2009 Writer's Market

I buy this book every year when the new edition comes out and love it. It is up to date, and a great resource.

The 2009 Writer's Market is a must have for any freelancer. It gives great information to help you find exactly the publication that might make use of your materials. Magazine, Book (Fiction and Non), Poetry, Photography, etc. Writer's Market has it all. One tip, make sure you check (on the internet or from a recent physical copy of publication) that the entry you are using still contains the correct information as to who is the Editor in Chief, etc. before you send any queries.

Wow! This book has everything I never knew about the market. Now I need to get busy!

Okay, here's the real deal. This book is a good start, yes. But that's all it is- a start. Information in the book quickly becomes outdated and unreliable. So then you have to pony up another twenty or thirty bucks next year and hope for the best. I'm a person who has bought many copies of the WM for years and still didn't get everything I needed. There's another way! Recently, I found a site that has good listings (for free. i know. i almost passed out), just like the Writers Market, but helps with the rest of the writer's dilemma- mailing, tracking, etc.(which they do charge for, but INEXPENSIVE) It's called WordHustler.com- it's about time someone helped writer's catch up to the Age of Informatioooon!

Very, very helpful.

This book is helpful for finding publishers and literary agents. It is great at explaining how to send a good query letter for fiction and nonfiction magazines. It was recommended to me by my online class teacher and she was right. If you are looking to become a serious writer you will need this book for important contacts.