www.kmkelly.co.uk
Kate’s website
www.sfwa.org/writing/faq2.htm
A great website which contains a long article covering many questions we tend to ask about publishing, submissions etc. I think it's excellent and well worth a look. The subjects are headed so you can just scroll through and pick out what's of interest.
www.writelink.co.uk
These are sites for writers to ‘help each other’ to get short stories, poems and articles published. They list markets, events and competitions and much more. They also run competitions.
www.jbwb.co.uk
This is the Jacqui Bennet Writers Bureau. A super site with loads of information on writers’ markets, competitions etc. It has links to a range of writers’ resources and runs editorial services. It lists books for writers and offers tips on all kinds of things.
www.literaturetraining.com
A site for writers to find out about training in Creative Writing, e.g. courses, workshops, events. Also competitions.
www.thenewwriter.com
The New Writer Magazine - (2 monthly) magazine is useful publishing articles and work from their annual competitions.
www.somersite.co.uk/wellsfest.htm
They run a Literary Festival within the Wells Festival in October with SS and P competitions closing in May.
http://wordswork.net/frome/
FROME - much the same, a bit difficult to track down. Competitions also close in May.
www.bbc.co.uk
This is a very good site for initial research on just about any issue and can give links to other sites to develop. It also has a ‘Get Writing’ site which has a wealth of information on writing and can give access to groups with the same interests.
www.eclectics.com/articles.html
This site has very good practical advice on a large variety of writing issues. I found it particularly good on the presentation of a synopsis and how material should be sent to publishers.
www.writerspromote.com
This is a sort of writers subscription co-operative which provides lots of advice etc.
Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A dictionary of slang - S - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK.
Random Quotes - The Quotations Page
Reading
A good site for background information on crime re forensics etc.
eclectics.com - Writing Articles
This site has very good practical advice on a large variety of writing issues. I found it particularly good on the presentation of a synopsis and how material should be sent to publishers.
Submit Manuscript
MacMillan’s new writer’s site
www.poetrysociety.org.uk
Never used it so assume it does what it says on the label
www.ralan.com
