NOTL Writers' Circle

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  • Events & Workshops
  • Members
  • 2025 Anthology
  • Resources
Writing Resources for Members
We've put together a (growing) list of resources to help all writers...new and experienced.
Practical Resources
There's a wealth of information on Facebook GROUPS, including Writers Helping Writers, Canada Writes, The Writers Forum, and more.

The Public Lending Right Program compensates authors for free public access to their books in libraries.

The University of Waterloo has a print on demand service that anyone can access. The turn around times is short and the cost is very reasonable.

There is an enormous difference between living with your work as an electronic file and actually holding a hard copy in your hands.

Middle Grade & Young Adult Books
Download the PDF below for basic information, and advice from successful authors, to serve as  a reminder of fundamentals.

Keys To MG&YA Fiction.pdf
File Size: 478 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Writers Workshop in the UK
(Agent/Editorial Service) has well-organized reference material that gets straight to the point, including these two downloadable files:
How to Get a Literary Agent
File Size: 334 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

How to Write a Novel
File Size: 287 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Helpful Links
  • CBC Books  "Canada Writes" 
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  • Canadian Authors Association Contests and Competitions List 
 
  • Australian Society of Authors Publishing Industry/Literary Agent FAQ
 
  • ​Guideline to Submit a First Person Essay to the Globe & Mail (Formerly Facts & Arguments)
 
  • Writers Helping Writers Free Tools 
 
  • ​​While this site is now archived, Aerogramme Writers' Studio has numerous evergreen tips and how-to guides for writers​
 
  • Two links from The Guardian:
  • Ten Rules For Writing Fiction, Part One​
  • Ten Rules For Writing Fiction, Part Two
Submission & Critiquing Guidelines
Submitting to the NOTL WC.pdf
File Size: 128 kb
File Type: pdf
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Critiquing Notes.pdf
File Size: 153 kb
File Type: pdf
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Giving Feedback in a Writing Group.pdf
File Size: 188 kb
File Type: pdf
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Books on Writing
This downloadable file contains some of the most well-known books about writing, as suggested by fellow Circle members.
how_to_write_better_prose.docx
File Size: 93 kb
File Type: docx
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