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Featured Web Site

St. Louis Writers' Guild (SLWG) -- A thriving, multi-genre writers' organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. These folks are serious about what they do and have a vibrant website. www.stlwritersguild.org. I post regularly on their literary blog, Eliot, at www.stlwritersguild.org/wordpress/index.php.


Recommended Writers' Conferences

Missouri Writers' Guild -- This multi-genre writers' organization hosts a small but absolutely excellent writers' conference in April each year. I spoke there in 2007 for the first time, and hope to be invited back. I highly recommend this one. www.missouriwritersguild.org

Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) -- A multi-genre writers' organization that hosts the oldest and most respected writers' conference in the Midwest in May each year. www.owfi.org

Panhandle Professional Writers (PPW) -- Founded in 1920 and based in Amarillo, Texas, this is one of the oldest writing organizations in the nation. Their Frontiers in Writing writers' conference, held in June each year, is excellent. www.panhandleprowriters.org

Society of Southwestern Authors (SSA) -- An excellent multi-genre writers' organization based in Tucson, Arizona provides the large, very well-run Wrangling with Writing conference each year in September. www.ssa-az.org


Publications & Organizations

A Long Story Short -- An interesting, informative, very helpful website for writers. Check this out! Visit www.alongstoryshort.net.

Authorlink -- An important site that brings together editors, agents, writers, and readers. www.authorlink.com

Bad Girls Press -- Would you like to learn more about public relations and how to use it to further your professional and personal goals? Do you like to read books by women authors or about strong women? Visit Bad Girls Press, we just might be what you're looking for. www.thegreate-scape.com/badgirlspress

ByLine Magazine -- Awarding $4,700 in prizes through 50 contests each year, this magazine encourages writers with how-to and motivational articles as well as publishing opportunities. www.bylinemag.com

Delta Blue Squadron -- David M. Spriggs' writer resource website. Check it out. deltabluesquadron.com/wordpress/

The HyperTexts -- Michael Burch, a great poet in his own right, more or less permanently publishes the works of many other poets here. An excellent site for those interested in reading great poetry. www.thehypertexts.com

Manage Your Muse -- The wonderful website of Lynn Cutts, a long-time friend and Certified Professional Coactive Coach. If you need to learn to manage your time, to balance your writing and your life, you can't afford to pass up this site. www.manageyourmuse.com

The Milk and Cookie Girls -- A beautiful site by three suburban moms with 10 children between the ages of 3 and 10. Laura Ripes, Michele Demas, and Kristan Ash co-write chapter books in a child/adult series that offers adults and their children parallel story lines, and each brings something unique to the process. Don't miss this site!www.milkandcookiegirls.com/

The People's Poet -- A wonderful site for everything that is poets and poetry. B'jillions of links. www.thepeoplespoet.com

St. Louis Writers' Guild (SLWG) -- A thriving, multi-genre writers' organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. These folks are serious about what they do and have a vibrant website. www.stlwritersguild.org. Also be sure to visit their literary blog at www.stlwritersguild.org/wordpress/index.php.

Winning Writers -- Winning Writers finds the best resources and contests for poets and other creative writers. For the second year in a row, this excellent site was recently named to the Writer's Digest list of "101 Best Websites" and won the Preditors & Editors Truly Useful Site Award for March 2006. Visit www.winningwriters.com

wordjourneys.com -- A beautiful, well-designed site offering interviews and a plethora of services for writers, including online classes, marketing help, and the Writes of Life SeriesTM. www.wordjourneys.com

Writing & Spiritual Wellness Center -- Robyn Conley is not only an author and a lovely spirit, but an exceptional book doctor, editor, and presenter. Visit her site for many welcome surprises. www.robynconley.com


Writers' and Poets' Websites

Deborah Bouziden -- A beautiful website offering books, writers' resources, contests, and much more. www.deborahbouziden.com

Judith Coughlin -- A pretty website and great blog featuring some of her favorite delicious recipes. Well worth the visit! www.JudithCoughlin.com

Solana d'Lamant -- An almost exotic website featuring excellent poetry and much more. www.worddancer.com

Mary Gribble -- An excellent poet and gentle lady whose site is dedicated to traditional poetry. www.ithinkthereforeiambic.com

Joan Upton Hall -- Need a book doctor? Heal thyself with help from a pro. Order Joan Hall's self-help books Rx for Your Writing Ills and 50 Writers' Tips or other books from her website. www.JoanUptonHall.com

Lisa Lenard-Cook -- A strikingly beautiful website of this up-and-coming, award-winning writer and lecturer. Don't miss this one! www.lisalenardcook.com

Phyliss Miranda -- Very attractive, well-done website of award-winning, multi-published author and freelance writer, Phyliss Miranda, Texas western romance writer. www.PhylissMiranda.com

Richard Moore -- The website of a renown American poet, offering poems, epigrams, information concerning his books, and much more. richardmoorepoet.home.att.net

Beth Morrow -- A well-designed website offering writers' services, clips, credits, a free newsletter, a writers' blog and much more. www.bethmorrow.com

Barbara Stahura -- Barb, a personal friend and excellent writer and poet, calls her site "an original and transformative approach to the ordinary." She isn't kidding. Visit this professional site to see her current articles and essays. www.BarbaraStahura.com

Larry D. Sweazy -- Visit the handsome website of Larry D. Sweazy, poet, writer, indexer, and winner of the Spur Award. www.larrydsweazy.com/

Patricia Wellingham-Jones -- A beautiful, professional website that is as much an aesthetic joy to visit as it is informative. Contains articles on writing as well as a lot of information on Pat's own writing. Visit www.wellinghamjones.com. Also see Patricia's articles on writing at www.alongstoryshort.net.

Mitch Whitington's World of Writing -- Mitch's many tips include press kit information and other links for writers. See Mitch's books and a lot more! It's a fun and informative site. www.whitington.com

Alexandra's Loom -- An nicely done personal website showcasing the writing of Alexandra Moss Zannis. Also contains some very good links. Visit alexandrasloom.com.

Publishers & Publicists

Central Ave Press -- Traditional, royalty-paying publisher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. www.centralavepress.com

Jo-Ann Power -- Marketing specialist for authors as well as an author herself. www.powerontheweb.com

Phenix & Phenix -- Book publicists who have now added publishing to their line of services. www.bookpros.com


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