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Library

Creative Writing

Professional Publications

Recent & Featured Books

The Business of Being a Writer

Library location: 808.02 F9115b (5th floor)

Writer's Market 100th Edition

Available online

Guide to Literary Agents

Available online

Scratch

Library location: 5th floor, 808.02023 S433m

Getting It Published

Available online

Novel & Short Story Writer's Market

Available online

Poet's Market 34th Edition

Available online

Writers' & artists' guide to self-publishing : how to edit, produce and sell your book

Available online

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market 2017

Available online

Publishing Logistics

Duotrope
A subscription-based service that supplies writers with upcoming deadlines, statistics on various publishers and agents, a submission tracker, and searchable agent names.
Query Shark
Tips, tricks, and real-world examples of how to submit queries.
Manuscript Wish List
Search agents and editors by genre and topic.
Query Tracker
Use this website to find which literary agents rep published authors.

Small Presses & Publishers

Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Includes a searchable database of magazines and presses. Also posts job opportunities with publishers.
Poets & Writers: Small Presses and Publishers
National listing of small presses and independent publishers, searchable by genre, subgenre, book type and format.
Publishers Marketplace
Robust information about various literary agents and their book lists.

Market Information

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A large, user-friendly statistics portal with a global scope. Find infographics, in-depth dossiers and reports, and Powerpoint slides, along with original source details.