Writing

Works about the writing process and directed mainly toward writers.

Resources in this category:

American Medical Writers Association
http://www.amwa.org/default.asp?ID=1

"The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), founded in 1940, is the leading professional organization for biomedical communicators[, with] more than 4000 members from around the world..." Site offerings include information on the education program and conferences, a "job market" section, a freelance directory, information on publications, and links to relevant sites.

Canadian Science Writers Association
http://www.sciencewriters.ca/

"The Canadian Science Writers' Association is a national alliance of professional science communicators, in all media. Our mission is to cultivate excellence in science writing and science journalism. Our goal is to increase public awareness of science in Canadian culture."

The National Writers Union
http://www.nwu.org/

³The National Writers Union is a trade union for freelancers: tech writers, journalists, book authors, poets, novelists, ghostwriters, corporate writers-professionals in all genres. We have about 4000 members. Membership in the NWU is open to all qualified writers, and no one shall be barred or prejudiced within the union on account of age, disability, gender, ideology, literary genre, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation. You are eligible for membership if you have published a book, a play, three articles, five poems, a short story, or an equal amount of newsletter, publicity, technical, commercial, government, or institution copy. You are also eligible for membership if you have written an equal amount of unpublished material and are actively writing and attempting to publish your work.²

Novelists, Inc.
http://www.ninc.com/

³Novelists, Inc. keeps its members connected, communicating, and well-informed while striving to better the status of fiction writers.² This site includes links to information about networking, research resources, benefits, conferences, membership and newsletters.

PEN American Center
http://pen.org/

PEN is a "fellowship of writers working for more than seventy-five years to advance literature, to promote a culture of reading, and to defend free expression." Site includes announcements of upcoming events, news, and information on membership.

Poets and Writers
http://www.pw.org/

"Poets & Writers (P&W) believes in literature's fundamental contribution to contemporary culture. For the past 29 years, P&W has focused on the source of literature, providing support and exposure to writers at all stages in their development. P&W assists authors in their search for career-related information, outlets for their work, opportunities for professional advancement and community with other writers." Site includes writers guides, contests, grants and awards information, as well as news and resources concerning writing workshops. The site is searchable.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/

The SFWA page provides links to books and bookstores, research subjects in the field, membership requirements, the Nebula Award, as well as to their own publications (a Handbook, Directory and Bulletin). They also have a lot of contract information to inform authors about contract wording and coverage. This site contains information for fans and writers of science fiction and fantasy, including links to members pages, the SFWA bulletin (with archived back issues), suggested reading lists and more.

Authors Registry
http://www.authorsregistry.org/welcome.html

"The Authors Registry is a non-profit organization launched May 19, 1995 to provide three distinct services: an Author Contact Directory, an automated rights payment system (to collect and distribute royalties for, electronic and other uses of magazine articles) and a registry licensing service (to act as a non-exclusive licenser of author-controlled rights)." It provides links to membership procedures and enrolled agencies and organizations.