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The OnceWritten.com Resources for Writers page (AKA known as our "Links Page") features information about other websites that offer services or information to writers, including such topics as writing instruction, publishing and book marketing.

Creativity


Artella Words & Art
A creative magazine and inspiring art community for artists, writers and creative spirits. www.ArtellaWordsAndArt.com

Head Shots


Richard Williams Photography
He shot my wonderful headshots.
www.richardwilliamsphotography.com

Literary Magazines, Presses & Websites


Doublewide Press
Doublewide Press
An independent literary press, based in Southern California, specializing in innovative fiction and plays. www.doublewidepress.com


The Reader's Retreat
Do you love to read but can’t find the time? Life is hectic and finding the time to read sometimes seems impossible. It’s a guilty pleasure when so many other things demand your attention. That’s exactly why you deserve a break. We all need the escape that a good story gives us.

Let The Reader’s Retreat be your escape. Home to outstanding original serial stories of all genres, The Reader’s Retreat will send directly to your e-mail inbox, twice a week, one chapter at a time. The first chapter of all stories is online and free for the sampling. The Reader’s Retreat also offers complete eBooks and short stories as well as free articles and stories. www.thereadersretreat.com

Ascent Aspirations Magazine
Ascent Aspirations Publishing has a mission to publish aspiring writers of poetry and short fiction in the form of independent collections and anthologies. www.ascentaspirations.ca

Whispers of Wickedness
Dark, atmospheric art and fiction.
www.ookami.co.uk

Live Story Telling


The Story Salon
Southern California's longest-running, regularly performing, live storytelling ensemble. Entertaining, engaging, and provocative, with subject matter ranging from the surreal to the confessional, Story Salon is apt to bring a tear and then a laugh...

Helmed by host, Beverly Mickins, The Story Salon has been meeting at Jennifer's Coffee, in Studio City, since 2000 and in the San Fernando Valley since 1996. The weekly meetings offer regulars, a motley group of professional and neophyte writers, a forum for sharing the joys and foibles of life in and outside of Los Angeles. The public is invited to participate, and the rules are simple: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the writer. That's it! This policy, a fostering of free-range writing, turns a Wednesday night in the Val into one of the most eclectic and inspired performance hours in town. 818.762.0181. www.storysalon.com

Non-Profit Organizations


Write Girl
A really cool Los Angeles-based mentoring group, WriteGirl is a nonprofit organization for inner city high school girls centered on the craft of creative writing and empowerment through self-expression. www.writegirl.org

Chicago Writers Association
The Chicago Writers Association is a Creative writing community of dedicated writers from Chicagoland (and beyond). CWA members are both professional, published authors, and those committed to joining their ranks. www.chicagowrites.org

The Highlights Foundation
The Highlights Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers workshops throughout the year. Our mission is to raise the level of the offering of writing and illustrating for children. We offer a variety of programs for writers, from those just getting started to those who are upblished but wish to hone their skills. For more information about the many programs offered, please telephone (570) 253-1192 or visit: www.HighlightsFoundation.org

Young Chicago Authors A 10-year-old nonprofit creative writing program. We strive to promote literature and literacy amongst Chicago's urban teens, and make writing accessible through innovative instruction and exciting performance opportunities.

Poetry Sites


The Poetry Market Ezine
Hey poets! Searching for poetry markets and contests?
Then subscribe to one of Writers Digest's 101 Best Web Sites for Writers 2005, The Poetry Market Ezine! It's free. Each monthly issue includes poetry markets and contests. All email addresses are kept confidential. Also includes a review of a current book of poetry. To subscribe, email poetrymarket-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit www.thepoetrymarket.com.

Poetry in the Arts
PITA welcomes unsolicited submissions of poetry, prose, art and music for its online journals, Ardent!, and poetry and essays on the arts by teens to MoonCrossed 33/33—and check out our Poet & Writer Resources pages: extensive, freely accessible meta indexes of publishers, literary competitions, literary archives and other poet and writer resources. www.poetryinarts.org

Publicity Resources


Tallfellow Press Publicity Blog
An invaluable resource for authors looking for some free publicity tips. Check this one out today. tallfellow.typepad.com/tallfellow_press_blog

Travel Writers


TravelGlitter.com
A new website, helpful for travel writers seeking information about Asia travel. View Asia Travel Information at TravelGlitter.com

Screenwriting


Creative Screenwriting Magazine was named "the best magazine about screenwriting" by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. Sign up for CS Weekly for free.
www.creativescreenwriting.com

Screenwriting Expo - The largest event in the world for screenwriters, Screenwriting Expo 5 features hundreds of seminars on every aspect of writing imaginable as well as numerous A-list guests of honor.
www.screenwritingexpo.com

CS Web - This portal to the screenwriting world includes more than 1,000,000 words of advice to help you make the transition from aspiring to professional screenwriter.
www.csweb.ws

Writing
Resources


A to Z Writing
The comprehensive link source, a really great site for writers. www.atozwriting.com

Constant Contact
A great place to start your email campaign, Constant Contact is the company used by OnceWritten.com for all of our communications. Sign up now for a 60-day free trial.
Constant Contact

ABC Writers Network
An online resource for creative writers. www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk

WOW! Women on Writing
"WOW! Women On Writing is a free online magazine that promotes the communication between women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers, and readers. WOW! features in-depth interviews with authors and industry professionals, writing craft how-to articles, premium market listings for freelance writers, and a quarterly flash fiction contest." www.wow-womenonwriting.com

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