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Looking for a summer job or internship in publishing? 
A Guide to Chicago Book Publishers and A Guide to Chicagoland Magazines include information on who to contact to get connected.

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A Guide to Chicago Book Publishers
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A Guide to Writing Jobs in Chicago
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A Guide for Young Chicago Writers
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:: Reduced Size. Lower Price. Same BIG Information!
The 3rd editions of A Guide to Chicagoland Magazines and A Guide to Chicago's Multicultural Publishers are on the way. 

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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Chicago Book Publishers  Chicagoland Magazines  Chicago's Multicultural Publishers  Chicago's Zine Scene   Young Chicago Writers   Catholic Book Publishers  Business Book Publishers  Children's Book Publishers

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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 livinga 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...
ISBN 978-1-933048-43-7 :: 05/2008 :: $18.00

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All About Agents
Need to find an agent for your latest manuscript? 

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Find a group that matches your interests and join kindred spirits for online discussions, monthly get- togethers or educational workshops and conferences.

You never know where your career might go with the "write" support network!

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Chicago Book Publishers  Guide to Chicagoland Magazines--2nd Edition  Chicago's Multicultural Publishers--3rd Edition  Writing Jobs in Chicago  Chicago's Zine Scene  Guide for Young Chicago Writers  Contact Chicago, 2nd edition  Catholic Book Publishers  
Find Your Niche and Do It Write.

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
"Orphan Works" Proposed Legislation
"To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries." U.S. Constitution, Aritcle 1, Section 8

Don't let Congress vote to abridge your Constitutional right to profit from your own creative works. Educate yourself by reading more about the proposed "Orphan Works" Legislation. Copyright is protected by the Constitution only as long as writers and other creatives care enough to fight for it.

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.

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

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
Online

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