I recently stumbled across a website and I liked it so much I thought I would share. Jane Friedman has a wealth of information for the writer/author looking to publish, wonderful inspirational posts, and writing craft techniques. There is also a post that has a free market listing where you can find publishers and agents at no charge. Below are just some of the listings. Go to her site to see a full listing.
Free Listing For Book Publishers
Be aware that most New York publishers do not accept unagented submissions, so sometimes “searching for a publisher” really means “finding an agent” (see next list).
- Duotrope.com. For fiction and poetry only. About 3,500 listings total, which includes many types of publications.
- QueryTracker.net. About 130 listings.
- Preditors & Editors. Hundreds of listings; been going since 1997. Waves a red flag on publishers to avoid. However, unclear how often the information is updated.
- Ralan.com. About 100 listings, focused on SF/F.
- AgentQuery.com. Bare-bones list (no submission guidelines), but offers embedded links to publishers’ sites. Useful to preview the landscape.
- WriterMag.com. If you subscribe to The Writer magazine, you get 3,000 online market listings for free. Vetted list.
- Poets & Writers. Hundreds of listings, serving primarily the more literary side of the writing community.
Free Listing of Agents
- AgentQuery.com. About 900 listings.
- QueryTracker.net. More than 1,200 listings.
- Preditors & Editors. Hundreds of listings; been going since 1997. Waves a red flag on agents to avoid. However, unclear how often the information is updated.
- AAR Online. This is the official membership organization for literary agents. Not all agents are member of AAR.
These links have been added to my Writing Resource page as well for easy access.
Cynthia D. Griffin 