Writers'
Links in the Fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Screenwriting
General Links
The Screenwriters and
Playwrights Home Page is frequently updated, and is designed to meet the
special needs of screenwriters and playwrights.
Beware of Online Scams
is an article by John Scott Lewinski. The opening sentence is: Scams and come-ons remain a
Hollywood tradition. Need we say more?
The Horror Screenwriters' Page
is the page for you if you are interested in writing horror scripts. Plenty of links are
provided on writing scripts and the horror genre.
The Screenwriter
Network helps writers for the screen find online groups for peer evaluation,
instruction and encouragement.
The Online Communicator is a
site filled with very useful links and information, including reviews of screenwriters
software.
The Internet Fantasy Writers Association
is an open organization of those interested in the fantasy genre. Its purpose is to
support one another and share information on markets, writing resources, character
development and workshops.
Cybrpunk is a
detailed guide to cyberpunk including a description, tips on writing, settings, technology
and links.
The New England Science Fiction
Association (NESFA) has posted the guidelines for their 1998 amateur
short story contest.
Malice Domestic is an open
organization that hosts an annual mystery convention, and with St. Martin's Press, a first
novels contest.
The Saint Club is an open organization promoting the works of Leslie
Charteris. The Saintly Bible is its homepage.
The Dorothy L Sayers Society is
an open organization promoting the works of D.L. Sayers.
Agents
Preditors and Editors is a
guide to publishers and agents. It is one of the most comprehensive sources on the
web for any writer. Hosted by the SFWA..
Professional Organizations (open):
The Nation Writers Union
is a trade union for freelance writers of all genres publishing in the US markets. The
union is opened to all qualified or published writers, and anyone with unpublished work
who is actively seeking to publish. Great support unit.
The Romance Writers of America
is an open organization dedicated to what it says.
Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal (FFP)
is a sub-genre association created by the Romance Writers of America (RWA). It seeks to
help its writers bring the elements of science fiction, fantasy and paranormal to their
romance scripts. Must be a member of the RWA.
The Crime Writers Association of Australia is an open organization promoting Australian
Crime Fiction. For more information, contact:
CWAA
C% Peter Milne
24 Bennett Road
Granville, NSW 2142
Australia
The Crime Writers of Canada
(CWC) is an open organization with three types of membership: Full Member
(writer), Full Member (reader) and Associate Member.
Sisters in Crime is an open
organization promoting female authors in the mystery field.
The Private Eye Writer of America (PWA) is an open organization promoting private-eye
fiction. For more information, contact:
David Masterson
330 Surrey Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
The Horror Writers Association is an
open organization with two types of membership: Active (writer) and Affiliate (reader).
This group was formed to bring writers and others together and foster a greater
appreciation of dark fiction.
Professional Organizations (closed):
The following is a list of trade unions for screenwriters. The organizations are
closed. To be eligible to join you need to be employed to write literary material for, or
sell literary material to, a company that is a signatory of to a Guild Agreement.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA); The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE); The International Affliation of Writers Guilds
(IAWG), members include Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand,
Quebec, WGA, and WGAE.
The Internet Screenwriters
Network is a closed organization: For Professionals Only.
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers
Association is a closed organization: For Professionals Only.
Mystery Writers of America is
the oldest and largest closed organization in the US: For Professionals Only.
The American Crime Writers League (ACWL)
is a closed organization: For Professionals Only.
SF Canada,
formerly known as the Speculative Writers Association of Canada is a closed organization:
For Professionals Only.
