physician writers
“GETTING IT WRITE” By Julie K.
Silver, MD
Doe Coover Agency
PO Box 668, Winchester, MA 01890
A full-service literary agency with
offices in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington.
The Association of Authors’
Representatives (AAR)
P.O. Box 237201, Ansonia Station, New
York, NY 10003
The AAR’s objectives include keeping
agents informed about conditions in publishing, the theater,
the motion picture and television industries, and related
fields; encouraging cooperation among literary organizations;
and assisting agents in representing their
author-clients’ interests.
Serendipity Literary Agency
A boutique literary agency representing a
select list of authors and illustrators. Founded by Regina
Brooks in 2000, Serendipity has established a diverse base of
award-winning clients in adult and young adult fiction,
non-fiction, and children’s literature. We work
tirelessly to help our clients build successful careers. Our
mission is one of long-term development and the cultivation of
lasting relationships with new and established authors and
illustrators.
American Medical Writers Association
40 West Gude Drive, Ste 101, Rockville,
MD, 20850-1192
The leading professional organization for
biomedical communicators. Its mission is to promote excellence
in writing, editing, and producing both printed and electronic
medical communications.
July/August 1999
“THE WRITE STUFF” By Wendy
Meyeroff
OnHealth Network Company
National Writers Union (NWU)
The only union for writers. It has a great
grievance committee to help with contract hassles, provides
classes on negotiation and other info.
Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
National organization of freelance
editors, writers, proofreaders, copyeditors, researchers, and
other editorial souls.
Association of Health Care Journalists
Dedicated to improving public
understanding of health care.
American Society of Journalists and
Authors (ASJA)
Holds a great two-day conference in New
York every spring for book and magazine writers, both pros and
wannabes. Covers specific markets, like writing to women,
as well as business issues ranging from negotiations to finding
and agent.
Doctors Only: Book Publishing Information
Everything you wanted to know about
self-publishing but didn’t know who to ask, by Griffith
Publishing. Site includes scams authors can become prey to,
including unscrupulous vanities.
