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Teachers

Free Online Literature and Study Guides
An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web
Curriculum: Ten Tips for Young Writers
Elementary Education Resources: Language Arts: Children's Literature
The lesson develops understanding of the similarities and differences between the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Palos South Middle School, Palos Park, IL
Resources for elementary-school teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, Intervention, Professional Development, searchable activity database, educational games, and textbook support.
Special sections for parents, teachers and students.  A lot to offer and browse
Odyssey Magazine On-Line, the web site of the award-winning science magazine for young readers, ages 10-16! Includes a "Just for Teachers" section.
A Project of the Family Literacy Center, 
Lots of genre specific help.  For teachers, parents and writers.
Smithsonian Magazine's
Children's Literature - Resources for Teachers, parents, and young writers.
Grants and Grant Tools
Foundation Folders give individual foundations an immediate presence on the World Wide Web and put foundation information before a wide audience.  Grants and Resources
Glencoe Online: Writer's Choice Teacher Resources: Professional Resources
Designed to assist students grades 6-12 in the improvement of reading, comprehension and writing skills. Includes a teachers' guide.

Especially for Young Writers

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Tips and Tricks for Kids Who Write Stories
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping kids realize their amazing potential! Contests, help and more. 
Resources for Parents, Teens and Kids
 Young Naturalist Awards and Contests.
Historical Fiction for Young Readers
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.
Center for Talented Youth Johns Hopkins University. with links to lots of summer programs, competitions, and distance learning programs. All of those categories include programs specifically for young writers.
Links from an issue of their magazine that focused on writing for publication.
Milkweed Editions is one of the naton's leading independent, nonprofit literary publishers, releasing twelve to twenty new books each year in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition, we are one of two nonprofit presses that publish children’s literature.
 "We publish fiction, essays and poems by America's teen writers, age 11-19 exclusively."
The country's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media, offers hundreds of on-line reviews and resources for parents, teachers, grandparents, and others who are involved in the lives of children.
Professor Pen's Resources for Young Writers
Links to resources, clubs and more
Magazine of writing and art by children, including fiction, poetry, book reviews, and art by children through age 13.

Research

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Links to sitesconcerning European archaeology 
An Official Publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
e-Pals, Resources for young writers & teachers
Many names to use in your stories
The etymology & history of first names
Great graphics for world building
A list of about every cryptozoology-related 
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Celtic literature; including works of mythology, legend, fiction and history
Harrie Knol's Falconry Portal
Questions to aid authors create believable imaginary settings for their stories
From Medieval History Site, much more
Computerized program about Germanic Mythology was an Independent Study project created by Bridget Herrera. She graduated from Dickinson College
Example: Abacus - Flat portion on top of a capital
Coats of Arms, Family Crests
Cultural, International and more
Journal of the International Arthurian Society and more
The Lucky W Amulet Archive is a folkloric resource that contains hundreds of interlinked pages describing and illustrating amulets, talismans, and lucky charms from around the world and all eras.
History, culture, literature and re-creation of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred traditions.
Regional Varieties of English in the United States of America and Canada
An Annotated Bibliography of the Folk Songs of the English-Speaking World.
 
At the PBS (Public Broadcasting) System Web
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums - Shropshire UK
Links to Electronic Magazines and reference sites
We are constantly striving to provide an extensive and useful location for all types of information and tools that will help us study fantasy and science fiction.
AutoREALM is a freely available fantasy role-playing map making program.
Step by step information and hundreds of links to help you design your world. Charter School of Education: California State University, Los Angeles

The Market Place

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Market Data. Publication & Agent Lists
Look up agents to find out if they have a good or bad reputation
A Writers Market Resource for Genre Fiction

Writing Craft & Aid

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Articles, Links, Forums, and more
Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations, 9th edition
The World's No. 1 Science and Technology News Service
Search for Quotations
Quotations on every topic, by every author
Copyright Information and More
Writing to Heal is a site where a writer gives courses that involve writers who have issues they want to address in a safe therapeutic manner:

Self Publishing

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While small, we are a full service bindery offering a full range of bookbinding services.
Professional organization of published authors, established to provide a strong voice for electronic publishing
The International Standard Book Number
Self Publishing  and e-book services
Book marketing for happily published authors & publishers
Digital printing is an ideal medium for producing short-run publications such as private imprint paperbacks, limited edition manuals, personalised training course books, bespoke price lists, conference handouts and the like.
Very simply, we take camera ready artwork (print ready) from the small publisher or self published author, print the desired number of books, and ship them to the publisher or author within 5 days. 
Visiting our pricing page, you'll find a chart which can be used to figure out how much it will cost per book. The cost of our books is based on the quantity of books printed.
 
