Conference turris::womannotes-v2

    Spinsters/Aunt Lute
    P.O. Box 410687
    San Francisco, Calif 94141
    

    
    
    Cleis Press
    
    Cleis Press is a seven-year-old women's publishing company committed
    to publishing progressive books by women.
    
    Cleis East, PO Box 8933, Pittsburgh PA 15221  or,
    
    Cleis West, PO Box 14684, San Francisco CA 94114.
    
    
    						Good luck, Kelly
    

    Shameless Hussy Press
    Box 5540
    Berkeley CA
    
    I cannot vouch for the direction they have taken in recent years,
    but in the 'good old days' back in the mid-70's Angel and the women
    of the SHAMELESS HUSSY REVIEW used to put out some fairly radical
    poetry/prose anthologies.
    
    It didn't play well at good old Texas A&M U, I want to tell you
    -- former military land/sea-grant college, formerly all-male student
    body & quite a few of the Former students and Corp of Cadets were
    none to happy to see women on the campus as students and instructors,
    let alone reading subversive, anti-patriarchal 'rubbish' instead
    of going for the old MRS.
    
      Ann

    
    	For a semi-complete listing of publishers broken down by
    	category, invest $21.95 in the "Writer's Market 1989" by
    	Writer's Digest Books.  There are many publishers interested
    	in women's books and books authored by women.
    
    	- Greg
    	(An aspiring author)

>>    	For a semi-complete listing of publishers broken down by
>>    	category, invest $21.95 in the "Writer's Market 1989" by
>>    	Writer's Digest Books.  There are many publishers interested
>>    	in women's books and books authored by women.
    

Or try your public library.  The reference librarian will direct you to the
"Writer's Market 1989" and probably be able to show you some other helpful
reference tools you can use.

Diana

    Hmmm... I can't think of the name right now but, there is a publication
    similar to the "Writer's Market" that gives the addresses and 
    brief description of women's and alternative presses.  Have you
    tried your local progressive/feminist bookstore? (Of course, I am
    assuming there is one in your neighborhood.  :-)  )  I'll look up
    the name of the publication and post it here.
    
    I'm curious ... what's the subject of your book?
                                
    - Mary

    Re: .6
        
    Regarding, a feminist bookstore, this IS Utah;)  One of the great
    patriarchal bastions of the U.S.  They still believe a woman's place
    is in the home, etc...                                      
                                                                
    As for my book, it's called Michael and Me, and is the true story
    of what it's like being in love with a man in a wheelchair.  A number
    of other noters are currently reading it via net, and I'm getting
    some very good feedback on it.  Personally, I like it, and feel
    it's one of the best pieces of writing I've ever done.  It was being
    considered as a motion picture, but I haven't heard anymore about
    it for awhile, so I don't know if it's still in the running.
        
    Re: All others-
        
    Thanks!  I KNEW I could count on you!
        
    Barb

    If you're serious about selling, it's worth getting your own
    copy of the Writer's Market so you can write on it.
    
    In addition to feminist presses, there are presses that specialize
    in books for the medical and helping professions and for people of
    various special interests and abilities; they might be receptive
    to a book on your topic.  
    
    You might also be able to condense an interesting scene or the
    opening into a short story or article, sell that to a specialized
    magazine (Writer's Market lists those too), and use that as
    evidence you've been published.  It sometimes makes a difference.

    Another place you might have a better chance is a regional
    publisher; they will sometimes take a risk on a local author
    especially if there's a strong local tie-in.  Beehive Press
    is probably out, but there are several publishers in Denver,
    Idaho, and the Pacific northwest who might be interested. 
    Again, Writer's Market lists the addresses and such so you
    can fairly easily find out who's in your area. 

    --bonnie

    
    
    Could I please have the address of Writer's Digest Books so that 
    I can mail away for a copy of Writer's Market 1989, it sounds 
    interesting.
    
    Good luck Barbara.
    
    					Adele
    

    re: .9 (Adele)
    
>    Could I please have the address of Writer's Digest Books so that 
>    I can mail away for a copy of Writer's Market 1989, it sounds 
>    interesting.
    
    	   Writer's Market 1989 can be found in almost any good bookstore
    	(B. Daltons and Waldenbooks both carry it, as well as the offshoot
    	publications "Poets Writers Market", "Fiction Writers Market",
    	etc).
    
    	   However, in direct answer to your question:
    
    		Writer's Digest Books
    		F&W Publications
    		1507 Dana Avenue
    		Cincinnati, OH  45307
    
    	   You might also be interested in subscribing to Writer's
    	Digest magazine.  Their subscription service is located at:
    
    		Writer's Digest Subscriber Service Dept.
    		P.O. Box 2124
    		Harlan, Iowa  51593-2313
    
    	   It should be noted that every edition of WD contains
    	a blow-in card which has the ordering information for
    	WM.  As I do not subscribe, I cannot tell you what address
    	is on those blow-in cards.  The address I provided for
    	the publisher of WM came from the front of the WM book.
    
    	- Greg

       re .10 (re .9):
       
       > Writer's Market 1989 can be found in almost any good bookstore
       
       It's extremely unlikely that the author of .9 could find the
       "Writer's Market" in any bookstore, regardless of its quality,
       convenient to her.  Then again, the author of .10 might have
       similar difficulty trying to locate an Encyclopedie Larousse,
       either in a good bookstore or, alternatively, at B. Dalton's or
       Waldenbooks. 
       
       --Mr Topaz

    
    
    Thank you Greg,  Mr Topaz is right because I live in France.  I
    sure do miss B Dalton's, etc.,  but I can still get good stuff
    through the mail.
    
    					Happy reading,
    
    						Adele
    

    re: the book and the magazine and such:
        
    I subscribe to Writer's Digest and would be willing to let anyone
    in the vicinity of ZKO  have a look at a few issues if you wanted
    to check them out before subscribing.  I would also let you look
    at last year's copy of Writer's Market -- I haven't bought the new
    one yet.  Oh, and if you want one of those cards .9 mentions,
    I get several every month....
    
    Writer's Digest Books also publishes how-to books covering just
    about every aspect of writing for publication -- how to get
    published, how to manage free-lancing as a business, how to choose
    an agent, how to overcome writer's block, how to write a novel, a
    romance, a western, a spy thriller, a how-to book, etc. etc. etc.
    I have a number of them (varying quality and usefulness) and would
    be willing to provide a quick review if anybody wants that kind of
    information. 
    
    --bonnie

    p.s.  I forgot to add, if somebody who isn't around ZKO is
    interested, I could copy a few pages or summarize the articles
    in a sample issue or something.
    
    --bonnie