2001 Writer's Market is the indispensable writer's reference, providing more up-to-date and accurate market entries than ever before, including book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, script buyers and more. Easy-to-reference symbols and indexes help you zero in on the most promising markets for your work. You'll find contact names, pay rates, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, guidelines and submission tips for over 4,000 leads - crucial information that can help you get published and get paid. But 2001 Writer's Market doesn't end with listings. Youill also find information and advice on getting published and the business of writing, along with the classic "Query Letter Clinic." Interviews with National Book Award-winner Edward Ball and authors Alan Cheuse, Elizabeth Graver and Jerry Jenkins give you unique industry insights while special insider reports give you a leg up on the competition. If you want to get published, if you want to be read, 2001 Writer's Market is the tool you need to make it happen.
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Miniature Donkey Talk. Shaman's Drum. Tattoo Revue. Mountainfreak. The Electron. Sticky Buns. Muzzle Blasts. There is, it appears, a publication for everyone. You may not find the one for you at your local newsstand or library, but you will surely find it in Writer's Market, Writer's Digest's annually published godsend for freelance writers. Acquiring this 1,112-page behemoth is just about the best investment a freelancer can make. In what other single place can one learn both that there is "an urgent need for literature for young atheists" (so says American Atheist Press) and that DogGone will pay $15 for fillers about upcoming dog-friendly events?
This year's edition features--in addition to the invaluable listings of 1,400 consumer magazines, 450 trade magazines, 1,100 book publishers, and 200 script buyers--interviews with six freelance writers, including Helen Zelon. While many freelancers struggle to tailor their stories for a particular audience, Zelon finds it simple. "It's like talking to different people," she says. "We do it every day without thinking." Don McKinney offers advice on avoiding the slush pile. Don't send your piece to the editor in chief, he says, or even the managing or articles editor. "I'd pick somebody lower down on the masthead," he says, "somebody ... who will win recognition by discovering a new writer." There is a query-letter clinic, a 10-page list of what one should charge for various gigs, and a book-contract clinic. And while most freelance wisdom advises one to start at the bottom and work one's way up, it would be prudent to heed the words here of writer Julie JoElle. "You might not be rock bottom," she says. "Start where you feel capable of starting, then work backwards, if you must."
Note: the CD-ROM version of Writer's Market has been replaced this year by an Internet edition, which combines the search capabilities of the CD-ROM with the Web's currency. (It also includes markets that didn't make it into the print version.) 2001 Writer's Market--The Internet Edition comes with a one-year subscription to the www.writersmarket.com Web site, which can also be purchased separately (whether or not you have either book) on the site itself. --Jane Steinberg
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102 of 103 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not necessary for writers of short fiction,
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This review is from: Writer's Market 2000: 8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Write (Paperback)
I did learn one or two things from this book, so I don't wholly regret purchasing it, but I do NOT use it as a market guide. I have found that it is not nearly as up-to-date as the editors would like you to think; to be truly up-to-date, it would need to be a monthly or at least quarterly publication. Frankly, it is much easier (and cheaper) to find current short fiction market information on-line. For example, Writer's Digest's website maintains a free catalog of market guidelines. So, if you are a short fiction writer looking for market information, don't buy this book, but if you are looking for information on how the publishing world thinks and works, this may provide some general insights.
65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: 1999 Writer's Market (Paperback)
As one of several freelance writers throughout the country contacted recently to do a professional review of this book for the publisher, I expected to find some changes from last's years version. The primary question I was ready to ask was if those changes being made in this version were made simply for the sake of making this edition different from its predecessor, or would there be enough real, viable, beneficial additions to an already outstanding book to make a hard-working, penny-pinching freelance writer buy a new copy. The answer was rather quickly answered as I thoroughly examined the book, and I was most pleasantly surprised at the changes actually made in this edition. Somehow Senior Editor Kirsten Holm (and the obvious multitude of others who worked on this edition) managed to find a number of subtle and not-so-subtle ways to improve a book that is almost beyond improvement. Writers Market has been, and still is, THE basic reference volume for any writer working in the magazine market, and it is an excellent resource book for any writer need information on publishers in the U.S. or Canada. This year's version now includes the addition of a section on literary agents, and although I'm not sure about its inclusion, like the rest of the book it too is well done (I have a personal problem with the rather large number of books in the writing marketplace that don't include many of the hard-working smaller agents - mine included). That said, this year's Writer's Market is worth a serious look, especially if your last year's version is as dog-earred, yellow-lined and worn as it should be if you are using it properly. Final comments? I feel so strongly about this year's version that even before I was contacted about reviewing the book, I had already purchased one. And the sample provided me for review? It now resides in our local library's reference section so the many "new" writers in my area can have access to a major reference book until they decide they need one of their own.
87 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
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Is it for you?,
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This review is from: 2002 Writer's Market: 8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Write (Paperback)
At over 1000 pages, Writer's Market is one of the most comprehensive resources you can buy on writing. It provides contact information and guidelines for thousands of publishing opportunities, contests, agents, contacts of all kinds. It's an invaluable resource when it comes to selling your writing. As other reviewers have said, you probably already know about this book if you're an established writer. But if not, how do you know if the Writer's Market is going to provide you with what you need to get published? What some new writers don't know is that there are multiple versions of Writer's Market out there. I bought my first copy years ago, only to get it home and find that it wasn't going to be much help in selling my short stories. I needed a different version. Naively, I assumed that "Writer's Market" meant that it covers markets for all types of writers. That's not necessarily true. Here's what it does cover: Literary agents - Writer's Digest Books also offers a separate book entitled "Guide to Literary Agents." Book publishers - Writer's Digest Books also offers a separate book entitled "Novel and Short Story Writer's Market." Consumer and trade magazines - The most comprehensive listing I've found to date. Playwriting and scriptwriting - Although the entries here are far from comprehensive. There are specific books on play and screenplay markets that I've found to be much more useful. There just wasn't enough information here. Greeting card and gift ideas If you're writing in another niche, you may find these books helpful: Poet's Market
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