2002 Writers Market

8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Write

Kirsten Holm's door-stoppingly thick Writer's Market provides about the best bang for your buck if you're looking to place your writing. The 2002 edition boasts listings for 1,100 book publishers, 1,900 magazines, 700 contests and awards, and 75 agents interested in the work of new writers. You'll also find insider reports on writing for pet magazines, women's magazines, and sports magazines; articles on public relations writing, script treatment, e-queries, pay rates, and online markets (including a primer on "the only HTML you actually need to know"). And finally, Greg Daugherty spills the beans on the best ways to get great ideas for articles. First among them: "Take a lot of showers."

Writer's Market is THE indispensable writer's reference. It informs your customers who the editors are, what they want, how much they buy and how much they pay. Every writer needs it; that's why it's the best-selling writing title each and every year.

And this year, Writer's Market has more entries and benefits than ever before. Readers will find more phone numbers, contact names and e-mail addresses--everything they need to get in touch with the people who can make their dreams come true! They'll also find:

* The Query Letter Clinic--eight real-life letters show the dos and don'ts of crafting effective query letters

* Walking the Beat--six freelancers reveal how specializing in one area can bring in more work

* Workshop articles that help writers craft winning book proposals, novel outlines or script synopses

"Ever bigger and better, Writer's Market, as always, is every bit as essential to a writer's tool kit as a good dictionary and a good word processor."