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Catalog of short courses from editors, publicists and authors who work in publishing, delivered as free ten-day email lessons or paid video series. Covers novel planning, self-editing, querying agents, and marketing a finished manuscript.

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Nonprofit organization's site for creative writers, with searchable databases of literary magazines, small presses, writing contests, grants and MFA programs, plus craft and publishing essays. Writers use it to find submission venues, track contest deadlines and plan a path to publication.

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