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Associated Writing Programs
Since 1967, AWP has supported writers and writing programs around the world.
They now support over 19,000 writers at over 320 member colleges and universities
and 60 writers' conferences and centers.
Academy of American Poets
Visitors to the award-winning website of The Academy
of American Poets can find essays on poetry, biographies
of more than 200 poets, text of nearly 600 poems,
and RealAudio of eighty poems read by their authors;
learn all about the Academy and its programs; discuss
poetry and share their own work with fellow web travelers;
find out what poetry events are happening in their
towns; and much more.
Black Mountain College
Museum and Arts Center
When Black Mountain College closed in 1956, its many
accomplishments did not go into oblivion, but within
the vicinity of Black Mountain there was a younger
generation, who were unaware that such a small college
had produced such a large number of scholars, writers,
artists, and musicians. Those who were familiar with
Black Mountain College were scattered throughout the
western world. When Mary Holden Thompson realized
that Black Mountain College was better known abroad
than in western North Carolina, she proposed that
a museum be created to honor and preserve the legacy
of the College.
BookZonePro.com
BookZonePro.com offers writers, editors, book publishers,
printers, designers, and others in the book publishing
industry a variety of free resources such as news,
a directory of industry service and product providers,
a database of book reviewers, informative articles
written by industry experts, a calendar of publishing
and literary events, job listings, classifieds, and
much more.
The Boston Review
According to its masthead, "Boston Review is a left-center-of-gravity magazine
of ideas: a magazine that aims to expand political debate, shift the cultural
assumptions that frame that debate, and create greater space for political
initiative guided by egalitarian, radically democratic, and culturally pluralist
values." It is also has some of the best reviews of small press books anywhere.
Consortium Book Sales and
Distribution
Consortium's publishers represent the finest in independent
publishing in a wide range of subject areas including
avant-garde literature, poetry, gay and lesbian studies,
children's books, drama, art, Latin American studies,
multicultural literature, women's studies, music,
travel and Asian studies among many others.
Jacket
Poetry, interviews, reviews, articles on photography
and type - this is Jacket magazine - ISSN 1440-4737
- a free Internet quarterly review of new writing,
edited from Sydney, Australia, by John Tranter.
Lila Wallace-Reader's
Digest Fund
The Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds seek to enrich community
life through support of education, arts and culture.
National Endowment for the Arts
A key supporter of SPD, the National Endowment for the Arts provides national recognition and support to significant projects of artistic excellence, thus preserving and enhancing our nation's diverse cultural heritage. The Endowment was created by Congress and established in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government.
New Pages
New Pages has a Weblog of daily items of interest
to publishers, booksellers, and librarians. It also
has Guides to Independent Publishers, Literary Mags,
Alternative Periodicals, and Indie Bookstores.
People's Poetry Gathering
This site focuses on the oral roots of folk, ethnic,
literary and urban poetry and poets. Contains a schedule
for the 2001 People's Poetry Gathering in New York
as well as a Virtual Gathering that functions as a
forum for discussion, collaborative creation, and
poetry posting.
The Poetry Project
at St. Mark's
Founded in 1966, the Poetry Project is now one of
the premier forums for innovative poetry in the United
States.
Poets & Writers
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.
Publishers Marketing Association
Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) is a trade association of independent publishers. Founded in 1983, it serves book, audio, and video publishers located in the United States and around the world. Its mission is to advance the professional interests of independent publishers. To this end, PMA provides cooperative marketing programs, education and advocacy within the publishing industry.
Rain Taxi
Rain Taxi is a quarterly publication featuring reviews
of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction,with an
emphasis on works that push the boundaries of language,
narrative, and genre.
Readme
Readme is a quarterly online journal of poetics featuring
interviews, essays and reviews germane to contemporary
poetry.
Small Press Traffic
The St. Mark's Poetry Project of the west, Small Press Traffic is perhaps the premier presenting organization in San Francisco for innovative and experimental writing. Their Web site also features reviews of new titles going back to 2001.
Web Del Sol
WDS is a collaboration on the part of dozens of dedicated,
volunteer editors, writers, poets, artists, and staff
whose job it is to acquire and frame the finest contemporary
literary art and culture available in America and
abroad, and to array it in such a manner that it speaks
for itself.
Writers Corps
Since its inception in 1994, WritersCorps has helped more than 10,000 people
in some of America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods improve their literacy
and self-sufficiency. The
Book Spot is a collaborative pilot project between Small Press Distribution,
and the San Francisco WritersCorps. The goal of the project is to create sustainable
libraries, which build lasting relationships between young readers and writers.
