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Events
"How to Build a Speaking and Writing Empire", a seminar put on by Mark Victor Hansen and Jack
Canfield. For a brochure, call 714-759-9304.
Literary Market Place (LMP) and the May issues of
Writer's Digest and The Writer
list writer's conferences.
PMA Publishing University, held the two days before BEA begins, Publishers Marketing Association, 627 Aviation Way. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266,
Tel: 310-372-2732 Fax: 310-374-3342, E-mail: pmaonline@aol.com,
www.pma-online.org
Learning and Speaking Opportunities
You don't have to have a book to teach at adult learning centers around the country. The Learning Annex offers classes in Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San
Diego, San Francisco and Toronto. www.learningannex.com
University Extensions sponsor one-day to semester-long classes.
Adult Learning Centers and University Extensions may have courses on book promotion.
LMP lists universities that have writing and publishing
programs.
Newsletters
BookFlash Bulletin, a free publishing newsletter from www.bookflash.com which also listed below.
Book Marketing Update, a twice-monthly newsletter about Editor-in-Chief: John Kremer, author of
1001 Ways to Market Your Books. Provides news, marketing tips, Internet sources, media contacts and
marketing techniques. Bradley Communications, Box 1206, Lansdowne, PA 19050-8206 Tel: 800-989-1400, ext 432, Fax:
610-284-3704 E-mail: info@bookmarket.com, www.bookmarket.com.
Radio/TV Interview Report, sends a description of your expertise and a
media pitch to more than 4,000 media outlets, Tel: 800-989-1400, ext. 411, www.rtir.com.
Online Resources
www.grammarbook.com is a link to Jane Straus's Blue Book of Grammar
and Punctuation. There are several useful items on this site for any writer to review.
www.bookcoaching.com is a link to Judy
Cullins' site which offers tips and links on writing, marketing, your non-fiction book.
www.angleonwriting.com: Angle on Writing is a website "designed
to offer information to beginning fiction writers. Although, writers of all levels, as well as nonfiction writers
and poets, can find it useful." By Lisa Angle.
www.artslynx.org, Artslynx: International Writing Resources lists
organizations for writers, has links to other sites.
www.awpwriter.org, Associated Writing Programs includes lists college
writing programs and writer's conferences.
www.authorinterviews.com, an online advertiser that sends
information about authors to the media. Includes enough info to function as a media kit or website.
www.bookflash.com, provides links to news releases and other
publishing information.
www.booktalk.com. Booktalk has an archive of articles about publishing
and links to other sites.
www.bookwire.com. Click on Publishers Weekly for free subscription to a
daily dose of publishing news. The site also provides or links to other helpful sites including dozens of online
marketing companies.
www.bookzone.com. Offers a newsletter, links to authors' sites and
promotional material.
www.cspan.org, information on the cable TV station's book programming.
www.flashback.com. Information about writing events.
www.frugalfun.com. Shel Horowitz, the author of Marketing Without
Megabucks. Free Monthly Frugal Marketing Tips and other helpful information.
www.geocities.com. The Writer's Toolbox has resources for novelists
and journalists.
infoproduct.sitesell.com, 1,143 pages of resources for selling
books, products and services online.
www.iuniverse.com. A print-on-demand publisher offering a links and
information.
www.nciba.com, The Northern California Independent Booksellers
Association, 415-561-7686.
www.nicholas-direct.com. Marketing tips from the author of How
to Publish a Book & Sell a Million Copies.
www.holtuncensored.com. A free weekly newsletter by former
Chronicle Book Editor Pat Holt. Must reading by the conscience of the industry. pat@holtuncensored.com.
www.pilot-search.com. Lists 11,000 writing links.
profnet.prnewswire.com. Provides a link to authors and other
experts for journalists and 11,000 PR professionals.
www.publicrelations.com. Edward Segal, author of Getting Your 15
Minutes of Fame--and More! A Guide to Guaranteeing Your Business Success, provides resources for
promotion.
www.ralan.com. Ralan Conley's SpecFic & Humor Webstravaganza Info on
humor and sci-fi markets, and 600 writing links.
www.romance.net. For romance writers, hosted by Harlequin.
www.speakernet.com. Free weekly newsletter aimed at speakers that
also provides valuable ideas for writers.
www.writersdigest.com. Includes daily publishing news, information
about promotion and writer's conferences.
