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Essential Resources for Writers: Communities, Blogs, and Publishing Opportunities

Discover a curated list of resources tailored for writers, including communities, blogs, organizations, and publishing platforms. Connect with local and international writing groups like Zena Shapter's Northern Beaches Writers’ Group and Joanna Penn's The Creative Penn for invaluable tips and networking. Explore various online platforms such as Wattpad and Text Publishing to showcase your writing. Enhance your skills with literary journals like Meanjin and experiment with self-publishing through A&A and CreateSpace. Unleash your creativity and find your voice!

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Essential Resources for Writers: Communities, Blogs, and Publishing Opportunities

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  1. Resources for Writers Communities, Blogs, Organizations and Places to Publish your Writing

  2. Online Communities / Blogs • ZenaShapter’sNBWG http://zenashapter.com/(Northern Beaches Writers’ Group), writing tips and writers’ group which meets in the Northern Beaches. • Jan Cornall’s Writer’s Journey http://www.writersjourney.com.au/ (Newtown), writers’ group which meets in Newtown. • Rowena Wiseman’s Out of Print Writing http://outofprintwriting.blogspot.com.au/ (Melbourne) explores innovative ways to publish • Joe Bunt’s The Write Practice http://thewritepractice.com/ (USA), plenty of writing, plot, story telling tips via newsletter

  3. Online Communities / Blogs (cont’d) • CS Lakin’s Live, Write, Thrive http://www.livewritethrive.com/ (USA), story and description tips. CS is also a screenwriter. • Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn http://www.thecreativepenn.com/ (UK), great tips and free e-book on marketing your writing and setting up your writer’s platform • Brain Pickings http://www.brainpickings.org/ (USA), inspirational articles from writers of past and present • Steven Pressfield’s Art of War http://www.stevenpressfield.com/(USA), for strength and inspiration to keep writing

  4. Online Communities / Blogs • KarelSegers’ Story Series http://thestoryseries.com/ (Sydney), no-nonsense tips on getting your spec script sold from an instructor who’s close to the film industry • Chuck Wendig’sTerrible Minds http://terribleminds.com/ramble (USA) edgy advice for edgy writers specializing in comic strip, fantasy, sci fi • EdaUtku’sNeedHelpWriteNowhttp://www.NeedHelpWriteNow.com (Sydney), writing and publishing tips, monthly meetings to commence at Stanton Library in North Sydney • WoMentoring Project, women writers mentoring each other http://womentoringproject.co.uk/ (int’l)

  5. Organizations • Australian Writers’ Centre, (Milsons Point) founded by Valerie Khoo, http://www.writerscentre.com.au/ offers classes, no support after classes are over • NSW Writers’ Centre, (Balmain) http://www.nswwc.org.au/ • Sydney Writers’ Festival, (The Rocks) http://www.swf.org.au/contact-us/ • Storytellers NSW, http://www.storytellersnsw.org.au/ join to improve oral story telling abilities to connect with readers • Desire Books hosted Writers’ Rumble with Patrick Kilmartin and Sid Walls. https://www.facebook.com/events/1444491625799878/

  6. Organizations Cont’d • Manly Writers’ Group, http://www.robertsalisbury.com/manlywritersgroup.htm, offers chances to read and get your work critiqued by other writers • Sydney Writers’ Circle on Meet-Up, http://www.meetup.com/sydney-writers-circle/

  7. Places to Publish - ONLINE • Guest blogging at any of the writing blogs • Wattpad, get feedback from your readers online! http://www.wattpad.com/home • Scriggler, https://scriggler.com/Account/Login • Text Publishing, proceeds go to Literacy Foundation, http://textpublishing.com.au/

  8. Micropublishers • Pantera Press (Neutral Bay) http://www.panterapress.com.au/ • Spineless Wonders, accepts short stories http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/about/ • Soul Bay Press (Manly) http://www.soulbaypress.com/ • Jane Curry Publishing, http://www.janecurrypublishing.com.au/ • Momentum Books, digital only http://momentumbooks.com.au/submissions/

  9. Literary Journals • Meanjin, Australia's leading literary magazinehttp://www.meanjin.unimelb.edu.au • Right Now, an online magazine publishing the highest quality writing responding to human rights issues in Australiahttp://rightnow.org.au/ • Seizure, a biannual print and online magazine showcasing experimental writing and innovative designhttp://seizureonline.com/ • The Lifted Brow, a magazine from Australia and the worldhttp://theliftedbrow.com/ • Sydney Review of Books, a review site focusing on Australian writers & writinghttp://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/

  10. Self-Publishing Houses • A&A http://aampersanda.com/ (Leichhardt) • Hay House http://www.hayhouse.com.au/ • Amazon https://kdp.amazon.com/signin?language=en_US • Amazon’s Create Space, get samples of your published book! It’s very exciting, ask Angharad! https://www.createspace.com/

  11. Traditional Publishing • Allen & Unwin – Crows Nest • Random House – N. Sydney • HarperCollins – CBD • Harlequin – N. Sydney • Bloomsbury Publishing – CBD • Hachette Australia – CBD • MacMillan Publishers / PanMacMillan – CBD • Murdoch Books – Crows Nest

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