writing. There are hundreds of articles for those who write just for fun or for profit, as well as a free online writing course, vocab quizzes, essay-writing tips for students and tips to help parents help their children with writing. The site also has archived copies of The Write Way, a free, weekly newsletter that has been sent out every Friday since 1998. This unique e-zine has about 10,000 loyal subscribers from around the world who look forward to receiving their weekly writing tip, a few insights into life Down Under, rambles about home and family and more. To sign up: WritingTips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Zahir is a journal of speculative fiction published three times a year. According to editor Sheryl Tempchin, "speculative fiction can include literary fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, or other types of imaginative fiction that might defy easy classification." www.zahirtales.com.