Gay and lesbian writing, publishing and bookselling is booming in the late 90s. PUTTING OUT provides complete information on hundreds of book publishers, online magazines and web sites, magazines, newspapers, and newsletters, as well as theater groups and agents, all of whom publish, produce or agent gay and lesbian writing. Includes helpful how-to essays by Patricia Nell Warren, Scott O'Hara and others on writing and selling gay erotica, freelancing for lesbian and gay magazines, publishing an online magazine and starting your own publishing company.
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Gay and lesbian culture has been, and remains, heavily dependent upon the printed word. While things are slowly changing, there are few representations of gay men and women in television and film; that is why books, magazines, and newspapers are still the more prominent and important way of reaching the broader queer community.
Edisol W. Dotson's classic resource volume, now in its fourth edition, remains the best guide around for how to get into print. While filled with useful tips about presenting and submitting manuscripts, the real meat of Dotson's book are the up-to-date listings of every gay and lesbian publication in the U.S. and the detailed information on what they are looking for, how they expect it to be submitted, and how much they pay. Dotson also covers book publishers as well, and this edition has a new section that deals with how to publish on the Internet.
Informative, easy to read, and comprehensive, Putting Out is an essential tool for anyone who is--or wants to be--a gay or lesbian writer. --Michael Bronski
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"If you're serious about getting into print, do yourself a favor and buy PUTTING OUT." -- Richard Labont, A Different Light Bookstore
"Indispensable for gay and lesbian writers but so useful I would recommend it to any writer" -- Factsheet 5
"Indispensable for gay and lesbian writers but so useful I would recommend it to any writer" -- Factsheet 5
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Oudated but somewhat helpful,
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This review is from: Putting Out: The Essential Publishing Resource for Lesbian and Gay Writers (Paperback)
After submitting my new novel to many of the book publishers listed in PUTTInG Out, I began getting return to sender envelopes daily. It seems the lesbian/gay market is so unstable, that many of the listed presses have already gone out of business, are no longer accepting manuscripts, etc. So be advised: check first before sending anything. The book is helpful for the presses that were still in business. Looking forward to a new updated edition.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very, Very Out Of Date - Don't Waste Your Money!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Putting Out: The Essential Publishing Resource for Lesbian and Gay Writers (Paperback)
For anyone interested in writing for the gay and lesbian press this book is of almost no value whatsoever. A much better book is Paul Harris's excellent "The Harris Guide 2001" which reads like an encyclopedia in comparison to this book. It also has useful information about how to self-syndicate your writings which is the only way anyone can earn any significant sum writing for the gay press other than becoming a staffer on one of the publications.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of hype, somewhat helpful,
By A Customer
This review is from: Putting Out: The Essential Publishing Resource for Lesbian and Gay Writers (Paperback)
You may find this book to be helpful if you don't have high expectations. I imagine that the listings of publishers will be useful to you if they are still current; however, I note that several of the women's publishers' listings are not current as of December 2000. The articles in the front of the book were only moderately interesting for my genre (erotica), but again, I think my expectations were too high. Certainly helpful for the price, and content will be more helpful for those wishing to publish short pieces in magazines and journals.
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