Fill out a printing quote request form. We e-mail them to our Printing Industry Exchange members who get back to you directly with a quote.
Lists of publishers you can sort by state, city and many other ways. Discover new markets!
Short Run Book Printing
New authors or old hands - learn how working with us is simple, straightforward and very cost effective. So much so that YOU will soon be SELLING YOUR OWN books.
Why invest a lot of money in only one (1) title, when printing short runs will enable you to have many titles for the same inventory investment! And remember, we can re-stock your inventory on short notice.
Bound Galleys and Short Run Books from 1 to 3000
Self-publishing is now more affordable, convenient and effective using the acclaimed Trafford on-demand publishing service (TM).
We print books, magazines and a wide array of publications for publishers worldwide. Our printing presses can accommodate 16pg signature sizes for the general magazine and newsletter sizes. For digest magazines and book printing we utilize 32pg signatures.
Your resource for digital printing and document services
About Books Inc. (ABI) is a turnkey self-publishing consulting service dedicated to helping you produce a quality book, then market it successfully. You can depend on our solid, long-term reputation; we've been in business for 25 years. We handle adult nonfiction and fiction (no children's books or poetry).
THE FLOATING GALLERY (TFG) has helped hundreds of people self-publish and market their books throughout the world for more than 20 years.
Texterity provides a cost-effective service for creating Adobe eBook PDF files. The Adobe eBook Reader provides copy-protected version of files that can be sold through the Adobe Content Server.
Help starting-up new magazines and who would like to avoid all of the first-time mistakes that new
publishers commonly fall prey to.
If you have a manuscript, 1stBooks can help you publish it! It doesn't matter if you've never been published before or if your novel ranks #1 on the New York Times bestseller list
Book Doctors Article:
Book Packaging: Under-explored Terrain For Freelancers Article:
Book Doctor - One of many as an example
What is a book packager (article)
A Book Packager
 Self-Publishing FAQ
Small Publishers Association of North America SPAN
 
Packager
Small Press Packager (plus) Religious
 

Organizations & Conventions

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1stPerson.org welcomes the personal narrative told in literary and audio art form. Carefully constructed words and sounds in a complex and white noise world. 
Minnesota Artists Online (MAO) is an online database of Minnesota artists from all disciplines. It offers to Minnesota-based artists a central gathering place on the Web, and will grow to become a marketplace and community hub.
Writers Conferences & Workshops
Loft is now the nation's largest and most comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers. Whatever forms of reading and writing you are drawn to, there's something for you at the Loft. Take a creative writing class. Attend a special presentation by a favorite Minnesota writer. Enter a writing competition or attend a reading.
PAWS shall strive to educate and inform aspiring and published writers by providing forums for obtaining and disseminating information about the many aspects of writing, such as techniques, marketing, publishing, networking with other writers, contests, and related subjects.
The Washington Science Fiction Association is the oldest science fiction club in the greater Washington area. Its members are interested in all types of science fiction and fantasy literature as well as related areas such as fantasy and science fiction films, television, costuming, gaming, filking, convention-running, etc.
Convention dates and details.  Held several places each year.
Links to Organizations and Conferences
Writing & Literary News

Workshops

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Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Insider's Guide to the Writing Life
Writers online courses and writing workshops in one convenient location

Magazines & Zines

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Pulp Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction
We at Anotherealm.com love science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Asimov's Science Fiction magazine is an established market for science fiction stories.
Adventures in Fantasy Literature
Cemetery Dance Publications is widely-considered the world's leading specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense.
Short Stories, and Poetry in the genres of Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
The award-winning SF magazine which is the original publisher of SF classics like Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. 
Online magazine for writers. Every month we will be featuring tips for writing better fiction, articles on getting published, finding the right agent or publisher for your work, promoting your writing and much more!
 
Flashquake is an independent, quarterly, web-based publication that focuses on works of flash fiction, flash nonfiction (memoirs, essays, creative nonfiction, humor), flash plays and short poetry
A quarterly newsletter for those who are serious about writing. It’s packed full of useful techniques, informed perspectives, and inspired nudges from accomplished literary writers and mentors—just the kind of company a writer needs.