Querying and Publishing
While we encourage the idea of writing for its own sake, we also know many members seek to share their words and be published.
So, to support querying and publishing aspirations, we've compiled some key resources for you. We hold subscriptions to many of these services for Project members to use for their research and exploration. Just pop us an email for access.
So, to support querying and publishing aspirations, we've compiled some key resources for you. We hold subscriptions to many of these services for Project members to use for their research and exploration. Just pop us an email for access.
Publishers Marketplace *Find agents and agencies by the most important piece of info: who is selling in your genre.
The search enables filtering by genre, recent deals, size of deals, number of deals, new agents who may have capacity, and reverse search to find representation by book. 
SubmittableBrowse opportunities for submission across a wide range of genres.
Discover oodles of publications you may not have heard of, get the submission specifications, deadline, cost to submit, and compensation for acceptance. And then submit through the site. |
Manuscript Wish ListMini profiles of agents who are actively looking to represent.
Not an exhaustive or always up to date resource, but access in-depth and specific information about the agents that are listed and comparable books. 
Literistic *Monthly newsletter with curated list of 60+ literary opportunities open to submissions.
Editors scour the web so writers can spend more time writing, less time searching, and have more success submitting to contests, magazines, presses, grants, residencies, etc. |
Agent QueryThe go-to site for the most thorough expert advice on all parts of the query process.
Drawing from agent feedback, site includes how to write a query, examples of letters, and even what specifically to do when an agent responds. 
Writers' Digest *Bi-monthly magazine with varied articles and resources for writers of all stages,
Includes interviews with writers, market listenings, how-to articles, and highlighted opportunities for submission or participation in writerly affairs. |
* Resources marked with an asterisk indicate the need for a subscription that we have for you to use. Email us for access.
And if you need a subscription to another resource, let us know as we're likely to pay for it for the community.
And if you need a subscription to another resource, let us know as we're likely to pay for it for the community.