>>> Item number 24618 from WRITERS LOG9401D --- (79 records) ----- <<< Date: Sun, 23 Jan 1994 10:45:26 JST Reply-To: WRITERS Sender: WRITERS From: Mike Barker Subject: TECH: Some Marketing Sources psst - buddy, you want to know about some other places, huh? hey, we can help. how much money you got on you, anyway? well, maybe we can work something out anyway. look, give these a try... First, send LISTSERV@NDSUVM1.BITNET or LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu a message with the text /ship writers 26449 that will get you a copy of FAQ: Writers Compendia (Rel. 4) - more detailed FAQ there's a little list of marketing guides there. Somewhat dated (I guess I should update it sometime), but it's a place to begin. I'll take a chance and recommend Gila Queen's Guide to Markets - monthly guide to submissions P.O. Box 97, Newton NJ 07860-0097 (checks to Kathryn Ptacek) 1 year subscription $24 (US), $28 (Canada), $40 (Overseas) Gila Queen's is having a subscription drive right now. If by any chance you subscribe, mention my name and I might get some extra issues (well, that's what they say, anyway). Oh, and the prices are due to change this month - want to bet they're going up? GQ has news (changes as of now), but mostly each month focuses on a single market. The 1994 Schedule is Jan - reprints, fillers, contests, food/drink Feb - Romance March - Seniors, health, New Age April - sf/f/h May - Humor, anthropology/archeology, photography June - mystery/suspense July - Poetry, animation Aug - kids Sept - greeting cards Oct - Westerns, history, military Nov - gay/lesbian, foreign Dec - Canadian you can also pick up some back issues - e.g. #57 (sf/f/h) at $7 bucks - most are 4 or 5 dollars. most of the genre's (little press) have a specific newsletter or guide that tracks those markets. For example, this is one for sf/f/h (science fiction, fantasy, horror). Scavenger's Newsletter - monthly guide to submissions 519 Ellinwood, Osage City KS 66523-1329 (Janet Fox) $2 for sample copy - checks written to Janet Fox 1 year sub $14 (bulk) $18 (1st class) $17 (Canada) $23 (Overseas) (anyone interested in England? there's a local distributer for L18 ppd/yr) if you just want an alternative to writer's market, you might try Novel & Short Story Writer's Market - yearly paperback by Writer's Digest listing markets doesn't include so many nonfiction markets and is a bit cheaper because it's a paperback. of course, since I'm not in America, I won't swear as to what's on the market right now... or, of course, you can try arguing with the guy in the black cape that's hovering outside your window, waiting for my signal to swoop down and grab your writing... you don't think I write all this stuff myself, do you? tink