For 85-years, the Writer's Market has been the Market Bible for writers' searching for market listing and submission guidelines. Edited by Kathryn S. Brogan, the 2006 Writer's Market, Deluxe Edition contains all the essential information, and listings, contained in the standard version of the book. It also includes a one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com, the online companion to the Writer's Market.
The 2006 Deluxe Edition of the Writer's Market has been completely revised and updated and it includes around 4,000 listings - all of which are potential markets for your work. These listings cover not only fiction, literary, trade, and consumer magazines, but also listings for book publishers, literary agents, and writing contests. Each entry includes contact information and submission guidelines. Many of the listings also include information on payment offered, number of manuscripts that are purchased each year, and tips that will increase your chances of having your work purchased by the specific publication. A number of articles, geared toward beginning writers, are included, such as Before Your First Sale, Is There a Secret to Getting Published?, and a Query Letter Clinic that includes several informative examples of both good and bad query letters. Several interviews with successful writers such as Margaret Atwood and Alexander McCall Smith, and articles on the business of writing, are also included.
Alone, the 2006 Writer's Market is a valuable tool in any writer's toolbox. However, when combined with the subscription to WritersMarket.com, it becomes a must have power-tool. While all the listings in the print version of the Writer's Market are verified and updated before publication, the information can go out-of-date rather quickly. On the WritersMarket.com you will find not only all the market listings found in the print version of the Writer's Market, but also about 2,000 additional listings for markets such as greeting cards, online publications, and newspapers. Best of all, these 6,000 plus listings are continually updated. In addition, the subscription to WritersMarket.com includes access to an online Submission Tracking program. It offers the ability to easily search for markets, and to file listing to those markets that you want to keep an eye on. WritersMarket.com also contains a wealth of articles on writing and the business of writing, as well as interviews and Q&A sessions with editors and publishers.
If you are already familiar with the Writer's Market, you know just how valuable and worthwhile this book is. However, if you are a beginning writer, or new to the Writer's Market, let me just say that there is nothing like relaxing in an easy chair reading through the book, highlighter in hand, highlighting all the potential markets for your current or future projects. As you read or scan through the book, you are bound to discover not only just the 'right' market for your current project, but also hundreds of new markets in which to submit your work. Best of all, most of the listings include information on how much of their material is freelance written, how best to submit material, and how long it usually takes them to reply to a query or submission. This information will help you determine not only where to submit your material, but it will also help prevent you from wasting your time, and money, submitting to markets that are unsuitable for your material.
If you are serious about writing and getting your work published, the 2006 Writer's Market: Deluxe Edition is a must have reference book. Granted, the Writer's Market does not list every market 'out there' and the listings are skewed primarily toward American and English language publications. However it is the most comprehensive resource for market listings that I've ever come across, and it is one of the most accurate. In addition, the WritersMarket.com component of the deluxe edition not only provides you with access to current information on the markets you are interested in, but also provides access to thousands of unique markets not found in the print edition, as well as a wealth of articles and other information that will help you to advance your writing career.
If you are serious about getting published, get the 2006 Writer's Market: Deluxe Edition and discover a world of markets that are waiting just for you...
