Screencraft Forum: A new Community for Screenwriters

Triggerstreet Labs, the online community for writers has closed down. The website has sent emails to all its members referring them to Screencraft.

Following is the email I received .  I signed up for Screencraft. I suggest you try it out too.

To all members of the Trigger Street Labs Community:

After the announcement of our site shutting down, many of you have wondered where you can take your material, or what other community is similar to the one you have found here. After a few weeks of discussion, we would like to promote a unique and wonderful new forum from our friends at ScreenCraft.

ScreenCraft and WriterDuet are launching a brand new community (similar to ours), and you will have early access. ScreenCraft has established a strong track record very quickly as one of the best discovery platforms for emerging screenwriters. All of last year's ScreenCraft Fellows have signed with established literary managers and agents.

If you would like early access to the new forum when it launches,click here to sign up now!

Everyone who signs up before February 15th will receive a $25 discount for WriterDuet Pro, the best screenwriting software available, and the only program we know of built for real-time collaborative screenwriting.

- Trigger Street Productions

Dear reader,

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Get Your Writing Published Now!

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I got this in an  email. Check it out

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Book Publishers Looking for Writers

Hello readers,

If any of you have written a book and would like to personally query a publishing company, check out the 3 publishers below.


3 RECENTLY UPDATED BOOK PUBLISHERS
WritersMarket.com lists more than 1,000 book publishers for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three recently updated listings:

• Arte Publico Press publishes 25-30 titles per year focused on Hispanic literature for adults and children. This press accepts submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry through an online submission form.
• Menasha Ridge Press publishes 20 titles per year in the areas of outdoor sports, travel, and diving. Prospective authors should submit a query either via post or e-mail.
• Sourcebooks Landmark is a fiction imprint of Sourcebooks. At the moment, this imprint is specifically looking for romance submissions via e-mail or post; guidelines online.

(NOTE: If you're unable to access the listing, it means you either need to log in or sign up for WritersMarket.com first.) 

WritersMarket.com lists more than 8,000 publishing opportunities, including listings for contests, magazines, book publishers, literary agents, conferences, and more. Log in or sign up today to start submitting your work. 

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