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Note: Please let the webmaster know if you find that any of these listings are out of date. And please send in any other opportunities you hear about. The NWU does not endorse or recommend any of the organizations or services listed here.

Gigs:

Help members with websites and blogs

A number of different members have recently sought someone who could help them set up a website or blog for a reasonable fee. We know non-members who do this, but would prefer to recommend NWU members. If you offer this service, contact Barbara Beckwith.

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Journalism job boards

journalismjobs.com

Journalism jobs courtesy UC Berkeley

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Visit the hireCulture job board

The Massachusetts Cultural Council sponsors hireCulture, a free database of cultural employment opportunities in Massachusetts. Check it out at hireCulture.org.

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Look for jobs on LinkedIn

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Subscribe to Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter

You'll get access to lots of sources of freelance jobs by subscribing to this discussion list. Contact the moderator to join.

For even quicker access, go to www.getfreelancewriting jobs.com. And click here for the newsletter.

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"Poynteronline: Everything you need to be a better journalist"

Go to Poynter's career center for a huge variety of jobs. Browse the whole site while you're there. It's fun and informative.

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Craigslist isn't just for appliances and Celts tickets

They don't let us put in a direct link, so you'll have to get yourself to http://boston.craigslist.org/wri/, or just look for "writing/editing" in the job listings. Once you're there, though, you'll find dozens of writing and editing opportunities. Your humble webmaster has made several good contacts there.

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Markets:

Wooden Horse Publishing

Magazine news and markets. And check out the newsletter!

Preditors [sic] and Editors

Guide to publishers, agents, and services for writers - including good and bad reviews.

The Ivory Tower

This site lists a large range of markets, and links you to the submission pages of magazines and book publishers. Click here for more information.

Nieman Narrative Digest

Interested in narrative journalism? Here's everything you'll want to know.

Print-on-demand (POD) publishing and other publishing trends

almost everything you'll need to know about POD, written by a longtime NWU leader (2007).
"The Rise of Self-Publishing" from The New York Times 5/2/10.
"Publish or Perish" from The New Yorker (April 2010).

Expertizing Publicity Forum

Top journalists and editors from prestigious magazines and newspapers learn about your non-fiction book or business, and consider doing a profile on you in their publication. Click here for more information.

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Services:

Member Nancy B. Finn, Communications Resources − PR services
Writers' Room of Boston
Computer consultant Dan Proctor
Newbury Media
Grub Street
Reporter Connection: Interview or be interviewed
NH Writer's Handbook
Discounts for members at Union Plus
Publishers Lunch: The publishing industry's "daily essential read"
Writers' Room of Boston
Proofreadnow.com
The Query Club
Questions and Quandaries
Track your royalty payments with Nielsen BookScan
This Publication Has a Volume Control: What to Expect When Print Moves to Podcast from Beyond the Book

Communications Resources (Member Nancy B. Finn)

Nancy and her company are available to assist other members with PR services as needed. See the company site for more information. Back to top

Writers' Room of Boston

Writers' Room of Boston, Inc., a nonprofit organization, provides affordable, quiet, and secure workspace in downtown Boston for area writers. Click here for more information.

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Dan Proctor of Benetech

Computer consultant Dan Proctor, Benetech, 978-369-3685, is a member-recommended techie whiz who makes house calls for reasonable rates and goes out of his way to find a cost-effective solution to your problem.

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Newbury Media

A member recommends "a great PR firm in the Boston area. They have helped me tremendously with my publicity and go above and beyond with enthusiasm."

NEWBURY MEDIA
800 INDUSTRIAL WAY
WILMINGTON, MA
617-267-4095
CELL-617-620-9913
OWNERS: KEN KANAVOS, JOE VIGLIONI

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Grub Street

Grub Street is a non-profit writing center dedicated to nurturing writers and connecting readers with the wealth of writing talent in the Boston area. Learn more here.

Grub Street has two vital roles. It supports writers at every stage of their development by offering writing classes, fellowships, employment, and networking opportunities, and by promoting the work of local authors. Equally important, it enriches the lives of Boston-area residents by introducing them to a community of fellow readers and writers through author-hosted book clubs, informal discussions, movie screenings and more.

