Links

I've compiled some useful resources for both writing and socialist politics, including web pages, forums and news sites, as well as links to other writers. Please note that this does not include blogs as blogs are listed in a long list on the side of my own blog.

Writing Organisatons & Resources
Fiction Magazines, Ezines, Blogs & Websites
Writing Forums
Writer's Websites
Socialist & Political Sites
Other Sites
Banner Exchange

Writing Organisations & Resources

Australian Horror Writers Association - "The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) is a non-profit organisation that formed unofficially in 2003 as a way of providing a unified voice and a sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction, while helping the development and evolution of this genre within Australia."
Horror Writers Association - "The Horror Writers Association exists to promote and protect the careers of professional horror writers and those seeking to enter their ranks, while at the same time using its best endeavors to raise the profile of the horror genre in the publishing industry and among readers in general."
Writer's Digest - "WritersDigest.com is your one-stop shop for information, resources and writing community. Connect with other writers on our forum, visit our blogs and sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter. Here you’ll also find weekly writing prompts, contests and competitions, conference listings and online exclusive articles."
Absolute Write - "Absolute Write is a comprehensive informational Website for writers of all levels. Absolute Write offers articles and information about fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, freelancing, and copywriting. In addition, we provide information about editing, publishing, agents, and market research. You'll find links to classes, software, and a large and active online community of writers and publishing professionals."
Duotrope's Digest - "Duotrope's Digest, a free writers' resource listing over 2500 current Fiction and Poetry publications. Use this page to search for markets that may make a fine home for the piece you just polished."
National Novel Writing Month - "National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30."
Ralan's Spec Fic & Humor Webstraveganza - "Writing market listings by genre. Also a spec. fiction newsletter."

Fiction Magazines, Ezines, & Online Fiction

Cemetery Dance - "Cemetery Dance is the World Fantasy Award-winning magazine of horror, dark mystery, and suspense. Published bi-monthly, each issue is packed with over 100 pages of short stories, articles, columns, interviews, news, and reviews! Plus stunning full-color covers and striking interior artwork! Covering the entire horror field -- Books! Movies! Videos! Comics!"
Midnight Echo - "Midnight Echo:The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association aims to showcase the quality and diversity of the modern horror and dark fantasy genres. Particular emphasis will be placed upon Australian authors, but international voices will also be included. Each issue of Midnight Echo will be overseen by a different editorial team who will bring their own unique perspective to the magazine."
Overland - "Overland, the most radical of Australia’s long-standing literary/cultural magazines, celebrated its 50th year in 2004. Publishing features, fiction, poetry, reviews, comment, artwork and opinion pieces, Overland is committed to engaging with important literary, cultural and political issues in contemporary Australia. It has a tradition of publishing dissenting articles with a political and cultural focus."
Voiceworks - "Voiceworks is a national, quarterly magazine that features exciting new writing by Australian young writers. It is a unique opportunity for young writers and artists (under 25) to publish their poetry, short stories, articles and comics, illustrations, drawings and photos. It is produced entirely by young people and relies totally on contributions from the readers to make up the content."
52 Stitches - "First of all, this publication is one year of weekly "horror bits"-flash fiction stories with a dark theme. Each Sunday evening, from January 2009-December 2009, we will post a new story. In the late summer/fall of 2010, all collected stories shall be published in trade paperback format. We are interested in chills, crawling flesh, psychological, creature, or supernatural horror and dark fantasy."
Dark Animus - "Dark Animus is a small press publication created to support the work of emerging writers, poets and artists in Australia and overseas. We do not publish interviews and our book reviews are only published online. The web space is used in support of people appearing in Dark Animus and in support of emerging and existing speculative talent. Our first issue came out in November 2002."
Borderlands - "Borderlands is a magazine of high quality Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror stories, non-fiction and artwork, which evolved out of a desire to see more publishing opportunities for Australian writers in these genres."
Necrotic Tissue - "We are into horror, both speculative and psychological. We assume all stories submitted are fictional, so if they aren’t, don’t ever tell us. Any cross over genres with a horror element will be considered. Dark humor that is done well (how is that for subjective?) is always appreciated."
Every Day Fiction - "Every Day Fiction is a magazine that specializes in bringing you fine fiction in bite-size doses. Every day, we publish a new short story of 1000 words or fewer that can be read during your lunch hour, on transit, or even over breakfast."

