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College Students:
Looking for a summer job or internship in publishing?
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We know the Chicago writing market:
book publishers, magazines, multicultural pubs,
the zine scene & alternative press, the not-for-profit market, and loads of job ideas for all types of writers.

Freelance, not freeload!

:: Reduced Size. Lower Price. Same BIG Information!
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In an effort to be good to the earth and to our customers as well, we slightly reduced both the size and the price of these guides. More information...

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NEW TITLE COMING IN 2008!
A Guide to Chicago's Screen Scene & Scriptwriting Market
Did you know you could make a living—a good living— writing scripts in Chicago?

Our newest guide details markets for plays, screenplays, teleplays, and scripts of all kinds. Hollywood? Forget about it! Chicago has a screen scene that can keep you in coin.
More information coming...
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What's New this Month

Writing Jobs, Editing Jobs, Publishing Jobs, Media Jobs

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Publishing Factiods

More Online Opps
Of all the items purchased worldwide over the Internet, 41% are books, making them the second most popular purchase (behind clothing, accessories, and shoes).
Source: Book Business

Can You Say "New Media"?
Of the Top Ten best-selling books in Japan in 2007, five of them originated as cell phone novels that were later republished in book form. The top three were written by first-time cell phone novelists.
Source: Book Business

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Did you know that the #1 reason manuscripts are rejected is because they are pitched to the wrong publishers?
Know your niche!

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In sports, they say you miss 100% of the pitches you don't swing at.

In writing, you miss 100% of the opportunities you don't pitch to.

Master the art of the
query letter.

:: Publishing News
What's Chicago Waiting For?
One hundred fifteen new independent bookstores opened in 2007, marking the third year in a row that new openings topped 100. The three states leading this trend were California (17 stores), New York (eight stores), and Georgia (seven stores). Source: Book Business

Book Business Magazine 2007 Book Industry Salary Guide
Research was conducted across 5,000 book publishing industry professionals. The average salary by position was reported as:

President, CEO, COO, CFO	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $93,700
Executive Vice President	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $116,600
Publisher, Director, Bus Mgr	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $85,500
VP/Manager Sales	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $97,900
VP/Dir Manufacturing	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $100,200
Production Dir/Mgr	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $68,000
Production Assistant	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $50,600
VP/Director Marketing	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $101,600
Editor	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $55,000
Managing Editor	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $59,900
Acquisitions Editor	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $58,500
Creative/Art Director	]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] $60,800

:: For more information on the salary study, visit Book Business Mag.
:: For regional salary comparisons for your job, visit Salary Wizard.
:: For information about writing jobs in Chicago, click here.

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:: Style Savvy
How familiar are you with your style guide? Take our quiz to reveal your style savvy.

What are the three functions of punctuation? Answer

What punctuation mark is commonly used to introduce a list or a series? Answer

Some names applied to historical or cultural periods are capitalized, either by tradition or to avoid ambiguity. Which of the following should not be: Middle Ages, Progressive Era, Colonial Period, Roaring Twenties, or Age of Reason? Answer

When editing titles of works, which of the following should not be capitalized: first word, last word, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, verbs, or adverbs? Answer

When a generic term is used in the plural following more than one name, is it uppercased or lowercased? For example, both the Chicago and the Des Plaines rivers/Rivers were nearing flood stage. Answer

Chicago Date Book

Classes, seminars, workshops, and resources for writers and editors.

Writing Winning Proposals
The Federal Marketplace
May 23, 2008
Inn of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Grant Writing Class
Cook Memorial Public Library
June 5–6, 2008
Libertyville Civic Center
Libertyville, IL

Children's Book Writers Group
Newberry Library
Starting June 4
Newberry Library
Chicago, IL

Printers Row Book Fair
Stop by and see us at PRBF 2008!
ChicagoWriter Books will be exhibiting at the Chicago Writers Association table.

Political Writing
MediaBistro.com
Starting June 10, 2008
Online Class

Chicago Area Writing Project
See their website for information about the 2008 Summer Graduate Writing Class and Summer Youth Writing Camp.

Food Writing 101 and Beyond
Newberry Library
Starting June 14
Newberry Library
Chicago, IL

Breaking into Freelancing
MediaBistro.com
June 25, 2008
Theatre Building Chicago
Chicago, IL

Write Scripts for Online Video
MediaBistro.com
Starting July 15, 2008
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