Many of the websites you will find on Starry Night Creative Artists Community pages
contain links to additional websites. We've made every effort to provide reputable
resources, however, we cannot be responsible for the content of external websites that
are listed on the websites we are providing.
Absolute Write, a one-stop web home for professional and beginning writers.
http://www.absolutewrite.com
Agent Query:
http://www.agentquery.com
Agent Query provides a current database of literary agents and information
about publishing, major publishers, small presses, literary magazines, webzines/e-journals,
and numerous resources.
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AGNI---online: An extension of the print literary magazine.
http://www.bu.edu/agni
AGNI was founded in 1972 at Antioch College by undergraduate Askold Melnyczuk, a then-aspiring (now accomplished)
writer with his own vision of a vehicle for alternative news, visual arts, and literature. Melnyczuk was interested
in creating a magazine that would feature a new generation of writers and visual artists.
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The American Folklore Society is an association of people who study and communicate knowledge
about folklore throughout the world. Their 2,200+ members and subscribers are scholars, teachers,
and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and
community members involved in folklore work. Many members live and work in the US, but their
interests in folklore stretch around the world, and today about one in every eight AFS members is
from outside the US.
http://www.afsnet.org
American Society of Journalists and Authors: ASJA is the nation's leading organization of
independent nonfiction writers.
http://www.asja.org
Artists-In-Residence, an international website hosting service that offers free personal, business, and
organizational websites to those in the performing arts, visual arts, and the humanities.
This website host is not only for professional and amateur artists and performers, but for educators, historians,
therapists, theorists in art, drama, literature, music, dance, photography, philosophy, anthropology,
archeaology, etc.
http://www.artists-in-residence.com
Ask About Writing, a resources website for writers of all abilities.
http://www.askaboutwriting.net
AuthorsDen, a free online literary community of authors and readers.
http://www.authorsden.com
The Blue Moon Literary & Art Review publishes fiction and poetry of all genres, from serious fiction to murder
mystery. They are especially interested in short stories and excerpts from novels in progress, and they are
dedicated to high quality, interesting, and unusual works. They also consider reviews of art,
books, and plays, as well as literary essays of any kind.
http://www.geocities.com/bluemoonreview
Brick
http://www.brickmag.com
COPYRIGHT: The official USA government website for copyright information featuring recent publications, forms,
law resources, and registration information.
http://www.copyright.gov
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) serves one of the most active segments of American arts and culture:
the independent publishers of exceptional fiction, poetry, and prose. Literary magazines and presses accomplish
the backstage work of American literature: discovering new writers; supporting mid-career writers; publishing the
creative voices of communities underrepresented in the mainstream commercial culture; and preserving literature
for future readers by keeping books in print.
Independent literary publishing requires a unique balance of art and business. Organizational strength and good
business practices are as necessary to the survival of these publishers as their editorial work is to the vitality
of American letters.
As the service organization to these publishers, the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses guides literature
through the business of publishing.
CLMP believes that stronger organizations and operations result in their members' literature reaching a larger and
more diverse audience. CLMP's practical approach to this philosophy is two-tiered. Their services and resources
are designed to develop each member's publishing capacity through increased marketing and organizational skills,
while CLMP also serves as a nexus of communication, promoting shared learning across the entire field.
The field of literary publishing incorporates a wide diversity of presses and magazines: those with budgets of
less than $5,000 to those of more than $1 million; publishers working in large cities, rural areas, and every
place in between; and representing an astounding array of aesthetic and editorial missions.
