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Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009
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Item Description...
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Now updated for 2007 comes one of the most comprehensive marketing resources for Christian writers, with information on agents, editors, publisher guidelines, specialty markets, and more.
Publishers Description
For 24 years running, the Christian Writers' Market Guide has remained the most comprehensive, complete, essential, and highly-recommended resource for Christian writers, agents, editors, publishers, publicists, and those teaching writing classes. And it's the tool for both for beginners and industry veterans.
This perennial guide contains a variety of indexes–listed by topic, alphabetical listing of publishing houses and agents, and more–to more than 1,200 markets. Those markets include greeting cards and specialty writing, e-book and traditional book publishing (32 new listings), and periodicals (52 new). Also listed are 96 literary agents, more than 100 new writing resource listings, and 166 contests (29 new).
As with the guide for the last couple years, a CD-Rom is included and contains the text of the book for simple, electronic searches. But the 2009 Guide is handier–a more reder-friendly page count with 100 pages or so of traditional content (like indexes and contest listings) now exclusively on the CD-Rom.
Readers will get the same trusted content, though, as in years past. In fact, the latest information on more than 100 editors and publishers, conferences, writers' groups, and more are not only listed and indexed in the book, but this year, readers will get a code in the book and on the CD-Rom for accessing more updates through the year on author Sally Stuart's web site, www.stuartmarket.com.
“An indispensable tool. The reference you have to buy.”
Writers' Journal
“Essential for anyone seeking to be published in the Christian community.”
The Midwest Book Review
“Stands out from the rest with its wealth of information and helpful hints.”
Book Reviews for Church Librarians
Sally E. Stuart is the author of thirty-six books and has sold more than one thousand articles and columns. Her long-term involvement with the Christian Writers' Market Guide as well as her marketing columns for the Christian Communicator, Oregon Christian Writers, and The Advanced Christian Writer, make her a sought-after speaker and a leading authority on Christian markets and the business of writing. Stuart is the mother of three and grandmother of eight and lives near Portland, Oregon.
The Christian publishing industry continues to change. As I worked on this year's guide, I began to see the book and periodical markets like a large sphere.
In the center are the larger publishers and better-paying markets. Those are shrinking down to become a solid core that is often difficult to penetrate. The core of book publishers is made up of houses that require you to have an agent. The core of periodicals is made up of publications that tend to make assignments and pay higher rates. That doesn't need to be discouraging for the freelance writer—it is simply an indication that the industry is becoming more market savvy and professional. If you polish your craft and become the best writer you can be, it's still possible to penetrate that core.
Around that center core is a ring of paying markets that are open to both new and experienced freelance writers who are willing to work hard at their craft, study the needs of the market, and produce what the publisher wants. It is those publishers and publications you will most often be targeting with your freelance submissions because they are open to what you have to offer.
However, this sphere has one more outer ring: subsidy publishers and periodicals that don't pay. Initially, it is more important to get published than to get paid. Working for nonpaying markets gives you the opportunity to develop a reputation as someone who can write in certain topic areas. A subsidy or print-on-demand company might also be a good option for you if you have a book with a limited market, or if you cannot get the attention of a royalty publisher. As you perfect your writing, you can move from the outer ring into the core of the Christian writing sphere.
It is also more apparent to me every year that e-mail and Web sites have taken over communication. More and more publishers are dropping their fax number, phone number, and even addresses from their listings because they prefer e-mail contact and submissions. A few more publishers have blogs, but that doesn't seem to be catching on too quickly.
The topical listings for book publishers this year have a new addition: publishers that require an agent are now marked with an (a). That will help you eliminate those publishers from your list if you don't have an agent. (Since you now have the guide on CD, you can print out only the publishers that do not require an agent.)
This edition has 416 book publishers (including 33 new), and 654 periodicals (including 52 new). As usual, a few new topics appear in the book and periodical lists. This year I have also added listings of African American and Hispanic publishers—two markets that are growing rapidly.
