Resources
Readers are encouraged to submit any links or resources that could be helpful to area writers.
Resources for Download
Press Release Template - Right-click and choose Save As. This template is a 22KB Word document.
Press Contacts - Spreadsheet contains listing of major area media outlets that you can send press releases or submit freelance work to. Right-click and choose Save As to download 24KB Excel spreadsheet.
Red River Writes banner - Place a link to Red River Writes on your website! Download the image here.
Community
Trapped Truth Society - Website for the Trapped Truth Society poetry and prose readings.
Saturday Poet's Group - The online home for the Saturday Poet's Group. Check out the events calendar to meet these people in real life.
The Electronic Poetry Forum - This forum features daily poetry by artists all over the country, and is displayed locally at the Shreve Memorial Library. It has featured several area poets in the past.
Northwest Louisiana Art Gallery - This site features a variety of regional artists, mostly in visual arts but also in other disciplines.
Louisiana Book Festival - Annual event showcasing new literary works by Louisiana authors.
Organizations
Shreveport Regional Arts Council - Info on local art events, grants, poetry readings, festivals and such.
The Bossier Arts Council - SRAC's twin sister.
LDOA - Louisiana Division of the Arts.
Magazines
3 AM Magazine - "From 'cutting edge short fiction' to political satire and music reviews, 3am is a dream publication for the young, literary and clued-up..." - The Times, London
ByLine Magazine - A small press magazine for writers, and my personal favorite.
AHA Poetry - Poems from Lynx magazine including members of the local Trapped Truth Society
The Poetry Portal - This site is my excuse for not building a huge list of magazines and ezines for you to look into. They've already got it taken care of.
Electronic Poetry Center - An even more comprehensive list of poetry magazines.
And don't forget North of New Orleans!
General resources
United States Copyright Office
Louisiana Cultural Events Calendar
NYFA Source - Identifies more than 3,400 arts organizations, 3,100 services programs, 900 arts publications and 2,800 awards programs.
FreelanceWriting.com - Website with a plethora of resources for freelance writers of all genres, from technical writing to poetry.
Gannett Web Resources - Online research tools for newswriters.
The Write Gallery - a comprehensive creative writing website with writing samples, resources, and a forum.
Shadow Poetry Forum - A very active poetry forum where you may get more feedback than you hoped for.
Bayou Poetry Cafe - Intercative original poetry, prose, and discussion. The website is managed within the NWLA region, but many of the poets come from all over the country.
