Author resources
Authors, Read Local San Diego will give you a forum to expose your books through our face to face events with readers. It is up to you to sell your products at those events. If you are going to collect sales tax, you should have a California Sellers Permit.
California Sellers Permit application from the State Board of Equalization.
http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/boe400spa.pdf
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PUBLICATIONS
San Diego Write Way is a newsletter with writing resources, calendar and bookstore for San Diego writers, authors, editors, ebook publishers with information on book signings, book discussions, writers conferences, restraunt and theater reviews.
http://www.sdwriteway.org/#Clubs
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Directory of Writers Associations is a listing of Associations, Organizations and Guilds.
http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/writers-associations.html
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Pegasus Writers Stable is an organization of Professional Freelance writers of Non-Fiction.
http://richardservis.tripod.com/pegasuswritersstableorganization/id21.html
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Writers Write provides a listing of Associations and Organizations for writers.
http://www.writerswrite.net/orgsrch.cfm?search=general
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The Independent Book Publishers Association (IPBA) is the largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers.
http://www.ibpa-online.org/
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Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN) is committed to supporting authors and independent publishers as a nonprofit trade association.
http://www.spannet.org/
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Small Publishers and Writers Network (SPAWN) provides information, resources and opportunities for everyone involved in or interested in publishing, whether you are an author, freelance writer, artist or you own a publishing company
http://www.spawn.org/
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WRITERS’ ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/index.php
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American Christian Fiction Writers
http://www.acfw.com/
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American Crime Writers League
http://www.acwl.org/
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American Screenwriters Association
http://www.asascreenwriters.com/
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American Society of Journalists and Authors
http://www.asja.org/about.php
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Asian American Journalists Association
http://www.aaja.org/
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Association of Young Journalists and Writers
http://ayjw.org/
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Author’s Guild
http://www.authorsguild.org/
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CineStory
http://www.cinestory.com/
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The Electronic Literature Organization
http://www.eliterature.org/
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EPIC: Electronically Published Internet Connection
http://www.epicauthors.com/
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Historical Novel Society
http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/
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Horror Writers Association
http://www.horror.org/
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HTML Writers Guild
http://www.hwg.org/
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International Women’s Writing Guild
http://www.iwwg.com/
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Military Writers Society of America
http://www.militarywriters.com/
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Mystery Writers of America
http://www.mysterywriters.org/
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National Association of Women Writers
http://www.mysterywriters.org/
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National Writers Association
http://www.nationalwriters.com
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The National Writers Union
http://www.nwu.org/
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Novelists, Inc.
http://www.ninc.com/
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Poetry Society of America
http://www.poetrysociety.org/
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Romance Writers of America
http://www.rwanational.org/
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/
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Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org/
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Western Writers of America
http://www.westernwriters.org/about_wwa.htm
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Writers Guild of America
http://www.wga.org/
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