Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396527 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-29
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1178 pages

Synopsis
For the past eighty-four years, aspiring and established writers have trusted Writer's Market to provide them with the no-nonsense advice and authoritative guidance they need to get published and to get paid. With updated listings and "need-to-know" publishing advice, the tradition continues with 2005 Writer's Market, providing writers with: Over 4,000 listings for consumer magazines, book publishers, trade journals, and contests and awards, along with complete contact information for 50 top literary agents; Dynamic interviews with established writers, including Julia Cameron and Dave Barry and industry insiders, including publishers, editors and successful freelancers; Essential publishing information and advice, including pay rates, a guide to book publisher imprints and valuable self-marketing tips; With this edition, Writer's Market continues to be the writers' "bible," helping writers achieve their goals of seeing their work in print.

Customer Reviews

Still essential, but get the new edition
There's a 2006 edition out now, so get that - it necessarily has a more up-to-date list of addresses and contacts, even though much of the information contained in older editions is excellent advice for both the new and the experienced writer.

Essential for any writer hoping to break in to America
If you live in the British Isles and are serious about writing, you will already be familiar with the annual "Writers' and Artists' Yearbook" and "The Writer's Handbook". Both are essential purchases for amateur and professional writer alike. If, however, you wish to raise your horizons and search out potential markets in Canada and the USA, then "Writer's Market" is the title you require.

You will immediately be struck by the difference between this US tome and its British counterparts. The market information is much more extensive - much greater analysis is given to each market than you get from the British titles. Kathryn Brogan and Robert Lee Brewer provide some serious insights into what American editors and publishers are looking for, and are generous in the advice they offer to those of us who submit queries and manuscripts.

"Writer's Market" also contains a number of extremely interesting and informative articles and interviews, giving you further insight into the state of American markets.

Well laid out, the material is accessible and accurate, and the advice generally very well considered. I've been published in a number of US magazines and have found this an invaluable title to have on my bookshelf.

It is like opening a treasure chest.
The writing field ahs gotten too massive to put everything you ever wanted to know into one book. Every the listings alone would make a book larger then you telephone book. On the other hand if you were to buy every book you need to cover all the bases then you would have to buy and maintain a library and update it every year.

So whether you are focused on one form or field in writing or you are diverse this is the best book to start with. The main focus of the book is still on writing and has something for everyone.

There is not enough room here to describe all the contents of this book. However If you start out from the front it will take you several days to read sand digest before you even thing of activating the 1-year online subscription. I find it interesting to re-read many articles that I already know about and say "I know that." However there are two main advantages in this exercise. First you reinforce what you already know. Second there just might be something new or a new way of looking at tine information.

As with a treasure chest there are all kinds of hidden or not so hidden goodies in this book. Every thing from how to read it to a free book mark that can be used as a quick card. The pages are well indexed for those that tend to skip over all the good stuff and hit the deck running.

Whether you are just starting out or have been in the business for years it would be embarrassing to be caught with out this book. This is one of the major books of the trade.

As usual this book is an annual so getting the latest version is imperative; however there is more to this book than just addresses. The tips and information on writing and making contact is timeless. The book is also keeping for a historical view on the how writing and contacts evolve.