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It's not intended to be a complete list, but it will give you some idea of the sort of stuff I read and the sites I use to help me write. If you think of anything I might be interested in or should really just be mentioned, drop me an e-mail (see the Contact Me page).

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  Web Link
     Abyss & Apex
Publisher (ezine - quarterly)
     AnotherRealm
Publisher (ezine - irregular)
     Ansible
News from the genre - includes some all sorts, like important dates, reviews.
     Baen
Publishers (books)
     British Fantasy Society
The British Fantasy Society exists to promote and enjoy the genres of fantasy, science fiction and horror in all its forms.
     British Science Fiction Association
Exactly what it says on the tin...
     Critters Workshop
A SF/F/H writers' club for having work critiqued, and critique the work of others. It's been very useful for helping me figure out good form.
     Drollerie Press
Publisher (books)
     Duotrope's Digest
A searchable database of markets (i.e. publications) and if you enter your own history of submissions, you help keep the site up to date. All genres.
     EscapePod
Publisher (podcast - weekly)
     Fantasy Magazine
Publisher (ezine - weekly)
     Future Fire
Publisher (ezine - quarterly)
     Futurismic
Futurism & SF blog with monthly fiction
     Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD)
Publisher (magazine - biannual)
     Imannion Press
Publisher (books)
     Murky Depths
Publisher (quarterly magazine & graphic novels)
     NeonBeam
Publisher (ezine - quarterly)
     OpenOffice
An open source office program that can produce word processor documents, presentations, spreadsheets, small databases and more. It can produce them in any MS format and create pdfs. And it's free. Can't be bad.
     PseudoPod
Publisher (podcast - weekly) - be aware that this is a horror podcast and not suitable for children!
     Pantechnicon
Publisher (ezine - quarterly)
     PodCastle
Publisher (podcast - weekly)
     PS Publishing
Publisher (books)
     Ralan's Webstravanganza
A searchable database of markets (i.e. publications), SF/F/H specific.
     Residential Alien
Publisher (ezine - monthly)
     Snowbooks
Publisher (books)
     Strange Horizons
Publisher (ezine - weekly)
     Swimming Kangaroo Books
Publisher (books)
     Tor & Forge Books
Publishers (books)
     TTA Press
Publisher (magazines & books)
     Twisted Tongue
Publisher (mag-/ezine - quarterly)
     UK SF Book News
What's coming up book-wise - release dates, conventions, signing tours, all that sort of thing.
     Zahir
Publisher (journal - triannual)