What We Do, at a Glance:

• BOOK PITCHES: Helping writers find editors and agents.
• WRITERS' REGISTRY: Helping writers self market in a highly targeted, professional environment.
• INFORMATION/EDUCATION: Providing information, education, and guidance for writers.
• AUTHORLINK CRITIQUE SERVICE
• EDITOR/AGENT SERVICES: Helping editors and agents find publishable manuscripts.
• MARKETING: Specialized marketing help for self-published authors.
• BOOKS: Publishing, selling, and reviewing books.
• PRINTING: Printing services for selected small presses.
• BASIC FACTS ABOUT US
• CONTACT US

Authorlink is the award-winning online news, information, and marketing service for editors, agents, producers, writers, and readers. We serve more than one million unique visitors per year. Established in March 1996, we are among the longest-running and largest publishing and writing communities on the Internet.

Many sections of the site are FREE. But to take full advantage of this extensive resource, JOIN US! Choose the membership package that's right for you and get access to our vast searchable industry databases—essential tools for editors, agents, writers, and readers. All for as little as $7 per month. Cancel anytime.

VITAL RELATIONSHIPS. We're the vital link between editors, agents, writers, and readers. Through our strong personal relationships with industry professionals, we have a solid track record for helping writers find agency representation and sell their work to major houses. See success stories on the site. Or invite one of our editors to make a special presentation to your organization.

ESSENTIAL SEARCHABLE TOOLS for editors, agents, writers, and readers: Authorlink provides extensive searchable databases of industry news, articles, author interviews, reviews, and other vital information—one of the broadest and most timely resources ever assembled for the trade. New information is added every day, plus two full news editions per month and breaking stories.

BOOK PITCHES: Helping writers find editors and agents via

• Broad market exposure to publishers and agents via a listing in our BOOK Pitches.
• Private access to a searchable database of literary agents, screened for professionalism (including e-mail addresses and query requirements).
• Editor/agent e-mail alerts to selected listings (at our editors' discretion only).
• Personal relationships with editors and agents.
• Presence at 6-8 writers' conferences per year throughout the US.
• Top Ten rankings of most viewed writers every month.
• Individual page counter. Monitor traffic to your listing anytime.
• Manage your own account online. LOG ON at our main index and navigate to MY ACCOUNT.
• And much more!

WRITERS' REGISTRY:

• A year's listing in our popular Registry where editors and agents can quickly locate you. Includes your e-mail address and a link to your web site. All listings in this section are unevaluated.
• Your own page to create as you wish (so long as it's professional).
• Access to our searchable agency database and book reviews.
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INFORMATION/EDUCATION: Providing information, education, and guidance to writers

• Evaluations privately e-mailed to help writer know where they rank against the competition.
• Definitions and reading lists specifically tied to the evaluation.
• Timely articles, columns and interviews by industry professionals on improving one's craft and marketing the work.
• Editor/agent profiles help writers' know who's who in the business.
• Links to important resources for writers.
• Editorial services directory, monitored for professionalism.
• Watch for more educational services coming soon.

AUTHORLINK CRITIQUE SERVICE:

• A professional read and written critique of up to 60 manuscript pages plus brief outline.
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EDITOR/AGENT SERVICES: Helping editors and agents find publishable manuscripts

• Fast, searchable database of excerpts for more than 800 writers in our Book Pitches and Writers' Registry at any time.
• Organized by category.
• Occasional e-mail alerts for links to certain writers' pages (only with your permission).
• A broad-based online source of manuscripts, organized, searchable, and easily accessible.
• Timely industry news and information.
• Independent Book Review service. Submit your titles online for possible review.
• Links to important industry resources, such as Bowker and Booksense.

MARKETING: Helping published and self-published authors market their titles

• Listings in our Writers' Registry section for self-published and eBook authors.
• Link to the point of sale for Writers' Registry authors.
• Online market exposure to editors, agents and readers.

INDUSTRY NEWS

• Four online editions per month (every Thursday, plus breaking news) www.authorlink.com (navigate all the news from our main page).
• Broad coverage of hard publishing industry news, financial news, personnel changes.
• Breaking news as it happens.

BOOKS: Publishing, selling, and reviewing books

• Book Publishing via Authorlink Press (strictly traditional. No self-publishing. No eBooks).
• Retail bookselling: Titles we publish are available to the public through major booksellers.
• Bookselling to the trade: special discounts available. E-mail admin@authorlink.com for pricing and availability.
• Books about writing (for sale by other publishers).
• Authorlink Online Book Reviews (online and printed newsletters).

BASIC FACTS ABOUT US

• Nearly one million user sessions per year, not including page views.
• Among the top 1% of most-clicked sites on the web.
• We are a news and marketing site for the publishing industry.
• We are not an editorial service.
• Authorlink Press (our own publishing imprint) is a traditional publisher, not an eBook publisher.
• The fees we charge to writers for our Book Pitches and Writers' Registry are ONLY for page listings in these sections. We do not charge reading fees or editorial fees.
• As in any marketing or advertising medium, there are no guarantees that a listing on our site will result in a publishing contract or agency representation, but we do offer broad potential exposure of writers' works to publishing professionals, and our track record speaks for itself.

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