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NH Writer's Handbook

MANCHESTER, NH (June 10, 2009): The New Hampshire Writers' Project (NHWP) has published its fourth edition of NH Writer's Handbook, a vital resource for Granite State writers. This edition offers 400 listings covering many categories, including agents, book reviewers, young writers' resources, conferences, and publishing. New this year are listings of New Hampshire literary and trade magazines. The 30-page booklet also contains expanded lists of writing consultants and businesses in New Hampshire. The NH Writer's Handbook is designed to provide you with the information you need to develop your skills, reach a wider audience, and participate in the writing communities in New Hampshire and nationally. NH Writer's Handbook is available for $12 (plus $2 shipping and handling). To order a copy, send payment to NHWP, 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106. You can also order a copy online at www.nhwritersproject.org.

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Discounts for union members through Union Plus

Identify your union as UAW, type in the requested info (name, zip, email), and you'll see offers for discounts on everything from mortgages and scholarships through computers and travel services through books and flowers. Try it!

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Proofreadnow.com

Proofreading - and fun reading.

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Questions and Quandaries

The talented Writer's Digest newsletter editor Brian Klems has launched a new blog: "Questions & Quandaries by Brian A. Klems." Each week Brian will offer his insight into some of your grammatical, ethical and business-oriented questions. Ask him writing-related questions at writersdigest@fwpubs.com and he'll do his best to answer as many as he can. Just remember to put "Q&Q" in the subject line.

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Mervin Block's Television Newswriting Workshop

Everything you've always wanted to know about broadcast journalism.

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Writing groups:

Social Justice Writers Group's Annual Open Meeting

The Social Justice Writers Group will be having an open meeting on Sunday, December 5th 2010 from 3:45 to 6pm. The Social Justice Writers Group is a wonderful group of writers of various formats and topics who are all committed to writing for a more just world. We meet the first Sunday of every month. Everyone shares and receives support and we go through a feedback process with one featured writer at each meeting.

To align with our commitment to effectively support each others' writing, we have an open period once a year for new and lapsed members. This is that time!

If you are interested in joining or just in coming to the open meeting please contact Miriam Stein at miriam.stein@comcast.net or 781-648-0255 for directions. .

Writers' Support Group seeks one more member

This is a NOT a manuscript feedback group. We help each other with issues related to writing and publishing. We are a mixed genre group of 6 women who meet about once a month in each other's homes, mostly in Cambridge. Among us we write novel, memoir, poetry, short stories and creative non-fiction. We are looking for another woman who writes long fiction or memoir who is published or very close.

For more info: grain26@gmail.com.

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Bloggers Mutual Support Group

Whether you are a new or experienced blogger, this group is a place to share information, ask pesky questions, pick the brains of other bloggers, make recommendations and discuss all things "blog." It's a group for talking about marketing strategies, for analyzing income-producing schemes and for finding a writing buddy or a mutual editing arrangement. It's a group for sharing links, tips and compliments.

Here's where to find it..

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Networking for freelance writers

This group of freelance writers gets together once or twice a month to swap ideas, trade tips, and basically chat about the freelance lifestyle. If you'd like get to know some other freelance writers, the group invites you to join. It is diverse and includes business writers, travel writers, textbook writers, etc.

For more info, contact sohokat@yahoo.com.

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Classes:

Cambridge Area Prose Workshop Looking for New Members

This long-running afternoon workshop, led by veteran teacher and award-winning writer Leslie Lawrence, offers structure, guidance, and rigorous feedback. Please email leslie.lawrence50@gmail.com for more information. .

Emerson College

Emerson's Department of Professional Studies offers noncredit evening courses in screenwriting, cultural journalism, memoir, poetry, short story and graphic novel writing. For more information, click here.

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Podcasts, webinars, etc.

from Publishers Weekly

Google Library Project Settlement: What it means for publishers

From Copyright Clearance Center "Beyond the Book" series

Informational programs on the Google Books settlement
Presentation of Saunders Robinson, History Press, for NWU
Beach day for Authors: Interview with member Janet Spurr

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