I'm sure I will be adding more to these lists in the future. More listings indicate what formats the book publishers produce—such as hard cover, trade paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, and coffee table books—and more of them indicate that they are open to photographs or art work.
The Resources for Writers section, which is now exclusively on the CD-ROM, includes over 100 new entries and two new subsections: Writing Helps and Writing Communities. I encourage you to spend some time in that section, identifying those listings that will help you do your job better and more easily.
This year I want to remind you again not to rely entirely on the topical listings for potential markets. Many good markets never fill out their list of topics, so you are likely to miss opportunities if you look only at that list.
Since a number of periodical publishers are now making assignments only, it is even more important that you establish a reputation in your areas of interest and expertise. Once you have acquired a number of credits in a given field, write to some of those assignment-only editors, giving your credits, and ask for an assignment. In general, you will be better off striving to get some of those assignments rather than hoping to fill one of the few slots left for unsolicited material.
Although agents always come and go, this year the list has dropped to fewer than 100 again—which is a reflection of tightening up my qualifications for appropriate agents. It is still crucial that you carefully check out agents before signing a contract or committing to work with them. See the introduction to the agent section for some tips on how to do that. Because contacting agents has become more important in a writer's quest for publication, I indicate which conferences have agents, as well as editors, on staff. Attending conferences is becoming one of the best way to make contact with agents as well as publishers.
If you are new to the guide or only want to find specific markets for your work, you'll want to discover the supplementary lists throughout the book. Read through the glossary and spend a few minutes learning terms you are not familiar with. Review the lists of writers' groups and conferences and mark those you might be interested in pursuing. The denominational listing and corporate-family listing will help you start connecting periodicals and book publishers with their different denominations or publishing groups. With so many publishers being bought out or merging, this will help keep you up to date with the new members of these growing families.
Also be sure to study the How to Use This Book section. It will save you time in trying to understand the meaning of the notations in the primary listings and it's full of helpful hints. Remember to send for a catalog and guidelines for any of the publishers or periodicals you are not familiar with. Study those carefully before submitting anything to that publisher or periodical.
Also remember that publishers who make their guidelines available on their Web site often include a great deal more information online than you get in the usual guidelines sheet. One of the biggest complaints I've gotten from publishers over the years is that the material they receive is often not appropriate for their needs. Editors tell me repeatedly that they are looking for writers who understand their periodical or publishing house and their unique approach to the marketplace. With a little time and effort, you can meet an editor's expectations, distinguish
yourself as a professional, and sell what you write.
I also want to let you know that I have started a marketing blog (see below) where you can find all kinds of information about the industry and keep your market guide up to date during the year. I make entries almost every day.
Finally, my special thanks for to Donna Schlachter for producing the Resources for Writers section this year—always a daunting project. I also want to thank her husband, Patrick, for developing and overseeing the database I use to produce the guide each year. I couldn't do it without his professional help.
As always, I wish you well as you travel this exciting road to publication, whether for the first time or as a longtime veteran. And as I remind you every year, each of you has been given a specific mission in the field of writing. You and I often feel inadequate to the task, but I learned a long time ago that the writing assignments God has given me cannot be written quite as well by anyone else.
Sally E. Stuart
1647 S.W. Pheasant Dr.
Aloha, OR 97006
(503)642-9844 (Please call after 9 a.m. Pacific time.)
Fax (503)848-3658
E-mail: stuartcwmg@aol.com
Website: www.stuartmarket.com
Blog: www.stuartmarket.blogspot.com
Please contact me for information on how to receive the market guide automatically every year and freeze the price at $34.99, plus postage, for future editions, or for information on getting the guide at a discounted group rate or getting books on consignment for your next seminar or conference. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 560
Dimensions: Length: 8.92" Width: 6.16" Height: 1.23"
Weight: 1.65 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jan 13, 2009
Publisher WaterBrook Press
ISBN 0307446433
EAN 9780307446435
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 | Christian Writer's Market Guide 2009 Oct 12, 2009 |
| I get one every year. Only a fool would try to send out manuscripts without this information! | | | | Published (http://justinfarley.blogspot.com/2009/01/published.html) Sep 12, 2009 |
I would recommend Sally E. Stuart's book titled Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009: The Essential Reference Tool for the Christian Writer for anyone who is pursuing being published. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy in a special pre-release. [...]
