Internet Resources and Opportunities
The Internet has become arguably the most easily accessible source of information concerning all things literary. Websites dealing with English language, grammar, style, publishing, essay and article writing, film, script and screenplay writing, editing, and final draft preparation abound.
Here is an overview of some current literary links:
Grammar and Language
For writers interested in improving their knowledge of language and style, the complete text of the indispensable critical work The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. is available on the internet in its entirety at http://www.bartleby.com/141/
More information about Strunk's book
Other websites that deal with words and grammar are:
http://www.wordwizard.com/
http://copydesk.org/words/
A weekly e-zine for professional writers contains interviews with writers, editors and publishers, and articles on careers in literature http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com/
Film Industry Opportunities
For those interested in script and screenwriting for film and television the Australian Writers Guild can be found at http://www.awg.com.au/, and http://www.writemovies.com/
Software for writers is the primary focus of the site http://www.finaldraft.com/Highly recommended by successful television writer Tony Morphett, this site operates like "a hyped-up word processor".
Writing Courses and Literary instruction For a variety of courses and workshops try the NSW Writers' Centre at: http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au/
Other Writers' Centres in NSW include Varuna -in the Blue Mountains at http://www.varuna.com.au/
On-line community contact with unpublished writers, look up;
http://www.writepro.com/wp_sales.htm and trace.ntu.ac.uk
General information
Children's book readers and writers may be interested in The Children's Book Council of Australia at http://www.cbc.org.au/
Assorted other websites.
For contemporary poets the Poets Union at
http://www.poetsunion.com is indispensible.
Those curious about a worldwide community of writers, both fiction and non-fiction writing, as well as resources and articles for professionals and beginners can look at the Burry Man Writers Centre at http://www.burryman.com/.
