Rochester Writers Association

When is the last time you dusted off your bookshelf to look at the dates on your reference books? If you are a poet seeking magazine or electronic publication, Poets Market is one resource that you really should keep current. The 2010 Poets Market will be available July 29. Copies can be preordered through Borders and Barnes & Noble's Web sites and probably through Amazon's. You can also ask a store clerk to preorder a copy.

Another good resource that I just discovered is the 11th edition of Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. I have always loved the Collegiate edition of this dictionary. So easy to use and understand. The 11th  version comes with a CD-Rom too and promises to include all the latest technological catch phrases and terminology. You can buy the dictionary alone or as a set with the thesaurus. Please note: the thesaurus has not been updated since 1993.