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Agents
Awards
Hugo Awards – International awards voted on by WorldCon members
Blogs by Writers (my faves)
Bookstores
BakkaPhoenix – Canada's oldest SF&F bookstore and a Toronto institution
Contracts and Rights
Wise Up on Copyright – an excellent primer on copyright from the ALCS (note: some of the material is UK-specific)
List of IP lawyers –recommended Intellectual Property lawyers for book contracts, from author Laura Resnick
Conventions
WorldCon – World SF organization and convention site
World Horror – Annual World Horror convention (usually March-April)
Ad Astra – Annual Toronto SF&F convention (February-March)
SFContario – Annual Toronto SF&F convention (November)
Copyright Licensing
ALCS – Author's Licensing and Collection Society (UK)
Creativity and Craft
Creativity tips – From writers such as Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Ernest Hemingway,...
Films and Options
Formatting Manuscripts, Scripts, Synopses et al
Free Stuff
ccMixter Music – free music available under a Creative Commons license
Morgue File – free photos for personal or commercial purposes without need to attribute original creator
EveryStockPhoto.com – Search engine for free photos from many sources which are license-specific.
Google Image Ripper – Excellent intuitive search engine for photos on the web. Up to you to track down license info.
Image converter – free online utility for converting images from one format to another (e.g., PDF to jpeg)
Grant Organizations
Canada Council – Grants and support info for Canadian creative artists
Market Lists
Plotting, Outlining, and Synopses
Postage Information
Professional Writing Organizations - Genre
SFWA – Science Fiction Writers of America (professional writers org'n)
SF Canada – Canadian professional SF&F writers organization
HWA – Horror Writers Association
BFS – British Fantasy Society
Professional Writing Organizations - Other
NWU – National Writers Union (US)
Promoting Your Writing - General
Promoting Your Writing - Book Launches
Promoting Your Writing - Book Readings
Promoting Your Writing - Book Signings
Promoting Your Writing - Interviews
Promoting Your Writing - Networking
Promoting Your Writing - Press Releases
Press releases – how to format, write and get a press release published
Publishers and Imprints
Publishing – Other
After the Sale – Tor author Jane Lindskold explains what happens after a novel is sold
Research for Writers
Behind the Name – great site for researching first names for your characters
CSI blog – National Museum of Crime & Punishments blog
Forensics Experts – useful list of experts from D.P. Lyle's site (The Lab –see above)
Resources for Writing
Grammar Girl – Mignon Fogarty's wonderful "friendly guide to the world of grammar, punctuation, usage, and fun developments in the English language."
Wise Old Sayings – searchable and browsable database of quotes on various topics
Review Sources
HWA Book Reviewer List – Compiled by HWA. Not restricted to horror reviewers but access restricted to HWA members
SF&F Sites
Ansible – David Langford's long-running (1979), award-winning news (and rumour) site
Arjay – Rich Sutcliffe's Canadian SF page
SF Site – Large SF site with reviews and related links
SFF.net – Online community for SF related discussion
Web Sites for Writers
Workshops
Oregon Writers Network workshops – A variety of workshops focusing on both the craft and business of writing, given by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith, with a variety of big-name editor instructors as well. Highly recommended.
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