Writing Forums

Absolute Write Water Cooler - The Absolute Write Water Cooler is one of the web's biggest and best forum for writers with "a large and active online community of writers and publishing professionals." The Water Cooler has discussion on writing in general as well as all forms and genres. Highly recommended.
Scribe's - Scribe's is a longstanding online forum for writers from all around the world, which includes writers of all genres but with an emphasis on Fantasy and Other Speculative Fiction. Recommended for Spec Fic writers.
NILTOY - Forum of the 'Novel In Less Than One Year' community. Useful for discussion of writer's writing progress.

Writer's homepages

These are websites of other writer's with homepages that I've exchanged links with. This does not include the vast list of writer's blogs, which can be found on my blog

Fran Jacobs - "Welcome to the website of fantasy writer, Fran Jacobs. Here you can learn more about her: her favourite writers and her own inspiration; as well as her various writing projects, from her macabre short stories to her fantasy novels."
Jodi Lee Bleeds - "Jodi Lee is a 30-something year old writer from Manitoba, Canada...Currently she explores the shadows and hidden, bloody corners of her mind through dark fiction, horror/splatterpunk and mild sci-fi."
Louise Bohmer: Esoteric Writings - "She'll try her pen at just about anything. Speculative, horror, erotic, fantasy ... If it jumps into Louise's imagination, she'll pull it out and see what she can do with it."
Stephen Melling.co.uk - "...a fast-growing writer who gains new ground with every story..."
The online home of horror writer, Shaun Jeffrey - Homepage of horror writer, Shaun Jeffrey. Includes short stories and novel exerpts from current novels.
RKP Hunt's Literary Works - Free fantasy, horror, sci-fi, romance, poetry, and short stories to read online or download by RKP Hunt. Topsites for writers to join, and forum to chat in. Homepage of the Arywan Series
The Scribe - "The Scribe is my online name and I use Karen Lee Field as my pen name...Throughout these pages you will find my thoughts on writing, including plenty of writing tips, links and resources. "

Socialist & Political Sites

Socialist Alternative - Australian Revolutionary Socialist Organisation from the Trotskyist tradition. Features a monthly magazine of Australian and Internation political analysis from a Socialist perspective
SocialistWorker.org - "SocialistWorker.org is the Web site for Socialist Worker, a national newspaper founded in 1977 and published by the International Socialist Organization."
International Socialist Review - "The ISR is published bimonthly by the Center for Economic Research and Social Change." An American Marxist Journal which features more in depth analysis on American and International politics.
Marxists Internet Archive - "The Marxists Internet Archive (MIA, http://marx.org/) is an all volunteer, non-profit public library, started 17 years ago in 1990... MIA contains the writings of 592 authors representing a complete spectrum of political, philosophical, and scientific thought, generally spanning the past 200 years. MIA contains these writings in 45 different languages, comprising a total size of over 53,000 documents and 29 GB of data, all created through the work of volunteers around the world."
ResistanceMP3 - "Hear presentations on topics from Anti Capitalism to Zionism. They are presented by speakers from a broad spectrum of 'the left'. Site produced by a Socialist Workers Party member (SW Orgs Internationally)."
Haymarket Books - "Haymarket Books is a nonprofit, progressive book distributor and publisher, a project of the Center for Economic Research and Social Change. We believe that activists need to take ideas, history, and politics into the many struggles for social justice today. Learning the lessons of past victories, as well as defeats, can arm a new generation of fighters for a better world. As Karl Marx said, "The philosophers have merely interpreted the world; the point however is to change it.""
GetUp! - "GetUp is an independent, grass-roots community advocacy organisation giving everyday Australians opportunities to get involved and hold politicians accountable on important issues."