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses unifies the strengths of this diverse field by serving literary
publishers' common needs and goals while celebrating their independent voices.
http://www.clmp.org
Critique Groups for Writers, a community of novice to expert writers. Members
form critique groups to support one another in the pursuit of writing excellence. They
collaborate to produce quality work for agents and editors.
http://www.critiquegroups.com
CUTTHROAT, A Journal of the Arts, publishes high-quality poetry and short fiction from well-known as well as
previously unpublished authors. They offer two literary prizes yearly: The Joy Harjo Poetry Award and The Rick
DeMarinis Short Fiction Award. First place winners receive $1250 plus publication. Second place winners receive
$250 plus publication. They also publish the Honorable Mentions in both genres. Additionally, they feature a
“Discovery Poet.”
http://www.cutthroatmag.com
Duotrope's Digest
http://duotrope.com
Freelance Writing Organization-International. This is an impressive and free
online writing resource database.
http://www.fwointl.com/index.html
Glimmer Train Press, Inc.
http://www.glimmertrain.com
Granta
http://www.granta.com
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The Great First Impression Book Proposal by Carolyn Howard-Johnson primarily focuses
on the nonfiction author but has tips that can be applied to queries and submissions for fiction.
It is available as a $0.49 Amazon Short. Send an email and ask Carolyn to add your email address to
her newsletter.
Amazon Short:
http://www.amazon.com/Great-First-Impression-Book-Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U
E-mail:
HoJoNews@aol.com
Website:
http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
Carolyn Howard-Johnson Biography
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Hedgebrook, Women Authoring Change: Hedgebrook invests in women who write by providing them with space and time
to create significant work, in solitude and community, and by developing an international network to connect
writers and audiences. The Hedgebrook Retreat is on Whidbey Island, about thirty-five miles northwest of Seattle.
Situated on 48-acres of forest and meadow facing Puget Sound, the retreat hosts women writers from all over the
world for residencies of two weeks to two months, at no cost to the writer. Residents are housed in six
handcrafted cottages, where they spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on
the property, on nearby Double Bluff beach, or trails around the island. In the evenings, they gather in the
farmhouse kitchen to share a home-cooked gourmet meal, their work, their process, and their stories. The women
who come to Hedgebrook are writing in all genres, and are of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds, and levels of
writing experience.
http://www.hedgebrook.org
H.O.W. is an art and literary journal that publishes an eclectic mix of today's prominent writers and artists
alongside upcoming talents with a effort to raise money and awareness for the fifteen million children throughout
the world that have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The subject matter of the work is vast and varied: the only common
element its quality. They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. A Starry Night Productions
urges you to send a donation even if you are not submitting. Visit their website to learn more about their important work
with innocent children.
http://www.howjournal.com
Humble Voice showcases music, art, photography, writing, and video work.
http://www.humblevoice.com
The Iowa Review enters its 38th year of continuous publication in 2008.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~iareview/mainpages/current_issue.html
Kartika Review publishes literary fiction, poetry, and essays that endeavor to expand and
enhance the mainstream perception of Asian American creative writing. The journal also publishes
book reviews, author interviews, and artwork relevant to the Asian Diaspora or authored by
individuals of Asian descent. Kartika plans to sponsor readings, panel discussions, writing contests,
and other creative activities for the Asian American community in New York City and the Bay Area.
http://www.kartikareview.com
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KNOCKOUT Literary Magazine is edited by Jeremy Halinen and Brett Ortler. It is a bi-annual literary magazine
published in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2007. It is known for the wide range of styles it publishes, and for
its dedication to social causes.
KNOCKOUT'S inaugural issue featured National Book Award winners (Robert Bly),
former US Poets Laureate (Billy Collins), U.S. State Poets Laureate (Marvin Bell, Iowa; Robert Bly, Minnesota), as
well as winners of other major awards, including the $100,000 Kingsley-Tufts Poetry Prize (Thomas Lux) and the
Lamont Poetry Prize (Marvin Bell). In addition, several of the poets published in KNOCKOUT have been
awarded the Pushcart Prize. The second and third issues include work by other notable poets and award winners,
including a Nobel Prize for Literature recipient.
KNOCKOUT features a nearly 50/50 mix of LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual people) and
straight writers in each issue. Discussing this in an interview with The Minnesota Daily, Halinen said,
"It's something that I don't see a lot of other magazines doing, having a diverse group of writers, working to
bring them all under one cover."
