GENERAL RESOURCES . . .

Some information which may be useful for your writing


LOCAL AGENCIES

Andover Advertiser: Advertiser House 24-32 London Street, ANDOVER, Hampshire, SP10 2PE. Tel: 01264 323456

Andover Public Library: Chantry Centre. ANDOVER, Hampshire, SP10 1LT. Tel: 01263 352807

Winchester Public Library: 48-52 Andover Road, WINCHESTER, Hampshire, S023 7BH. Tel: 01962 853909


NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Writers' Groups: The Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear, NE38 2AB. Email: www.nawg.co.uk

The Society of Authors: 84 Drayton Gardens, LONDON, SW10 9SB. Tel: 02073 736642. Email: info@societyofauthors.org.uk

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain: 5 Britannia Street, LONDON, WC1X 9JN. Tel: 02078 330777. Email: admin@writersguild.org.uk


WRITERS' BOOKS

BECKSON, K. & GANZ, A. Literary Terms: A Dictionary. Andre Deutsch

BREWER, E. A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell

FOWLER, H. W. & F. G. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. OUP

LEGAT, M. An Author's Guide to Publishing. Hale

ROGET, P. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. Longman

Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors. OUP

Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008. A & C Black


WRITERS' PERIODICALS

Freelance Market News: Sevendale House, 7 Dale Street, MANCHESTER, M1 1JB. Tel: 01612 282362. Email: fmn@writersbureau.com. Websitewww.freelancemarketnews.co.uk

Mslexia: PO Box 656, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE99 1PZ. Tel: 01912616656. Email: postbag@mslexia.demon.co.uk. Websitewww.mslexia.co.uk

The New Writer: PO Box 60, CRANBROOK, Kent, TN17 2ZR. Tel: 01580 212626. Email: editor@thenewwriter.com. Websitewww.thenewwriter.com

Writers' News and Writing Magazine: 5th Floor, 31-32 Park Row, LEEDS, LS1 5JD. Tel: 01132 002929. Email: letters@writersnews.co.uk. Websitewww.writersnews.co.uk


WRITERS' WEBSITES

www.abebooks.co.uk: Online community of secondhand booksellers with a collective stock of 100,000,000 books - many low-priced and otherwise unavailable.

www.amazon.co.uk: British site of the world's largest online bookseller, selling and sending virtually every book in print.

www.bbc.co.uk: All kinds of advice for aspiring writers - type 'writing' in the BBC search box.

www.newwritingsouth.com: A regional organisation working with creative writers and their work. Activities include workshops, script reading service and a Writers in Schools team.

www.writers-circles.com: Online site of the UK's only comprehensive directory of writers' circles, courses, and workshops. Includes online listings and group-specific pages.

www.writersconference.co.uk: Website dedicated to the annual Winchester Writers' Conference at the University of Winchester - mingle with the famed and fortunate without leaving the county!


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