Now updated with more than 100 new resources. Stuart's indispensable guide lists over 1,000 markets (with contact information, pay rates, and submission guidelines) for books, articles, stories, poetry, and other genres; specialty markets; editorial services; information on literary agents; Internet markets; contests; conferences; and more. Includes a CD-ROM with full text listings. PC and Macintosh compatible. 560 pages, softcover from Waterbrook.
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Burton Wilbur (Morganton, NC), November 10, 2009
Having published one article by trial and error I wish I had known about this book years ago. It has so much information you'll be amazed at the oppurtunities out there.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Mike Foster (Lindenhurst, IL), January 30, 2009
I had no idea there were so many options or that some places could be so hard to get into, while others could be so easy. Sally Stuart has done her homework when it comes to where and how people should look to look to get published. She has contacted what seems to be just about any place that would publish a religious book and found out their criteria, who one should talk to, what they are looking for and how it should be presented. One facet of the info she presented that was most fascinating to me was the percentage of books published by first time authors.
Now if one thinks that this is all about books, they would be crazy. She also checked out subsidy publishers, distributors and groups who will do market analysis for you. Not only that but she did the same work for the periodical and greeting card market as well. If you write poetry or stuff that would be nice in a card or on a some sort of gift item, she has provided the contacts you should make to get yourself published.
Some of the best advise that she gives is that if you want to get published in some of the larger venues, it pays to start somewhere. Instead of working to climb Everest right out of the gate, get published somewhere because many places are more open to publishing authors who have been published previously. Starting in a smaller venue also gives you time to hone your skills and refine your maunscripts so that when it is time to go to the Big Name publishers you are on your A-game.
This book is not your typical book that you sit down and read cover to cover. It is definitely a reference book that one should use to find the proper outlet for their material. If you are looking to get published, I would absolutely go out and get this book, find a copy somewhere and look for the opportunity to share your gifts. Who knows there may be a market just for what God has been placing on your heart?
You work on your manuscript and let Sally Stuart do your homework on how to get it published.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Terra (Los Angeles California), January 25, 2009
If you are a Christian writer Sally Stuart’s “Christian Writers’ Market Guide” is so useful that I call it essential. I bought my first edition back in 1999 and find the 2009 edition is every bit as helpful for me.
Be sure to buy the newest edition, since the publishing world is in constant flux, so you need current information. Many editors change jobs often and you don’t want to address queries to someone who no longer works there.
As I use my copy, I write notes in it about which magazines I have queried on which topics, and which articles I have sold.
The book lists 654 periodicals, 416 book publishers and almost 100 agents, and what they want and how to contact them. Read their requirements carefully, and follow them. If it says “no fiction” don’t send them a novel, if it says “manuscripts from agents only”, don’t send your manuscript to them, etc.
Sally Stuart includes many extras here, including greeting card and other specialty publishers, writers’ conferences and writers’ groups, and a CD-Rom with additional information comes with the book. I met Sally at a writers’ conference once, and can vouch for her wide ranging knowledge of the Christian publishing industry. I understand that this writers’ guide book series began as a labor of love for her, and has now expanded to become quite a big success story.
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