NetWords: PWAC Toronto e-Newsletter
For writers and editors: seminars and events in and around Toronto and the GTA
NetWords e-Listings: Workshops, seminars & events for writers in/around  the GTA

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Books, Blogs, Podcasts, Articles & Resources... 
> ...on writing and for freelance writers

Articles

• (Almost) Everything you need to know about freelance writing
  > based on the presentation given by Paul Lima at  PWAC Toronto's kick-off seminar in October
• Paul Lima's Freelance Writer's Blog
• PR Primer for Small Businesses & How to Write News Releases
• Read articles under the following categories on Paul Lima's freelance writing blog:
• Business Training (7)
• Business Writing (8)
• Copywriting (16)
• Freelance Writing - Corporate (66)
• Freelance Writing - General (130)
• Freelance Writing - Newspaper/Magazine (41)
• Marketing Your Services (23)
• Media Relations (6)
• My Books (12)
• Pricing Corporate Assignments (9)
• Published Articles (17)
• Search Engine Optimization (4)
• Self-Publishing & Print On Demand (8)
• Workshops, Seminars & Online Courses (10)

1. The Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell them to Newspapers and Magazines
2. The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments
3. How to Write Media Releases to Promote your Business, Organization or Event
4. It's 11 pm. Do you know where your Web site ranks? How to optimize your Web site for the best possible Search Engine results
5. You do not have to be a fan of Stephen King to learn from On Writing
   

Writers Associations

• PWAC (National) - Professional Writers Association of Canada
• PWAC - Toronto Chapter
• Writers.ca - Writers for hire; searchable directory of Professional Freelance Writers (must be a PWAC member to be listed)
• Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)
• Canadian Authors Association (CAA)
• Editors Association of Canada (EAC)
• Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators & Performers (CANSCAIP)
• Playwrights Union of Canada (PUC)
• The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC)
• The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) - representing freelance writers working in film, television, radio and new media production
• PEN Canada - works on behalf of writers who have been forced into silence for writing the truth as they see it
• Writers Circle of Durham Region

Resource Web Links

• PWAC Toronto's Web site
• PWAC's writers resource page
• Sources Directory - expert contacts and media spokespersons
• NetWords e-Listings: Workshops, seminars & events for writers in/around  the GTA

Periodical Directories

• Culture Canada's   Periodical Directory
• Strategis.ca - Industry Canada's Trade Magazines: Click on "Industrial Category," then on a specific industry, then on Industry News. Often includes Canadian and US publications. Note: Not every sector has an Industry News section.
• Rogers Media - Consumer and Trade magazines
• Trade Publications -lists of and links to numerous publications
• Links to Thousands of Newspapers Online - Search by country or region
• Global Directory of Newspapers
• NewsLink - Canadian newspapers by province and type
• Newspaper and Magazine Directory -  browse by country or subject
• Google's magazine and e-zine links
• Google's newspaper links
• Yahoo! newspaper links
• Yahoo! magazine links

Job Boards for Writers and Communicators

• Jeff Gaulin Job Board - for journalists and PR professionals
• Bowes Publishers Job Board is now Sun Media employment listings
• Charity Village - non-profit jobs (not all writing-related)
• Playback Magazine
• Media Job Search Canada
  
• Cultural Human Resources Council
• Work in Culture.ca
• Marketing Magazine
• Also check the associations, above, for job boards, job listings (some may be for members only) and other resources
  

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(Paul Lima is a freelance writer, writing instructor and media interview trainer. He is a member of the Toronto Chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. You can read samples of his business and periodical writing, and more about his writing and media interview training services, online: www.paullima.com)