by Joanne Merriam

Genre writers will find a plethora of information online to help them in their quest for publication.

       Romance writers will find piles and piles of useful information at the website of the Romance Writers of America (https://www.rwanational.org/). Author Jennifer Crusie also has an excellent Writing FAQ (http://www.sff.net/writing.asp).

       Mystery and crime writers should check out the Crime Writers of Canada (http://www.crimewriterscanada.com), the Mystery Writers of America (http://www.mysterywriters.org/) and Sisters in Crime (http://www.sinc-ic.org), as well as the Solicitor General of Canada (http://www.sgc.gc.ca) and the RCMP (http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca).

       Science fiction, fantasy and horror writers may find SF Canada (http://www.sfcanada.ca), the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (http://www.sfwa.org), the World Science Fiction Society (http://worldcon.org) and the Horror Writers' Association (http://www.horror.org) useful.

       Think about submitting to the wonderful magazines out there - Analog (http://www.analogsf.com); AntipodeanSF (http://www.antisf.com/); Asimov's Science Fiction (http://www.asimovs.com); Fantasy & Science Fiction (http://www.sfsite.com/fsf); The Mystery Review (http://www.themysteryreview.com); On Spec (http://www.onspec.ca/); Parsec (http://www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/pages/media/parsec.htm); Redsine (http://www.clarkesworldbooks.com/RSMAG.html); Storyteller Magazine (http://www.storytellermagazine.com). Many mainstream, general audience magazines, like Chatelaine (http://www.chatelaine.com), also publish short romance. For a list of book publishers, try our online listing (http://www.writers.ns.ca/publishers.html). Happy surfing!