KNOCKOUT donated 50% of the proceeds from its first issue to the Valentino Achak Deng
Foundation, a 501(c) non-profit which aims to support educational opportunities for those in Southern Sudan.
http://www.knockoutlit.org
http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org
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Long Short Story, Inc. is a terrifc writer's ezine. They publish the best work of writers — from beginners to
established authors. LSS editors reply personally to each author. When they find writers with potential, they
work with those authors, critiquing and offering suggestions to improve the writing in preparation for
publication.
http://longstoryshort.us
McSweeney's
http://www.mcsweeneys.net
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.merriam-webster.com
Mississippi Review
http://www.mississippireview.com
Missouri Review Review
http://www.missourireview.com
Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is an organization for mystery writers, crime writers, and readers.
They present the prestigious Edgar® Awards and sponsor MWA: Reads (a vibrant youth literacy
program).
http://www.mysterywriters.org
National League of American Pen Women consists of women who have demonstrated creative talents
in art, letters, and music composition. There are Pen Women branches throughout the United States. In
some states, there are state associations of affiliated branches.
http://www.americanpenwomen.org
National Storytelling Network works to bring together and nurture individuals and organizations that
use the power of storytelling in all its forms.
http://www.storynet.org
New Letters, a magazine of writing and art.
http://www.newletters.org
Nimrod
http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod
NO: A Journal of the Arts
http://www.nojournal.com
The North American Review
http://webdelsol.com/NorthAmReview/NAR/NAR/Home.html
One Look Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com
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Open City Magazine & Books are published by Open City, Inc., a nonprofit corporation based in New York
City. The editors, Thomas Beller and Joanna Yas, strive to keep the literary journal vital for each new
generation by publishing a dynamic array of poetry and prose with a daring, youthful, spirit. The editors
aim to add a voice to the culture that values wit, depth, and ingenuity, and, in particular, the exposing
and elucidating of the human predicament which is often devalued by commercial publishers. Many writers featured
in Open City's pages are being published for the first time.
The magazine was founded in 1990 by Thomas Beller and Daniel Pinchbeck and the book series was founded in 1999
by Robert Bingham. The magazine is published three times per year, and at this time Open City Books releases one
book per year. The magazine and books are distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West.
http://www.opencity.org
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One Look Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com
The Paris Review
http://www.parisreview.com
PEN American Center is the largest of the 141 centers of International PEN, the world’s oldest
human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization. International PEN was
founded in 1921 to dispel national, ethnic, and racial hatreds and to promote understanding among all
countries. PEN American Center, founded a year later, works to advance literature, to defend free
expression, and to foster international literary fellowship. The Center has a membership of 3,300+
distinguished writers, editors, and translators. In addition to defending writers in prison or in
danger of imprisonment for their work, PEN American Center sponsors public literary programs and
forums on current issues, sends prominent authors to inner-city schools to encourage reading and
writing, administers literary prizes, promotes international literature that might otherwise go
unread in the United States, and offers grants and loans to writers facing financial or medical
emergencies. In carrying out this work, PEN American Center builds upon the achievements of such
dedicated past members as W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes,
Thomas Mann, Arthur Miller, Marianne Moore, Susan Sontag, and John Steinbeck.
http://www.pen.org
Pindeldyboz
http://www.pindeldyboz.com
Pirene's Fountain
http://www.pirenesfountain.com
Ploughshares
http://www.pshares.org
Poetry Magazine
http://www.poetrymagazine.org
Poets.Org from the Academy of America Poets supports American poets
at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry.
http://www.poets.org
Poets & Writers provides support and exposure to writers at all stages
in their development.
http://www.pw.org
POOL
http://www.poolpoetry.com
Preditors & Editors, a guide to publishers and writing services for serious
writers.
http://anotherealm.com/prededitors
Publishers Lunch
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/free
Publishers Lunch shared with nearly 30,000 publishing people every day. Each
report gathers web stories and print of interest to the professional trade book
community, original reporting, a little perspective, and occasional wisecracks.
