MarketList.Com: A Very Comprehensive List of Writing Markets!
April 18th 2007 02:33
During my time away, I came across the following site while browsing the web for opportunities for writers: The Market List. There are literally thousands of market listings here, organized by groups alphabetically! (All the "A's" are listed together, and so forth--and there are over 300 of the "A's" alone!) So, with a little patience and persistence, I would venture to say that any writer should be able to find something of interest to him or her here!
Each market listing, when clicked, takes the writer to a short listing of info about the market, containing contact info and, in many of the listings, specific info on the type of work they accept, as well as a link to the website, and a link to the site's submission guidelines page--very convenient! (A number of the markets included in this list are apparently more traditional markets that accept submissions by mail only, and some of these do not have websites listed.)
There appear to be book publishers and numerous types of magazines included in these listings. And while The Market List describes itself as "The Online Resource for Genre Fiction Writers," and a number of their markets are of this type, it's quite obvious that their market listings are in no way limited to that area of writing. There seem to be quite a few trade journals on the list, as well as magazines that accept everything from "gags to be illustrated by cartoonist," to "essays on the psychology of creativity."
In addition to the specific market listings, there are reviews of a select list of magazines and other fiction markets, as well as a group of articles on various subjects of interest to writers. (A few sample titles are "On Both Sides of the Slush Pile" and "The Only Bad Sale is the One You Didn't Make." ) The site also features a number of interviews (Q & A sessions) with editors, writers, and other important figures in the writing field that could prove helpful to you as you seek publication for your own work.
This is the kind of site you'll want to bookmark and visit again and again as you seek an ongoing flow of outlets for your work! And make no mistake about it: navigating this site will be a long-term project!
In my own perusal of the site, I've barely scratched the surface, due to my present time constraints. But you can bet that this is a site that I'll be returning to often! (Yes, I do have it bookmarked!) And I have the feeling that you will, too!
Happy browsing!
Jeanne
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Comment by katyzzz
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There's heaps of jobs for writers advertised, I doubt whether there's any sort of statistic there that's measurable in $ terms.
Call me a cynical skeptic, I am.
katyzzz......don't give up your day job.
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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Not sure exactly what you mean by "the other one," but I do see your point about the fact that many markets don't pay or at least don't pay well, so the mere number of markets in the listing might not mean that much. And, of course, I have no idea how viable many of those markets really are at this point, since I haven't checked them out yet. (Seems like it could take a lifetime to check out all those markets!)
Though I will say that I did notice some well-known mags in the list (including "Cosmopolitan," "Car and Driver," and "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine," as well as the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series--among others--so my hope is that the persistent writer will find at least some good markets out of all those thousands they've got listed! Time will tell!
Of course, there's also always that irksome little fact lurking in the back of our minds reminding us that the better markets are much more competitive and as such tend to be far more difficult to break into! Yet we can't let that cause us to abandon our quest for the next--or the first--decent-paying market for our work! The right market is out there for us--we simply have to find it!
Your point about not giving up one's day job is well taken, however! When it comes to the business end of writing, a healthy skepticism is never a bad thing!
Thanks for your thoughts!
Jeanne