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For this category, we are looking for the sites that provide assessments, warnings, and advisories related to various elements of the publishing industry. These sites are the ones writers rely upon to avoid falling prey to scam artists and unethical publishers, agents, publicists, etc.
In thinking about which sites to nominate, we suggest you consider such factors as ease of researching information on the sites, extent & type of information provided, reliability of information, and responsiveness of administration.
The staff of Indies Unlimited who own, manage, or administer other websites, are eligible for nomination, provided those sites meet the category criteria.
Nominations will remain open until 5 PM US Pacific Time on January 31st, 2014. Comments will be closed at that time and no further nominations will be accepted.
The 10 sites in each category that receive the most nominations by the time the nomination phase has closed will be deemed the finalists in the category, pending verification by Indies Unlimited administration. Voting to determine the winner for each category will commence at 5 AM US Pacific Time on February 7, 2014.
Use the comment section below to make your nominations.
Nominate as many sites as you like, but nominate each site only once. Make sure you let your nominees know!
Your nomination must include:
- The name of the site;
- A link to the site; and,
- One sentence explaining why you feel the site is worthy of being named Best Writers’ Resource Site of 2013.
Nominations that do not include all three elements described above will be eliminated by the administrators. Do not place anything in the comment field other than the specified nomination information. Extraneous comments will be removed. If you have a question or concern regarding the process, please use the contact form.
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Predators & Editors
http://pred-ed.com/
Hands down the best resource collection of publishers, both good and bad. The first resource I check.
Writer Beware
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/
Extremely informative, well-vetted information to help protect authors.
Nominating Writer Beware:
http://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/about/
The best website out there to track, expose, and raise awareness of the prevalence of fraud for authors.
I nominate David Gaughran
http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com
He gives a heads up and does a thorough investigation into the current topics concerning the publishing world, and he is an avid supporter of self-publishing