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ASJA
The American Society of Journalists and Authors Contracts’
Watch performs a watchdog service to keep freelancers abreast of markets with
less-than-favorable contracts for writers.
National Writers Union Guide to Publications Paying $1/word [PDF document]
Media Bistro
mediabistro.com is dedicated to anyone who creates
or works with content, including editors, writers, television producers, graphic
designers and book publishers in industries including magazines, television,
radio, newspapers, book publishing, online media, advertising, PR, and graphic
design. Its mission is to provide opportunities (both online and offline) for
you to meet each other, share resources, become informed of job opportunities
and interesting projects, improve your career skills, and showcase your work.
National Writers Union
National Writers Union has been on the cutting edge of
the fight against all-rights and work-for-hire contracts. It fought the introduction
of these contracts at major newspapers and magazines throughout the United States
in the case of Tasini vs. The New York Times. NWU also offers a grievance service,
health insurance and press credentials for its dues-paying members.
Tax Guidelines for Freelancers
The 2006 edition of Tax Tips For Small Businesses is an indispensable reference that offers clear, concise, uncomplicated and immediately useful advice on how to sidestep pitfalls and take maximum advantage of frequently missed, perfectly legal opportunities that can save many thousands of dollars.
Indemnification Clauses
How to Deal With Indemnification Clauses: A position paper
from the American Society of Journalists and Authors by the ASJA Contracts Committee
Writers’ Market Online
Find out what publications are buying manuscripts, the
fees available and up-to-date contact information for editors at all manner
of consumer, trade and specialty publications. Although there’s also a
print reference published annually (and available in the reference section of
your local library), the online version provides software for tracking submissions
and the most current information for a reasonable subscription.
Freelance Success
Freelance Success provides nonfiction writers with in-depth
information to make more money from your work — top-paying market information,
interviews with top editors, tips on managing your business, access to tools
and databases, advice on using technology, links to other writer confabs and
inside dish on the writing business.Subscription
is $89/year
Absolute Write
Classes, market listings, articles, editorial services, forums and writers'
directory for professional and beginning writers of freelance, screenplays,
plays, nonfiction, poetry, songs and more.
Writing World
Tips, articles, columns, newsletters, links, guidelines, classes, and more for
writers of all genres.
Featurewell Syndication Worldwide
An electronic marketplace for the global publishing industry. This website provides
editors with the opportunity to purchase and republish top quality journalism.
For writers, this is a great opportunity to resell work in another market. Check
it out!
ASJA Writers Conference
A good lineup of panels that are perfect for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
This conference also offers good sessions for those interested in writing books.
Shaw Guides: Guide to Writers Conferences & Festivals
Information about upcoming conferences, workshops and festivals around the country
with links to sponsoring organizations. Searchable by region and month.
U.S. Copyright Office Forms
Contains PDFs of forms and simple instructions for registering your copyright.
at-Largely: Journalists and News Sites
List of investigative reporting sites that accept freelancers.
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Freelance Committee Chair
Amy Green
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Amy Green is a freelance journalist for People, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and many others. She specializes in faith, ethics and social issues, and her work also has appeared in Christianity Today, Charisma and with Religion News Service. She is a former Associated Press reporter in Nashville, Tenn., and in 2006 she worked for a month in Boston as an editor on the national desk of the Monitor. She is an active member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society of Professional Journalists. This spring she traveled to Taiwan with an SPJ delegation of working journalists to help foster a professional exchange with journalists in that country. She is a journalism graduate from the University of Florida and is an occasional speaker on the business of freelancing. She works and lives in Orlando, Fla.
Michael Fitzgerald, vice chair
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Michael Fitzgerald, vice chairman. Michael writes on business, technology and culture for publications such as the Boston Globe, The Economist, Fast Company and The New York Times. HeÕs freelanced for more than seven years and published hundreds of articles on a variety of topics.
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