Paul once instructed his young friend and disciple to "Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). One of my growing passions is to be the best communicator that I can be (whether that be in preaching, teaching, or writing). I understand that the fulfillment of my personal mission of engaging seekers, enabling followers, entrusting ministers, and encouraging leaders will hinge greatly on my ability to communicate both doctrine and direction. Who knows if a part of my journey will one day include being published? I am not the first person with the desire to see his thoughts be put in print. I do know that I will stay devoted to the value of life-long learning. Even this week, thanks in large part to the local church in which I am the youth pastor, I was able to begin a masters program in ministerial leadership. My hope is to better articulate my dream to one day design and develop a way to transition a church from being programmatic to becoming intentional. From being attractional to becoming missional. From being complex to becoming simple - a body of believers committed to connecting people to the love of Christ, the life of the church, and the need of the world. Only time will tell where my studies will take me.
Summary: Do you write? Looking to get published? Do you need some direction? If you answered `yes' to any of these questions, then you cannot afford to miss out on the Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009. For over 20 years, author Sally Stuart produces this amazing resource, filled with trusted content. The only one of it's kind, the 2009 Edition includes the latest information on more than 100 editors and publishers, conferences, writers' groups, and more are not only listed and indexed in the book, but this year, readers will get a code in the book and on the CD-Rom for accessing more updates through the year on author Sally Stuart's web site, http://www.stuartmarket.com/. Features include the full text of the book for easy searches of topics, publishers, and markets, as well as one hundred pages of exclusive content including indexes and writing resource listings. This is the resource you need to get noticed--and published. Completely updated and revised to feature the latest on . . . more than 1,200 markets for the written word, 416 book publishers (32 new), 654 periodicals (52 new), 96 literary agents, 100 new listings in resources for writers, 226 poetry markets, 316 photography markets, 25 African-American markets, and 166 contests (29 new).
Biography: Sally E. Stuart is the author of thirty-six books and has sold more than one thousand articles and columns. Her long-term involvement with the Christian Writers' Market Guide as well as her marketing columns for the Christian Communicator, Oregon Christian Writers, and The Advanced Christian Writer, make her a sought-after speaker and a leading authority on Christian markets and the business of writing. Stuart is the mother of three and grandmother of eight and lives near Portland, Oregon. | | | | How Does She Do It? Aug 21, 2009 |
| Not all gold mines have that soft yellow metal. In this case, Sally Stuart's Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009 is a bonanza of timely information on all things publishing. This book is definitely the starting place to finding the perfect agent or publisher for your manuscripts and articles if you are working in the Christian market. With the wealth of information that is presented in this book, I am amazed that Sally Stuart has time for any life other than collecting and collating all this data. As an aspiring writer, I appreciate the value of her work in making my own effort to find a market for my manuscripts highly effective. | | |  | Christian Writers' Market Guide Jun 24, 2009 |
| Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009I have found this book to be intelligently organized, though, it is somewhat different in this from the "Writer's Market." While I have yet to be published the Christian Writers' Market Guide (CW) is essential for me to attain my goal of having my own novel published. I am thankful for the author who has put together this marvelous resource. | | | | Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009 Mar 29, 2009 |
| The book is very helpful with a lot of information. I was surprised at all the typo errors in it though. You'd think that being a book about getting published that it would be a good example of published work. Suggestion for next year = hire and editor! | | | Write your own review about Christian Writers' Market Guide 2009
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