Here Erika offers a selection of links to online resources for practicing writers (and their teachers and students!). All links will open in a new browser window.
Writing Programs, Conferences, and Centers
- Links to Low-Residency and Summer Study MFA/MA Programs in Creative Writing
- Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Guide to Writing Programs
- AWP Writers' Conferences and Centers
- Nebraska Center for Writers List of Literary Centers (in Nebraska and Beyond Nebraska)
- Writer's Digest/ShawGuides Directory to Writers' Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
Writing Grants, Fellowships, and Residency Programs
- Alliance of Artist Communities
- Awards and Fellowships (American Journalism Review)
- Grants for Individuals (Writing and Translation) (from Michigan State University Libraries)
- JournalismJobs.com Fellowship Listings
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Source
- Post-MFA Fellowships
- ResArtis: Worldwide Network of Artist Residencies
Writing Job Resources (primarily full-time)
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
- Bookbuilders of Boston
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- HigherEdJobs.com
- Idealist.org
- JournalismJobs.com
- MediaBistro.com (requires free registration)
- NewsJobs.net
Writing Job Resources (primarily freelance)
- FreelanceWriting.com Magazine Guidelines Database
- Freelance Writing Jobs
- Paying Writer Jobs (requires free registration)
- Writing for Dollars Guidelines Database
Publications for Practicing Writers
Magazines for Writers
Literary Journals
- Council of Literary Magazines and Publishers (CLMP)
- Duotrope.com (Markets for Writers)
- LitLine.org
- NewPages.com
- placesforwriters.com
Publisher Links
- Association of American University Presses
- Council of Literary Magazines and Publishers
- LitLine.org
- NewPages Guide to Independent Publishers
Teaching Resources
- Nobel Prize Information
- Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
- Teaching Resource Collection from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- World Literature Today
Featured Resources from The Practicing Writer
In each month's Practicing Writer newsletter, Erika highlights a weblink to assist practicing writers of different genres and experience levels with their work. View past features and check back for updates:
2010
- January 2010: Experiences with Editors series
2009
- January 2009: New Media Mavens Blog
- February 2009: Andrew's Book Club
- March 2009: Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Denver 2010 Conference Page
- April 2009: Robert Lee Brewer's List of Poetic Forms
- May 2009: Jane Friedman's "Best Tweets for Writers"
- June 2009: Colgate Writers' Conference Craft Talks and Readings
- July 2009: Nathan Bransford's Writing Advice Database
- August 2009: National Book Awards Book-A-Day Blog
- September 2009: Nathan Bransford's Book Publishing Glossary
- October 2009: Tess Gallagher's Commencement Address to the MFA Graduates at the Whidbey Writers' Workshop
- November 2009: Chris Brogan's "50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level"
- December 2009: Diane Carver's "Creating a Promotion Target List"
2008
- January 2008: Science Writing Internships and Fellowships
- February 2008: In honor of our newsletter's fourth birthday, we featured a link to the previous featured resources/this page.
- March 2008: In March, author Julian Block offered a set of free tax-related articles to our subscribers via e-mail.
- April 2008: National Poetry Map
- May 2008: Alliance of Artists Communities
- June 2008: Quotidiana
- July 2008: Teaching Resources from Teachers & Writers Collaborative
- August 2008: "Workshop," by Billy Collins
- September 2008: Rachel Toor's "Publishing Primer"
- October 2008: PEN American Center's Emergency Resources for Writers
- November 2008: Fiction Writers Review
- December 2008: The Literary Saloon
2007
- January 2007: How to Publish Your Short Story: A Panel Discussion
- February/March 2007: Nieman Narrative Digest
- February/March 2007: 201 Stories by Anton Chekhov
- April 2007: Writer Beware (Warnings and Cautions for Writers): Print on Demand
- May 2007: Fifty Writing Tools: Quick List (from Roy Peter Clark/Poynter Online)
- June 2007: Review Copy Helper (from Linda Formichelli)
- July 2007: MedHist
- August 2007: Creative Writing Invitations (Prompts)
- September 2007: Links to Low-Residency and Summer Study MFA/MA Programs
- October 2007: National Punctuation Day Resources
- November 2007: Post-MFA Fellowships
- December 2007: Teaching Writing Online (from Moira Allen)
2006
- January 2006: Reviewers Guidelines for Translated Books
- February 2006: Writer Beware Blog
- March 2006: A Celebration of Women Writers
- April 2006: Spalding University's "Questions to Ask When Seeking an MFA Program"
- May 2006: NewsU
- June 2006: Duotrope's Digest
- July 2006: Writers' Services
- August 2006: Magazines Canada List of Magazines
- September 2006: Sands Hall's "Checklist for a Scene"
- October/November 2006: Agent Search Tips from Victoria Strauss
- October/November 2006: Ted Weinstein Literary Management's Nonfiction Book Proposal Template
- December 2006: VistaPrint.com
2005
- February 2005: OnlineNetiquette.com
- March 2005: Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction Program Writers' Resources
- April 2005: Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA Program Library
- May 2005: From the Fishouse: An Audio Archive of Emerging Poets
- June 2005: World Press Institute Journalism Toolkit
- July 2005: Emerging Writers' Network
- August 2005: FrugalMarketing.com
- September 2005: The Creative Writing MFA Handbook
- October 2005: "When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Resources for Writers"
- November 2005: Brevity's "Essays on the Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction"
- December 2005: American Society of Newspaper Editors: "Tips on Finding Your First Newspaper Job or Internship"
2004
- March 2004: James Alan Gardner's "Seminar on Writing Prose"
- April 2004: "Organizing a Poetry Reading: Tips and Advice," articles from the League of Canadian Poets
- May 2004: "Deal Lunch," (as described by Noah Lukeman in The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication, eds. Therese Eiben and Mary Gannon)
- June 2004: Art Peterson's "Ten Prompts to Help You Turn Your Demonstration into an Article"
- July 2004: University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center's "Writer's Handbook"
- August 2004: Main Street Rag's "Contest Recommendations"
- September 2004: "Res Artis" International Association of Residential Arts Centres
- October 2004: "Stories We See Too Often," from Strange Horizons
- November 2004: "A Concise Guide to Writing A Critical Book Review," from the University of Alberta Libraries
- December 2004: "National Poetry Almanac" from the Academy of American Poets.