Publishers Weekly, an international news website of book publishing and bookselling.
http://www.publishersweekly.com
Publishing Trends, a monthly newsletter featuring news and opinion on the changing world of
book publishing.
http://www.publishingtrends.com
Ragged Sky Press, founded in 1992, publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books. In 2005, Ellen
Foos decided to publish five poetry collections simultaneously: the Ragged Sky Poetry Series, launched in
February 2006.
http://raggedsky.com
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RHINO is a non-profit literary organization based in Evanston, Illinois, with a central-Illinois presence in
Normal, Illinois. They are primarily devoted to the publication of RHINO, an annual journal featuring high-quality,
diverse poetry, short/shorts, and translations. They also support a community of writers by presenting readings and
workshops, and by awarding cash prizes to poets through two annual programs. They are a proud contributor to the
vitality of Illinois’ literary community.
The Poetry Forum, Inc. was founded in 1976 as a poetry workshop, and RHINO was started as an outlet for the work
of members of The Poetry Forum. Since then, it has become a regionally and nationally recognized annual collection
of literature by new and established writers. RHINO occupies a niche somewhere between academia and the emerging
Chicago poetry scene – devoted to printing work that tells stories, provokes thought, and pushes the boundaries in
form and feeling – while connecting with an audience.
http://www.rhinopoetry.org
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Chuck Sambuchino, Guide to Literary Agents
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog
Santa Monica Review
http://www.smc.edu/sm_review
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. provides information
and advice about the practical aspects of being a writer.
http://www.sfwa.org
Short Story
http://www.shortstoryreview.org
Small Spiral Notebook
http://www.smallspiralnotebook.com
Soapstone, a Writing Retreat for Women: Soapstone provides women writers uninterrupted
time for their work and the opportunity to live in semi-solitude close to the natural world. In addition to
a quiet space away from jobs, children, and other responsibilities—Soapstone provides validation and encouragement.
Located in Oregon’s Coast Range, nine miles from the ocean, the retreat stands on twenty-two acres of
densely forested land along the banks of Soapstone Creek and is home to much wildlife. Writers in residence
enjoy a unique opportunity to learn about the natural world and join Soapstone staff in conscious stewardship of
the land. Soapstone is available to two writers at a time, each with her own writing studio. From an applicant pool
of 300-400, approximately thirty writers each year are awarded residencies of one to four weeks.
http://www.soapstone.org
The Southern Review
http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview
Starving Artists Law.Com and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: Believe it or not, there are dozens of legal organizations that provide free legal
services to nonprofit arts organizations and to artists who can't afford legal services. Issues often handled
include contract negotiations, mediation services, nonprofit incorporation, copyright information and infringement
lawsuits, tax information, estate planning, and lease review. VLA organizations also provide education programs,
including seminars, publications, and the maintenance of art law libraries.
http://www.starvingartistslaw.com/help/volunteer%20lawyers.htm
Tin House
http://www.tinhouse.com
United States Artists (USA) is a public charity and grant making organization dedicated to
arts advocacy, support, and funding of America's finest living artists.
http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public/Home/index.cfm
The Virginia Quarterly Review
http://www.vqronline.org
Word Riot
http://www.wordriot.org
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Writer Advice:
http://www.writeradvice.com
Writer Advice not only promotes authors through its interviews but also publishes
both experienced and emerging writers, showcasing fresh ideas and high quality writing.
Review their guidelines to learn more. They accept book reviews, prose, and poetry. Because
reading onscreen is 25% harder than reading on paper, they prefer shorter pieces.
Editor B. Lynn Goodwin’s Email: Lgood67334@comcast.net
B. Lynn Goodwin's Biography
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Writer's Beware: The amazing Victoria Strauss runs Writer Beware, an incredible website that collects
information about writing related scams.
WRITER BEWARE'S THUMBS DOWN AGENCY LIST:
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.html
Victoria Strauss-Evaluating Agents:
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2006/04/victoria-strauss-evaluating-agents.html
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Writer’s Digest, a magazine offering information and resources.
http://www.writersdigest.com
Writers Guild of America, West: The official site of the labor union representing screenwriters for television
and film.
http://www.wga.org
Your Dictionary
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Zoetrope: All-Story
http://www.all-story.com
Zone 3
http://www.apsu.edu/zone3
ZYZZYVA
http://www.zyzzyva.org