One of the greatest problems I faced, as a writer, was that of finding appropriate markets for my work. You see, quite often the work I produce is of mixed genres, and is not easily placed. Finding that e-zine, website or plain ol’ magazine publisher wasn’t easy.
It’s still not easy. But I have found a great place on the net to help me. It’s called Duotrope.
Duotrope is a writing markets website, with some great features and a pretty good set of writerly data. It’s been a huge help to me. Through Duotrope I’ve discovered loads of excellent little sites, and new avenues to publication. I recommend the hell out of it!
Here’s a snippet from their site:
What We Are
Duotrope’s Digest is a free resource for writers that primarily offers an extensive, searchable database of current fiction and poetry markets. We also offer a calendar of upcoming deadlines, submissions trackers (for registered users), and some nifty reports compiled from the data we’ve accumulated.
It is, as far as I can tell, a voluntarily run set-up, that needs regular donations from its users. So, head on over to Duotrope, have a look around, and if you like what you see, consider donating. Let’s face it, we all need a little help sometimes.
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duotrope is great- but for actually getting your work to american markets, try wordhustler.com- they print and ship everything for you AND have market listings. cheers!
Hi Nigel,
Wow – I’ve just checked wordhustler.com and it does look good. I’ll have to add that to my boookmarks and really have a closer look when I get a chance. Thanks for the comment and the link!