The Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) is a not-for-profit organization of qualified literary agents and dramatic representatives of authors, dramatists and other creators and owners of intellectual property. AAR has three prime objectives:(1) to keep agents informed of changing conditions in publishing, the theater, the motion picture and television industries and related fields (2) to encourage cooperation among literary organizations (3) to assist agents in representing the interests of their author-clients.To qualify for AAR an agent must meet professional standards specified in the organization's by-laws and agree to subscribe to the AAR canon of ethics.

A national nonprofit service organization that works to create new jobs and build new opportunities and audiences for writers.

Address: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 993-4301

Offers CSU students and local poets technical assistance. Also distributes $1000 annually for book-length manuscripts.

Address: Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue RT1841 Cleveland, OH 44115-2440
Phone: (216) 687-3986

The Kent State Shootings Oral Histories project collects and provides access to personal accounts of the May 4, 1970, shootings and their aftermath. Founded in 1990 by Sandra Perlman Halem, the Project continues to record oral histories, including many eyewitness accounts, from a wide variety of viewpoints.

Lit Cleveland's vision is to build a strong community of writers and readers in Northeast Ohio through classes, workshops, readings and other events.

The oldest international literary organization designed to advance literature, defend free expression and foster international literary fellowship.

Address: 588 Broadway, Suite 303 New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 334-1660

This website, sponsored by Poets & Writers Magazine, offers a wide range of resources for writers, including up-to-date databases to find markets, contests, competitions, conferences, workshops and residencies. Tools for writers include writing prompts, articles on craft, and information on literary agents.

The Authors Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for writers. Since its beginnings over a century ago, we have served as the collective voice of American authors. Our members include novelists, historians, journalists, and poets—traditionally and independently published—as well as literary agents and representatives of writers’ estates.