CAREER LINKS

Agent Query
Free searchable database of over 700 reputable literary agents.

Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
View job notices, calls for papers, news items, and materials for teaching and research.

Author's Guild
The Authors Guild offers book authors and freelance journalists discounted health insurance plans from Oxford, CIGNA, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts and other carriers. Guild health plans are available in New York State and Massachusetts. Guild dental and vision plans from CIGNA and Guardian are available nationwide.

Berkeley Career Exploration Links
Descriptions of possible careers and graduate school programs.

Career Network
Alumni who have volunteered to speak with you about their careers and to serve as networking contacts.

Getting Started In Freelance Writing
Some helpful tips on how to launch a career in freelance writing

Industry, Career and Company In-Depth Profiles
FREE book-length reports from Vault

Media Bistro
Award-winning site offers news, media and publishing trends, advice and opportunities, job boards, workshops, and much more.

NewsJobs Network
An amazing collection of job links for writers

Professional Communication Society of IEEE
Resources for its members who are an international mix of engineers, researchers, educators, and practitioners who are dedicated to understanding and promoting effective communication in engineering, scientific, and other technical environments.

Society for Technical Communication
Resources for anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it.

TECHWR-L - Employment section
Resources for technical writers.

The American Medical Writers Association
Resources to assist medical authors

The National Association of Science Writers
Resources for science writers.

The Riley Guide - Links to job listings for this career field.
NOTE: Riley links ONLY to a few select Web sites. Be sure to visit our JOBS page for additional resources.

Watch interviews with professionals
courtesy of Road Trip Nation

Writer's Digest & Writer's Digest Books
Helpful resource, books (2007 Guide to Literary Agents, 2007 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market) offer good articles on finding an agent and submitting written works for publication.

Writing for Corporations
How Ph.D.'s in the humanities have put their doctoral experience to work writing for corporations. From the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Writing - Spotlight on Careers

 What is it all about? What does it take? What is the work like? How do I get into it?

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