Poets & Writers

Poets and Writers (www.pw.org) , a website, is a useful tool for writers, authors, editors, and readers. It is a collection of resources, made to help a curious or confused visitor. This description will show you the benefits of using the website by showing you how to navigate the homepage and more specifically what the “Tools for Writers” tab does for you.

The numbers in Figure 1 correlate to the text right below it!

Tool bar where you can:
- Subscibe to the magazine (click "subscibe" for directions)
- Sign in or create your account (click "log in" for directions)
- Find contact information for Poets and Writers
- Donate to the company
- Search the website
Tool bar: Click any title to be redirected to a page about it
A brief overview of what is new on the website
A space dedicted to the magazine (what's in the latest edition)
A little bit of what you will see on the "Tools for Writers" page

Starting at the top of the page with the navigation menu, let's go through each topic.

Navigation bar:
- Top Topics
- An overview of the most curent issues for writers
-Jobs
  - A list of available jobs in the writing industry around the US
-Writing Prompts
  - A collection of writing prompts and advice on how to write well
- Agents
-- A comprehensive list of literary agents and the kinds of books they want to publish
- Contests
  -- A database of all the contests Poets and Writers has published in their magazine in the past year
- Lit Mags
  -- A database of over 800 literary magazines, to help you choose the right one for your intended audience
- Small Presses
  -- A database of small press publishers and their preferred submission preferences
- MFA's
  -- A database of all the MFA programs in the country for anyone looking to pursue a Master's of Fine Arts degree.
- Conferences
  -- A database of upcoming conferences, where people can meet with published authors, writing professionals, and more
- Literary Places
  -- A place where writers can go for inspiration, help, and research
Information on a few writing contests
- If you click the button at the bottom that says "more writing contests" you will be redirected to the "Contests" page on the website
A database of literary journals and magazines to help you publish your work
- The section on this page only gives you one magazine
-- click "more literary journals and magazines" to see more
A look at one small press publisher
- Click "more small presses" to see a list of a bunch of small press publishers available for you
This section is a brief look at what the page "Conferences" includes
- Click "more conferences and residencies" to go to the "Conferences" page
A look at what the MFA tab includes

If you scroll down on the page you will see the following:

Click here to see job listings in the literary community
Click here to see a list of literary agents and what content they like to publish
Click here to see a list of literary places you can go to get advice, do research, and more
Click here to see a list of helpful places to have a piece of your work revised and edited
Here there is 3 guides: book deals, literary agents, and MFA programs. Click on the one that applies to you, or click "see more" to see a list of other guides Poets and Writers provides
Scroll down a little bit to see the "Top Topics for Writers" to see a guide to many items an aspiring writer would need.

Poets and Writers is an excellent resource for anyone involved in the literary community. You are well on your way to becoming a great writer is you use their website! Good luck and thanks for using this description.