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Mississippi Arts Commission

Lots of incredible literary links

Check out news for writers from Diane Williams, Arts Industry Program Director - ADA Coordinator

Rate My Story.com

Writers can get quick and easy feedback on their work. This site is designed to get quick and easy feedback without having to become a member or sign up to the website. The site will also not charge or ask for any subscriptions.

Dianne Williams of the Mississippi Arts Commission recommends www.mykuworld.com for poets.

Copyright Information: www.copyright.gov

Articles About Writing * Description:  Professional writing articles

Poets .Org

The Academy of American Poets

*Poetry with meaning opens to the public*
Poetry with meaning (www.poetrywithmeaning.com) is an interactive website brining poets together. Its main premise is allowing authors to publish their writings online for free. Poetry with meaning also allows poets to discuss their talent with each other through comments. The entire site gravitates towards a sense of community and helping poets connect.

Sunset Script

Is your material commercial? Will your screenplay sell to Hollywood? Will A-List actors want to star in your movie? Does your plot work for the big screen? Can your screenplay be summed up in 25 words or less? What will the movie poster look like?

Sunset Script will assist you in answering these questions and in getting your script to the top of that massive pile. In this high stakes battle for silver screen space and executive eyeballs, you can¹t afford not to have your script in the best possible condition before decision makers read it.

ARE YOU GETTING THIS KIND OF

MEDIA EXPOSURE FOR YOUR BOOKS?

As a publicity firm that specializes in the publishing industry, our expertise is in the quality and quantity of media exposure we procure for our authors.

WritersWeekly.com

Self publishing resources * New writer resources * Free reprints

THE SHAWGUIDES WRITERS CONFERENCE

& WORKSHOP BULLETIN

The BACHE Visiting Writers Series is designed to bring writers of national and regional significance to north central Alabama.  A collaboration of Birmingham-Southern College, Miles College, Samford U., the U. of Montevallo and the U. of Alabama at Birmingham, the Writers Series sponsors readings and workshops open to the entire community.  The series is funded by generous grants from the five BACHE institutions, the Hugh Kaul Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.  For more information: Jim Murphy (665-6416) or Ellen Zahariadis (975-2721) or visit: www.bache.org

A Treasure Chest of Mississippi Resources Many Mississippi links from the MS Dept. of Ed.

Creative Communication Works to motivate young poets Free newsletter for teachers Poetry contest for grades 4-12

Writing 2 Sell -- Need an editor, or "book doctor" as we're commonly called? I'm Michael Garrett, co-editor of the award-winning Hot Blood anthology series, Editorial Associate of the Writer's Digest School, author of the movie-optioned suspense novel Keeper, and instructor of highly-acclaimed writing workshops at numerous colleges and now online!  Join me in discovering the secrets of publication!

Southern Breeze Region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Funds for Writers  Look around and spread the word. Whether you seek GRANTS, AWARDS, CONTESTS, MARKETS, JOBS, AGENTS or PUBLISHERS, we are all about finding funds for writers...

P&G Communications of Atlanta, Inc.   -- offers publicist services, public relations, marketing, media relations and website design. We are always interested in marketing/promoting Authors.

Lovenpoetry.com The purpose of the Lovenpoetry:  * To promote the reading and writing of   poetry   * To provide a resource for beginning poets  * To provide a place for unpublished poets to publish  their works for all to read and enjoy.

William Faulkner House  

Shawguides Inc.  The Guide to Writers Conferences & Workshops

National Writing Project  http://www.writingproject.org/ 
Freedom To Write, Pen USA West  http://www.penusa.org/ftw/FTWFTP/index.htm 
Writer's Conferences and Seminars  http://www.awpwriter.org/wcc/dirHome.htm 
American Library Association  http://www.ala.org/ 
International Reading Association  http://www.reading.org/
PBS Teachers Source  http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ 
Writer Resources  http://www.growing.com/writers/resowrit.html 
Literacy Centers and Groups  http://www.loft.org/litctrs.htm 
Great website with grammar instructions  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html#handouts
Resources for Southern Writers  http://www.southernscribe.com/resources/resources.htm 
English Language and Literature, Graduate Schools in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana  http://www.gradschools.com/listings/sc/eng_lang_sc.html
Barksdale Reading Institute  http://bri.olemiss.edu/ 
Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration   http://www.colin.edu/nlcc/
Mississippi Review, Southern Mississippi  http://www.mississippireview.com/
Ole Miss - Mississippi Writers  http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/
Mississippi Library Association  http://www.misslib.org/
Mississippi Department of Education in Teaching Literacy  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/  
The Mississippi Project -Literacy Initiative  http://pbskids.org/lions/about/mississippi.html
Literacy Programs in Mississippi  http://www.literacyconnections.com/Mississippi.html
Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service - Literacy Programs  http://mcvs.org/
Plato Learning (System used in literacy project in Mississippi)  http://www.plato.com/
Mississippi Community College Creative Writing   http://www.jcjc.cc.ms.us/depts/humanities/msccwa.htm
Writing/Thinking Project Mississippi State University  http://www.educ.msstate.edu/mwti/
Arts and Education Council of Tennessee  (Conference of Southern Writers)  http://www.artsedcouncil.org/
Children's Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS  http://www-dept.usm.edu/~slis/bfbrochure.htm