Writers Resources

Verulam Writers' Circle Verulam Writers' Circle- Offers writers' workshops, manuscript evenings, encouragement through constructive critique, talks, competitions and workshops. Creatives Without Borders Creatives Without Borders- The Society was set up in 1997 to provide a professional and social network and forum for writers. Has members from London, Oxford, Cambridge and even f… Writers' Circles Writers' Circles- Lists over a 1,000 writers' circles or groups in the UK. Ayr Writers' Club Ayr Writers' Club- Information about the club's programme of events, dates of the various workshops, planned speakers and Club nights. Biographical information about the speakers … The Burry Man Writers Center The Burry Man Writers Center- Hand-picked resources and exclusive articles for fiction and nonfiction writers, working professionals and beginners, with particular support for wri… The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society- The ALCS is the British collecting society for all writers. The principal purpose of ALCS is to ensure that hard-to-collect revenues… Book Sprints for ICT Research Book Sprints for ICT Research- Testing relevancy of Book Sprint collaborative writing methodology. Assessing its benefits and shortcomings in comparison with the sector's traditio… Help Generator Help Generator- Scans and automatically generates HTML files, screenshots and other necessarily parts of the help file. It links the help topics to the appropriate application for… PTC ArborText PTC ArborText- A single-sourcing provider of Epic, an XML-based editing, conversion and publishing solution. Congree Congree- An authoring assistance tool that helps technical writers create rule and style-compliant text. Based on pre-configured rule sets, checks spelling, grammar, abbreviations… Task Architect Task Architect- A software tool designed by human factors specialists for hierarchical task analysis. Suitable for complex system design, documentation or training materials. Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW) Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW)- Includes membership information, current and past conference details, and list of executive members. TECHWR-L - Technical Writing Archives TECHWR-L - Technical Writing Archives- A searchable resource for the technical writing community, with a collection of tips, tricks and ideas from the TECHWR-L email mailing list … Technical Writers of India Technical Writers of India- Mailing list with archives, events calendar, job search, and downloads. Yahoo Group: Technical Writers India Yahoo Group: Technical Writers India- The main aim of this group is to interact with all the technical writers working in India. Yahoo Groups: Tech-shoret Yahoo Groups: Tech-shoret- An e-mail forum or mailing list intended primarily for technical writers in Israel. Yahoo Groups: Montreal Technical Writers Forum Yahoo Groups: Montreal Technical Writers Forum- Mailing list for issues relating to the technical writing profession. Primarily Montreal/Quebec based writers but open to anyone. Yahoo Groups: xml-doc Yahoo Groups: xml-doc- A mailing list where writers, developers, product and service vendors, and others discuss the application of XML, SGML, and related technologies to structur… EServer Technical Communication Library EServer Technical Communication Library- Offers links to articles, online resources, journals, professional organizations and materials of importance to the field. HelpScribe HelpScribe- Tips for writing many forms of technical documents, using help authoring tools, and improving the efficiency of technical writing processes. Craig Haiss. Technical Writer's Tool Kit Technical Writer's Tool Kit- Ashish Gupta with tips and software for authoring, publishing, SEO, instructional design, and other common techcomm tasks. Kairos Kairos- A refereed online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. NZ Tech Writers Publishing NZ Tech Writers Publishing- Promotes technical writing as a profession and technical writing training within tertiary institutions in New Zealand. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Journal of Technical Writing and Communication- Serves as a major professional and scholarly Journal for practitioners and teachers of most functional forms of communication. Technical Communication Quarterly Technical Communication Quarterly- Journal of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. Science Notes Science Notes- An online science journal written and illustrated by the graduate students in the Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Technical Communication Center Technical Communication Center- Technical communication tips and tutorials by Dr. Ugur Akinci. Journal of Biocommunication Journal of Biocommunication- Dedicated to serving as a showcase of biocommunication techniques; describing proven and experimental procedures in medical art and illustration, prin… The Orange Journal of Technical Communication and Information Design The Orange Journal of Technical Communication and Information Design- Strives to foster critical thinking and discussion on a wide variety of topics and issues important to techni… Klariti.com - Technical Writing Klariti.com - Technical Writing- Articles, tutorials, and recommended readings. Hurley Write - Technical Writing Courses Hurley Write - Technical Writing Courses- Onsite course, online classes and a webinar for a technical writing course. CTWS Certification CTWS Certification- Offers a certification exam for technical writers. Online Technical Writing Online Technical Writing- Online textbook written by David A. McMurrey and used by students in online technical communication courses worldwide. Igetitnow! Training: Great User Documents Igetitnow! Training: Great User Documents- Offers a free, Web-based course as well as a collection of articles. Barry Millman. Technical Communicators Resource Site Technical Communicators Resource Site- Collection of links from Duncan Kent and Associates Ltd. Internet Resources for Technical Communicators Internet Resources for Technical Communicators- Keith Soltys' annotated collection of links for technical communicators. WinWriters Inc. WinWriters Inc.- Provides several annual conferences worldwide for technical writers and online help authors. Includes information about their annual WritersUA conference, article… LavaCon LavaCon- Annual conference originally held in Hawaii, for senior technical communication professionals. Includes information about past and current program as well as registration… Content Management Strategies Content Management Strategies- Annual conference sponsored by Dr. JoAnn Hackos and the Center for Information-Development Management. Features program, speakers, travel and hotel,… Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing- A bilingual scholarly association dedicated to advancing the study and teaching of discourse, writing, and communicati… TechCommNZ TechCommNZ- Providing regular networking and professional development opportunities. University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT)- Student organization designed for college students who have a professional interest in the field of … Technical Writers Industry Association Inc Technical Writers Industry Association Inc- Non-profit society for technical writers and other professionals involved in the communication of technical information. Association for Computer Machinery - SIGDOC Association for Computer Machinery - SIGDOC- Special Interest Group for DOCumentation, a society of senior communication professionals. European Association for Technical Communication – tekom Europe e.V European Association for Technical Communication – tekom Europe e.V- German professional association for technical communication. Includes information about the career of technica… Council for Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) Council for Advancement of Science Writing (CASW)- Group of distinguished journalists and scientists committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the general public The Information and Communications Technology Council The Information and Communications Technology Council- A focal point for labour market intelligence, industry skills standards, career awareness, training and lifelong development… Alliance for Computers and Writing (ACW) Alliance for Computers and Writing (ACW)- Supports teachers at all levels of instruction in their intellignet, theory-based use of computers in writing instruction. The Finnish Terminology Centre (TSK) The Finnish Terminology Centre (TSK)- Provides terminology consultation, work, publications, newsletters, training and activities for its members. Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences- Association of communication and information technology professionals. Inc…