Affordable Market Resources for International Writers

Gaining access to English publications when you are an international writer can be a formidable task, particularly if you hail from a non-English speaking country. The resources that are available can become quite expensive, so here are a few affordable market resources for international writers.

Market Resources for International Writers: The Writer's Handbook 2007 Edited by Barry Turner

This is a guidebook to UK writer's markets that is updated every few years by Barry Turner. You can find not only magazine and periodical publications with writer's guidelines but also literary agents, informative websites, articles by successful freelance writers and UK writer's grants. You can't go wrong with this particular manual and you can purchase it through Amazon.com for $16.47 (new) or $14.72 (used).

Market Resources for International Writers: Writing World by Moira Allen

If you're looking for an interesting newsletter with key US and UK markets as well as informative articles, you might want to subscribe to Writing World at writing-world.com. This is one of my favorite writing newsletters because it's written by a successful freelance writer and she never fails to deliver interesting information that can actually be used. Writing-world.com also publishes new markets on their website that come from all over the web.

Market Resources for International Writers: Writing For Dollars by Dan Case

Another free monthly newsletter, Writing For Dollars has free articles about freelancing as well as low-, medium- and high-paying markets for writers. Dan Case also publishes a few interesting eBooks that are available through his website and has back issues of Writing For Dollars on WritingForDollars.com. Most of the markets contained in this newsletter are based in the U.S.

Market Resources for International Writers: Writer's Market 2007 Edited by Robert Lee Brewer