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webzines
blythe house quarterly Publishing new short stories by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered authors -- both emerging and established -- not as a genre or ghetto, but as a literature that can stand by any other in its quality and innovation.
carl's ink Carl Hose's site features writing, artwork, and many useful resources for writers. It also boasts an excellent e-zine list.
constant reader Poetry, essays, reviews and photography; published by Carol Van Houten.
dead mule school of southern literature Southern Sweat-dripping, Bible-thumping, pick-up driving, beer drinking rednecks. Chauvinistic, Mama-loving, hounddog-owning porch sitters. Drinking sweet tea, eating Moon Pies, grits, and collards, frying in lard... Mule skinners and mud runners. Uncouth, semi-literate, tobacco chewing adolescents. PhDs, Scholars, Scientists, Artists, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs. Brilliant, kind, thoughtful folks who will help you in your time of need. Geniuses with outhouses and modems.
duct tape press Literary 'zine based in Austin, TX, launched in January, 1998 by two lazy college students who had nothing better to do. Featuring fiction, poetry, essays... and we at ducts think they have a fabulous name.
fuzzclog A well designed webzine published by students at Great Britain's Southampton Institute.
getoutthere.bt.com Dedicated to showcasing the best unsigned writing, music, photography and film talent. Created to provide creative people with a platform and the tools required to develop their own material, allowing them to reach an audience of thousands.
jagged "A sharp online magazine" directed at open-minded individuals who don't panic at the sight of a book that isn't on Oprah's book list or a film not on the top-grossing list from last weekend.
lights out Devoted to the support and creation of independent entertainment. V. Emerson's extensive and interesting site features literature, comics, art and more.
literary traveler The Guide for the Literary Traveler. Designed to explore the world of your literary imagination.
mad prince of compton A literary pharmaceutical meticulously concocted to meet your sublime needs. Containing a cornucopia of writing by the Mad Prince, including original short stories and more.
3 am publishing Original and alternative short stories, comics, true tales, and self-help ebooks. Home of the popular men's ebook, "The Dating Guide to End All Dating Guides" and also "Velocity Magazine."
SpiralBridge A community based non-profit arts and education organization promoting the arts in our society through educational programs, multi-media publications and open community events and activities.
winning writers Winning Writers finds and creates quality resources for poets and writers. Our expert online poetry contest guide, Poetry Contest Insider, ranks and profiles over 500 poetry contests. We sponsor two contests of our own, the Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest (humor poems) and the War Poetry Contest . Sign up for our free email newsletter and receive monthly news about quality free poetry contests and great literary resources.
storysouth The best from new south writers.
travel journals
adventure prone Computer engineer Peter Birch has left Silicon Valley for an around the world journey to Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, South East Asia, and China.
david workman's personal humorous adventure travels A colorful, detailed, and (yes) funny website brought to you by the well traveled David Workman.
dick & witta's grand adventure They've retired, and they're traveling the world... travelogues, information, thoughts and musings.
free loop Jean-Paul Jacquet & Alyce Santoro are travelling around the USA in a 1963 VW Bus as an art project.
leafpile Henry & Kathleen are exploring Europe for over a year and a half. Kathleen is taking photographs and Henry is taking in the experience for his writing.
travellady Expansive site featuring travel stories and information by writers around the world - soon to include our own Naked Man!
Travelogues Trips from all over the globe, with gleefully slanted insights! Copious photos and travelogues, plus information about local food, history and languages.
our contributors
mark goldblatt Check out Mark Goldblatt's controversial new novel.

richard goodman homepage

Publications, reviews, biography, journals and unpublished writings by the esteemed ducts writer, Richard Goodman.
gotham city improv One of New York City's premiere venues for improv comedy. Directed by ducts writer, David Storck.
hi-fi productions Home of the very talented film composer and ducts contributor, Joel Goodman.
night of 1000 jennifers A fabulous show of wit by twelve female performers and/or authors, what they have in common beyond their name is that they're all talented, all the time. Featuring ducts writer, Jennifer DeMeritt.
peter selgin Artwork and information about ducts artist and writer, Peter Selgin.
shirley chickenpants Finger lickin' funny sketch comedy. Friends of ducts writer, Jennifer DeMeritt.
bob slaymaker Poems, short stories and essays -- and an impressive list of credits and readings -- from ducts poetry editor, Bob Slaymaker.
the upright citizens brigade The creators of the tv show on Comedy Central also run a theater and school which has become the hottest spot for long-form improv and sketch comedy in New York City. Along with the UCB themselves, many ducts contributors perform live, six nights a week.
francine witte The homepage of award winning ducts writer, Francine Witte.
zac's version of reality A brighter brand of computer generated sci-fi and abstract artwork. Featuring ducts artist, Zachary Lowing.
books for sale

Africa Speaks
barnes&noble.com

Check out Mark Goldblatt's controversial new novel.
awake, new poets of america #12 Poetry by ducts contributor Dorianne Laux. No. 12 in the New Poets of America series.
black wings & blind angels: poems A book of 48 electrifying poems by the author of "Push" and "American Dreams," acclaimed ducts contributor, Sapphire.
carnival evening New & Selected Poems, 1968-1998, by ducts contributor Linda Pastan. "Linda Pastan's poems are the kind likely to make fans out of her readers....[S]he is a poet of a hundred small delights, celebrations, responses, satisfactions, pleasures." -- Hudson Review
city of coughing & dead radiators: poems The fourth book of poetry from ducts contributor Martin Espada. "...book to be opened by those who know the consequences of poets speaking out, but also a book for a larger audience convinced that poetry is a source for survival." -- Ray Gonzalez, The Nation.
french dirt:
the story of a garden in the south of france
When ducts contributor Richard Goodman takes off for the South of France for one sun-baked fantasy year living in a wine-making village, he begins what is ultimately a love affair with a garden. "One of the most charming, perceptive and subtle books ever written about the French by an American." -- San Francisco Chronicle
how the sky fell Poetry by ducts contributor Denise Duhamel.
m-80 Poetry by ducts contributor Jim Daniels.
selected poems by robert creeley 200 poems from five decades, by distinguished ducts contributor Robert Creeley. Los Angeles Times Book Review, Reviewed by Muske, Carol: "It is hard to imagine any reader, confronted with this body of nearly a life's work, not succumbing to the enchantment of these crooked litanies."
writers resources
New York Writers Workshop The New York Writer's Workshop is an alliance of experienced, professional writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, plays and screenplays. We offer classes on beginning, intermediate and advanced levels in various disciplines, including short fiction, the novel, poetry, non-fiction, memoir, screenplay and playwriting. As working writers teaching writing, we offer a unique opportunity for students ton hone their craft, sharpen their communication skills, and learn how to get work published or performed.
traced Andy Oldfield lists a number of excellent zines with informative descriptions. The main site has many resources for writers.
write link Mainly British at the moment, but becoming more global by the minute. Dozens of links to markets, contests, publishers, reference sites and circles.
www.pulplit.com PulpLit.com is an online book store featuring self-published and small press books and zines, as well as good stuff to read.

 

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