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	General Resources BC Bookworld A database of over 5,000 BC authors, compiled by BC Bookworld.
	Beginnings - A Magazine dedicated to the work of novice writers. Their website has a useful message board where you can post work for feedback. Contests.
	Calendar Zone Lots of calendars - all neat stuff, much of it very useful.
	Desktop Publishing Forum - Lively discussions on the graphic arts and publishing — in print or on the web. useful discussion about programs, design, etc.
O	Duotrope's Digest of Fiction Fields Invaluable resource for anyone writing short fiction.
	'Freelance Writing The website for today's freelance writer'.
	Dave's Truly Canadian Dictionary Ever wanted to know the correct Canadian spelling for a word? Check it out here.
	Funds for Writers - Lead to paying writing 'gigs' - whether you're looking for a job, new markets, contests, or grants (mostly US).
	Inky Girl - Debbie Ridpath Ohi, once the owner of the most useful website of the time, now maintains this website with useful links and info. Often updated; good new markets.
	Jacqui Bennet's Writer's Bureau - A comprehensive British site with contests, lots of UK markets, and other resources.
	Lit Dot Org - An online community of writers - a chance to post your work, participate in forums, find other like -minded writers
	Literary Agents Lists of literary agents and links to their websites
	New Pages - alternatives in print & media Lots of links to smaller presses, contest listings, reviews, etc.
	New This Month The National Library posts a listing of all new books scheduled for publication.
	Pandora's Collective - A Vancouver collective Promoting the Arts While Making the World Take Notice of Itself - poetry workshops, readings, contests.
	Places for Writers - All kinds of resources for Canadian and international writers. Particularly good on breaking news in the Canadian publishing industry.
	Prose Garden - Useful articles from the City University of Hong King Creative Writing Program pages - includes Point of View, Plot & Theme, etc.
	Publishing Basics - A useful resource for anyone thinking of self-publishing
	Publishing Central - A huge lists of very useful resources for anyone who wants to get published. Esp. useful list of links to children's publishers.
	Punctuation Tips - Deborah Wright publishes a very useful series of reasonably priced handbooks on spelling, grammar and punctuation - order them from the website.
	The Rejection Collection - Worth checking out if your work's ever been rejected, or you think it might be one day. Examples, discussion.
	The Script Portal - Links of lots of screenwriting resources, especially focussing on Canada and the West coast.
	Self Published Authors - A newsletter, resources lists, etc
	Simply the Best fonts - useful if you're doing any of your own layout and design work, or self-publishing.
	Successful Communication Toolkit - A Government of Canada handbook download as a pdf file here. Based on the principles of Plain Language, useful for business/PR writing etc.
O	The Weekend Novelist You can write a novel if you use Robert Ray's and Jack Remick's process.
	Writer-Resource Especially useful for technical and business writers
	Worldwide Freelance Writers A very useful resource for anyone wanting to find markets abroad.
	The Writer Magazine Not the only writing magazine around, but one of the best. Useful website, too.
	Writing-World Lots of useful resources here - contest listings, guidelines and articles.
	Writing It Rea l -Website of Sheila Bender, author of Writing Personal Poetry and Writing Personal Essays - all kinds of links, articles etc. for anyone writing from personal experience.
	Writers Block - I'm not convinced by the site's description as 'the only Canadian web magazine that explores ideas that matter most to Canadians in the writing trade' but you will find lots of helpful information and links to other resources.
O	Your Dictionary - Anything you need to know about language. Dictionaries, translators, word games....
	back to top Writers' Websites Jennifer Sommersby Young operates Calliope Creative, and contributes book and movie reviews to print and online markets, including the LPwordsolutions newsletter.
	Alex Keegan - Exacting taskmaster of the highly effective Bootcamp online critique group for short story writers, and author of lots of short stories, and five Caz Flood novels.
	Kate Austin Vancouver author of two books from Harlequin Next.
	John Ravenscroft - Well-published British short story writer and editor of Cadenza. Smart website includes some of his work and lists of where he's published.
	Beacon Literary Services Julie Ferguson is a literary consultant, writer, and workshop presenter.
	2morrow designs - Laurel Hickey is webmaster for the Federation of BC Writers and the Surrey International Writers Conference.
	SF Girl - Nina Munteanu's website of her own writing plus resources for SF writers.
	Ruth Kozak- Playwright, travel writer, and writing instructor.
	Margaret Deefholts Travel writer, who writes very evocatively of India, and other places further afield.
	Stone Thread - Website of Pulitzer Prize nominee Harvey Stonebrough Includes useful writing tips and links. Check out his article on how to write flash fiction.
	back to top Organizations Association of Book Publishers in BC- A variety of resources for students, people interested in the publishing industry, or anyone who loves BC books.
	Association of Writers & Writing Programs - The AWP supports writers & writing programs around the world - over 25,000 writers at over 400 member colleges & universities & 86 writers' conferences & centers.
	BC Association of Magazine Publishers - Publishing news, events, information about resources and training available in the BC magazine industry.
	BC Association of Travel Writers - Presenting a platform for BC-Based travel journalists to network together in the common cause of promoting the profession.
	Canadian Authors Association - Useful links at their website, info. on contracts, etc.. The CAA publishes the very useful Canadian Writers' Guide.
	Canadian Editors Association - 'Promotes professional editing as key in producing effective communications'. Terrific workshops, monthly Vancouver meetings.
	Federation of BC Writers - The provincial organization representing BC writers. Member Directory, news and notices. The Fed's journal Wordworks is now posted online.
	Periodical Writers Assoc. of Canada - Especially useful if you're looking for contract information, what to charge for writing services, etc.
	Plain Language Association International - Useful information and links for anyone interested in Plain Language and/or business writing.
	West End Writers Group - This Vancouver group's website includes links to all kinds of local contests, readings, and events.
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