Alice Pope - 2011 Novel And Short Story Writers Market

2011
Novel & Short Story
Writers Market

30TH ANNUAL EDITION

ALICE POPE, EDITOR

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Contents

Youve Got a Story
So Now What?

Giving Writers Block the Finger
& 9 Other Writing Pitfalls You Need to Deal With, by I.J. Schecter

Which Arc Are We On?
How to Keep Your Stories Straight, by Janice Hussein

by Kelcey Parker

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats
Should You Go?, by Jack Smith

Creating Good Old-Fashioned Buzz
Alyson B. Stanfields Action Plan for Self-Promotion, by Kelcey Parker

What Not to Tweet
Managing Your Online Persona, by Brian Farrey

Organizing Your Book Launch
The Critical Checklist, by I.J. Schecter

Advice From Agents
Literary Agents Answer Some Fiction FAQs, by Chuck Sambuchino

Genre Fiction Resources
For Romance, Mystery, Speculative Fiction & Horror

Daniel Lazar
Submission Tips From a Literary Agent, by Leigh Hamrick

Ralph Nadar
Turning to Fiction, by Jack Smith

Merline Lovelace
Military Discipline Applied to Romance Writing, by Deborah Bouziden

Day Leclaire
Writing Life: Good Days Are Fairy Dust and Magic, by Leigh Hamrick

James Rollins
Blending History With Cutting Edge Science, by Janice Gable Bashman

Eric Van Lustbader
Great Characters Make for Great Thrillers, by Janice Gable Bashman

Kij Johnson
Creating Heroes, Creating Worlds, by Janice Gable Bashman

Delia Sherman
Creating Fantasy in a Real-Life Urban Setting, by Janice Gable Bashman

by Travis Adkins

GETTING STARTED

Youve Got a Story
So Now What?

T o make the most of Novel & Short Story Writers Market, you need to know how to use it. And with more than 600 pages of fiction publishing markets and resources, a writer could easily get lost amid the information. This quick-start guide will help you wind your way through the pages of Novel & Short Story Writers Market, as well as the fiction publishing process, and emerge with your dream accomplishedto see your fiction in print.

1. Read, read, read. Read numerous magazines, fiction collections and novels to determine if your fiction compares favorably with work currently being published. If your fiction is at least the same caliber as that youre reading, then move on to step two. If not, postpone submitting your work and spend your time polishing your fiction. Writing and reading the work of others are the best ways to improve craft.

For help with craft and critique of your work:

Youll find advice and inspiration from best-selling authors and top fiction editors in the Articles section, beginning on .

2. Analyze your fiction. Determine the type of fiction you write to best target markets most suitable for your work. Do you write literary, genre, mainstream or one of many other categories of fiction? For definitions and explanations of genres and subgenres, see the Glossary beginning on . There are magazines and presses seeking specialized work in each of these areas as well as numerous others.

For editors and publishers with specialized interests, see the Category Index beginning.

3. Learn about the market. Read Writers Digest magazine (F+W Media, Inc.); Publishers Weekly, the trade magazine of the publishing industry; and Independent Publisher, which contains information about small- to medium-sized independent presses. And dont forget the Internet. The number of sites for writers seems to grow daily, and among them youll find www.writersmarket.com and www.writersdigest.com.

4. Find markets for your work. There are a variety of ways to locate markets for fiction. The periodicals sections of bookstores and libraries are great places to discover new journals and magazines that might be open to your type of short stories. Read writing-related magazines and newsletters for information about new markets and publications seeking fiction submissions. Also, frequently browse bookstore shelves to see what novels and short story collections are being published and by whom. Check acknowledgment pages for names of editors and agents, too. Online journals often have links to the Web sites of other journals that may publish fiction. And last but certainly not least, read the listings found here in Novel & Short Story Writers Market.

Also, dont forget to utilize the Category Indexes at the back of this book to help you target your market for your fiction.

5. Send for guidelines. In the listings in this book, we try to include as much submission information as we can get from editors and publishers. Over the course of the year, however, editors expectations and needs may change. Therefore, it is best to request submission guidelines by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). You can also check each magazines and press website, which usually contains a page with guideline information. And for an even more comprehensive and continually updated online markets list, you can obtain a subscription to www.writersmarket.com.