Sally Stuart

The Christian Writers’ Market Guide is without a doubt, the most comprehensive reference for breaking into the Christian writing market out there. This thick, directory-type book includes contacts for many markets (adult fiction, children’s, cartoons), contact information for getting in touch with libraries, magazine article markets, and even photography. Literary agents are included, poetry markets, and even writing contests.

With 560 pages and 1000+ markets, the listings are show more comprehensive, including: annual printing volume (or submission acceptance rates), royalty rates, turn around time, guidelines, contact information, and many other pertinent details if they apply. A CD is also included with all of these details available digitally if you’d like to speed up the search process.

The version of the guide that I have is a 2009 copy, but an updated 2012 version is also available for only a few dollars more, and it includes updated contact names and information.

If you are SERIOUS about writing in the Christian marketplace (and aren’t interested in going the blogging/self-publishing route), then this is one book you’ll certainly want on your shelf. This is really a one-of-a-kind resource for Christian writers.

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For everyone who wants to write for Christian magazines and book publishers, I suggest that this is a must have book. The author gives websites and I recommend that you visit the website since the editor's name, email address, and the publisher's needs change, so you need to stay up to date for best results.

The Resource Guide to Getting Published
A unique guide to publishing for Christian readers, the Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2008 offers the most proven and comprehensive collection of ideas, resources, and contact information to the industry.

For more than twenty years, the Christian Writers’ Market Guide has delivered indispensable help to Christian writers, from a CD-ROM of the full text of the book so you can easily search for topics, publishers, and other specific names; to show more up-to-date listings of more than 1,200 markets for books, articles, stories, poetry, and greeting cards, including forty-three new book publishers, fifty-one new periodicals, and fifteen new literary agencies. Perfect for writers in every phase, this is the resource you need to get noticed–and published.

“An indispensable tool. The reference you have to buy.”
-Writers’ Journal

“Essential for anyone seeking to be published in the Christian
community.”
-The Midwest Book Review

“Stands out from the rest with its wealth of information and helpful
hints.”
-Book Reviews for Church Librarians

Completely updated and revised the Guide features more than…
1,200 markets for the written word

* 675 periodicals * 405 book publishers * 240 poetry markets * 114 card and specialty markets * 37 e-book publishers * 120 literary agents * 332 photography markets * 98 foreign markets * 98 newspapers * 53 print-on-demand publishers * writers’ conferences and groups * pay rates and submission guidelines * more resources and tools for all types of writing and related topics. show less