Organizations for Self-Publishers and Small Presses
The following organizations are valuable resources for authors, and they present workshops.
The Jenkins Group, Jerrold Jenkins, 400 W. Front St., Traverse
City, MI 49684, Tel: 231-933-0445, 800-706-4636 Fax: 232-933-0448, E-mail: jenkinsgroup@bookpublishing.com www.bookpublishing.com, Publishes Independent Publisher.
Open Horizons, John Kremer, Box 205, Fairfield IA 52556-0205 Tel:
515-472-6130, 800-796-6130, Fax: 515-472-1560 E-mail: info@bookmarket.com, www.bookmarket.com. John is the author of 1001 Ways to Market Your
Book. He also edits the Book Marketing Update mentioned above.
Para Publishing, Dan Poynter, PO Box 8206-146, Santa Barbara, CA
94118-8206, Tel: 805-968-7277, Fax: 805-968-1379 E-mail: info@parapublishing.com, www.parapublishing.com
Publishers Marketing Association (PMA), Jan and Terry Nathan 627
Aviation Way, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, Tel: 310-372-2732, Fax: 310-374-3342, E-mail: pmaonline@aol.com , www.pma-online.org,
monthly magazine.
Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN), Tom and Marilyn
Ross, 425 Cedar St., Buena Vista, CO 81211 Tel: 719-395-4790, Fax: 719-395-8374, E-mail: span@spannet.org, www.spannet.com, monthly
magazine.
Organizations of Editors
Bay Area Editors' Forum, 2040 Polk St., #338, San Francisco 94109,
Tel: 415-979-3035, E-mail: baedforum@aol.com, www.editorsforum.org.
Independent Editors Group. For a list of members, contact: Jerry Gross, 63 Grand St., Croton-on-Hudson, NY
10520-2518, Tel: 914-271-9705, Fax: 914-271-1239, E-mail: grossassoc@aol.com.
Publicity Organizations
Northern California Book Publicity & Marketing Association (NCBPMA), PO Box 192803, San Francisco, CA
94119-2803. Members are staff and freelance publicists. Monthly programs. Publishes a directory.
Publishers Publicity Association (PPA), Trade group for all publishers and publicists. Monthly meetings and
workshops. 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, E-mail: nlatimer@randomhouse.com.
Writers' Organizations
American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA), 1501 Broadway, Suite
302, New York, NY 10036. 212-997-0947, Fax: 212-768-7414, Has chapters around the country and an annual
conference. www.asja.org.
Authors Guild, 330 West 42 Street, New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212-563-5904, Fax: 212-564-8363, E-mail:
staff@authorsguild.org, www.authorsguild.org Publishes a newsletter for its
7,200 members.
Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA), PO Box E, Corte
Madera, CA 94976, Tel: 415-257-8275, (415) 430-2196 x1175, Email: baipa@onebox.com, www.baipa.net. Newsletter and
annual conference.
California Writers' Club, 2214 Derby St., Berkeley, CA 94705 Tel:
510-841-1217. Has eleven chapters. www.calwriters.com
Horror Writers Association, HWA contact address: Horror Writers
Association, 244 5th Ave., Suite 2767, New York, NY 10001. Communications will be forwarded to the appropriate
party. E-mail: hwa@horror.org, www.horror.org.
The International Women's Writing Guild (IWWG), PO Box 810, Gracie Sta.,
New York, NY 10028-0082, Tel: 212-737-7536, Fax: 212-737-9469, E-mail: iwwg@iwwg.com, www.iwwg.com.
