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Resources for Writers. Communities, Blogs, Organizations and Places to Publish your Writing . Online Communities / Blogs. Zena Shapter’s NBWG http://zenashapter.com / ( Northern Beaches Writers’ Group), writing tips and writers’ group which meets in the Northern Beaches.
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Resources for Writers Communities, Blogs, Organizations and Places to Publish your Writing
Online Communities / Blogs • ZenaShapter’sNBWG http://zenashapter.com/(Northern Beaches Writers’ Group), writing tips and writers’ group which meets in the Northern Beaches. • Jan Cornall’s Writer’s Journey http://www.writersjourney.com.au/ (Newtown), writers’ group which meets in Newtown. • Rowena Wiseman’s Out of Print Writing http://outofprintwriting.blogspot.com.au/ (Melbourne) explores innovative ways to publish • Joe Bunt’s The Write Practice http://thewritepractice.com/ (USA), plenty of writing, plot, story telling tips via newsletter
Online Communities / Blogs (cont’d) • CS Lakin’s Live, Write, Thrive http://www.livewritethrive.com/ (USA), story and description tips. CS is also a screenwriter. • Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn http://www.thecreativepenn.com/ (UK), great tips and free e-book on marketing your writing and setting up your writer’s platform • Brain Pickings http://www.brainpickings.org/ (USA), inspirational articles from writers of past and present • Steven Pressfield’s Art of War http://www.stevenpressfield.com/(USA), for strength and inspiration to keep writing
Online Communities / Blogs • KarelSegers’ Story Series http://thestoryseries.com/ (Sydney), no-nonsense tips on getting your spec script sold from an instructor who’s close to the film industry • Chuck Wendig’sTerrible Minds http://terribleminds.com/ramble (USA) edgy advice for edgy writers specializing in comic strip, fantasy, sci fi • EdaUtku’sNeedHelpWriteNowhttp://www.NeedHelpWriteNow.com (Sydney), writing and publishing tips, monthly meetings to commence at Stanton Library in North Sydney • WoMentoring Project, women writers mentoring each other http://womentoringproject.co.uk/ (int’l)
Organizations • Australian Writers’ Centre, (Milsons Point) founded by Valerie Khoo, http://www.writerscentre.com.au/ offers classes, no support after classes are over • NSW Writers’ Centre, (Balmain) http://www.nswwc.org.au/ • Sydney Writers’ Festival, (The Rocks) http://www.swf.org.au/contact-us/ • Storytellers NSW, http://www.storytellersnsw.org.au/ join to improve oral story telling abilities to connect with readers • Desire Books hosted Writers’ Rumble with Patrick Kilmartin and Sid Walls. https://www.facebook.com/events/1444491625799878/
Organizations Cont’d • Manly Writers’ Group, http://www.robertsalisbury.com/manlywritersgroup.htm, offers chances to read and get your work critiqued by other writers • Sydney Writers’ Circle on Meet-Up, http://www.meetup.com/sydney-writers-circle/
Places to Publish - ONLINE • Guest blogging at any of the writing blogs • Wattpad, get feedback from your readers online! http://www.wattpad.com/home • Scriggler, https://scriggler.com/Account/Login • Text Publishing, proceeds go to Literacy Foundation, http://textpublishing.com.au/
Micropublishers • Pantera Press (Neutral Bay) http://www.panterapress.com.au/ • Spineless Wonders, accepts short stories http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/about/ • Soul Bay Press (Manly) http://www.soulbaypress.com/ • Jane Curry Publishing, http://www.janecurrypublishing.com.au/ • Momentum Books, digital only http://momentumbooks.com.au/submissions/
Literary Journals • Meanjin, Australia's leading literary magazinehttp://www.meanjin.unimelb.edu.au • Right Now, an online magazine publishing the highest quality writing responding to human rights issues in Australiahttp://rightnow.org.au/ • Seizure, a biannual print and online magazine showcasing experimental writing and innovative designhttp://seizureonline.com/ • The Lifted Brow, a magazine from Australia and the worldhttp://theliftedbrow.com/ • Sydney Review of Books, a review site focusing on Australian writers & writinghttp://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/
Self-Publishing Houses • A&A http://aampersanda.com/ (Leichhardt) • Hay House http://www.hayhouse.com.au/ • Amazon https://kdp.amazon.com/signin?language=en_US • Amazon’s Create Space, get samples of your published book! It’s very exciting, ask Angharad! https://www.createspace.com/
Traditional Publishing • Allen & Unwin – Crows Nest • Random House – N. Sydney • HarperCollins – CBD • Harlequin – N. Sydney • Bloomsbury Publishing – CBD • Hachette Australia – CBD • MacMillan Publishers / PanMacMillan – CBD • Murdoch Books – Crows Nest