Media Alliance, 814 Mission St., Ste. 205, San Francisco, CA
94103, Tel: 415-546-6334, Fax: 415-536-6218 E-mail: information[at]media-aliance.org, www.media-alliance.org.
Mystery Writers of America, 17 East 47th St., 6th floor New York,
NY 10017, Tel: 212-888-8171, Fax: 212-888-8107 www.mysterywriters.org. Has chapters around the country.
National Writers Union (NWU), 113 University Pace. 6th fl., New York, NY,
10003-4527, Tel: 212-254-0279, Fax: 212-254-0673, E-mail: nwu@nwu.org,
www.nwu.org, Branch: 357 17 St., Ste. 101, Oakland. CA 94612
PEN Center USA, c/o Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver
City, CA 90230, E-mail: pen@pen-usa-west.org,
www.penusa.org.
Poets & Writers, 72 Spring St., New York, NY 10012, Tel: 212-226-3586,
Fax: 212-226-2963, E-mail: pwsubs@pw.org www.pw.org, Publishes a magazine.
Romance Writers of America, 3707 FM 1960 West. Ste. 555 Houston, TX
77068, Tel: 281-440-6885, Fax: 281-440-7510 E-mail: info@rwanational.org, www.rwanational.org. Has newsletter and magazine. Sponsors a national
conference.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America PO Box 877, Chestertown,
MD 21620, E-mail: execdir[at]sfwa.org, www.sfwa.org.
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), 8271
Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Tel: 323-782-1010 Fax: 323-782-1892, E-mail: scbwi@scbwi.org, www.scbwi.org. Has chapters, a
bimonthly publication and an annual conference.
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), PO Box 77 16 S. Jackson St.,
Greencastle, IN 46135, Tel: 765-653-3333 Fax: 765-653-4631, E-mail: spj@spjhq.org, www.spj.org .
Has chapters. Monthly publication.
Women's National Book Association (WNBA), 160 Fifth Avenue New York,
NY 10010, Tel: 212-675-7804, Fax: 212-989-7542 www.wnba-books.org 10
chapters around the country. Current contact information available at website.
Literary Market Place lists many other organizations.
American Booksellers Association, 828 S. Broadway, Ste. 625 Tarrytown,
NY 10591, Tel: 914-591-2665, Toll free: 800-209-4575, Fax: 914-591-2720, E-mail: editorial@bookweb.org, Website: www.bookweb.org. Publishes a monthly newsletter. Allied with regional associations,
Sponsors ABA Convention & Trade Exhibit Held in conjunction BookExpo America (BEA).
BookExpo America (BEA), 383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel:
203-840-2840, Fax: 203-840-9614, E-mail: inquirybookexpo.reedexpo.com, Website: www.bookexpo.reedexpo.com.
Friends of Libraries USA, 1420 Walnut St., Ste. 450 Philadelphia, PA
19102-4017, Tel: 215-790-1674 Toll free: 800-936-5872, Fax: 215-545-3821 E-mail: friends@folusa.org, Website: www.folusa.com
Supports Friends of Libraries groups around the country.
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, PO Box 29169, San
Francisco, 94129, 415-561-7686 E-mail: office@nciba.com, Website:
www.nciba.com.
Speakers' Organizations
National Speakers Association, 1500 S. Priest Dr. Tempe, AZ 85821,
Tel: 480-968-2552, Fax: 480-968-0911 Website: www.nsaspeaker.org. Has 37
chapters and conferences.
Toastmasters International, 23182 Arroyo Vista Santa Margarita, CA
92688-2620, Tel: 949-858-8255 Fax: 949-858-1207, E-mail: tminfo@toastmasters.org, Website: www.toastmasters.org. Has 8,900 chapters that meet weekly and a national
conference.
Adapted from Guerrilla Marketing for Writers: 100 Weapons for Selling Your Work by Jay Conrad
Levinson, author of Guerrilla Marketing; Rick Frishman, President of Planned Television Arts; and
Michael Larsen, AAR)
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