I completed a poetry manuscript. Now I am in search of a subsidiary publishing company. Any suggestions?
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www.TheWritersDigest.com\n\nGood Luck!\n(www.thedorkymom.com)
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I'm having the same problem right now, hold on, I'll be right back, I don't know if I deleted that link or not.\n\nhere's a link to copywright...I think I'll have to go to another account to find how to publish.\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AriYQbZxJSJqYKW9lUEl8hPsy6IX?qid=20060904102824AAYagji\n\n\nAnd I got a thumbs down...why?  Couldn't find it anyway.
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Go to a large bookstore and check out their section on writing and publishing.  They will have lots of books with information about how and where to submit different types of manuscripts, how to work with illustrators and editors, what the correct format is, even addresses and names of editors, etc.\n\nGet her to start submitting some pieces to contests.  There are literally hundreds of writing contests.  Do an on-line search for them.\n\nIn terms of getting copyright, here is a simple but as far as I know legal way to ensure copyright.  Take a copy of her completed work, and mail it to yourself or to her, registerd mail.  Make sure all the proper identifying information is included inside, such as her full name, the title, the date she completed it, and so on.  Ask at the post office to ensure it is postmarked very clearly.  Don't open the package when you receive it, just put it away in a safe place.   If there is ever a question of ownership down the road, you have it in that unopened package.  It proves who wrote the material and when.\n\nNow, don't take this comment the wrong way, but as a mom, I was not the best judge of my daughter's writing.  You do need to get a second and possibly third opinion to get an objective view.  But most likely, if you think she shows promise, she does.  And the fact that she is writing books supports that thought.\n\nThere are also lots of on-line sources of information.  Do a search for something like "how to publish my writing".\n\nGood luck!  And much applause to your daughter.
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Buy the magazine's publishing company.
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"Writer's Market" is the best book directory for book publishers.  Or if you don't want to buy a book, you can go here:  www.clmp.org, it's the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses and has a directory listing of publishers and magazines.  \n\nYou have to make sure that you're manuscript is sent to the right publisher, because some publishers only publish certain things.  A lot of the major publishers, like RandomHouse, require you to have a literary agent if you're submitting a manuscript.
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Start at Lulu.\n\nwww.lulu.com\n\nThere are forums there and you can publish parts of your book electronically for no cost.\n\nAll the best.  Having a book ready to publish is always exciting.  Been there. Have 5 published.  Working on 6th.
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when i'm stuck, i go to poetry.com's poetry in motion contest. this gives you a bunch of words to choose from. just mess around with some of the words and pretty soon you'll get inspired.
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Don't try poetry.com ... they just scam you for money to purchase their books when they "publish" you.  I know, because I have a few published and it's not that great!\n\nHere are a couple of links to get started:\n\nhttp://www.poetrypower.com/poetry.htm\nhttp://www.poetrypower.com/poetry.htm\nhttp://www.published.com/
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I think you need to know which publication within the API you want.  Were you given any other information?
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Why don't you just write an original poem then?\nBecause if you copy someone else's works it's considered plagerism, which I'm pretty sure, is illigal.\n\nBut if you are in really desperate need of a poem there are some good ones at :http://www.poemsforfree.com/\n\nAs the name suggests they let you copy their poem for free.
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Go to http://www.editorandpublisher.coma legitimate company
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Look in your local bookstore or library.  There are many books about submitting your book/manuscript and how to get an agent to do it for you.
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I'm not sure but it might be at poetry.com
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What you are looking for is called a "Vanity Press" of "Vanity Publisher".\n\nHere's the information I dug up.\n\nTells you what to watch out for and gives alternatives:\nhttp://www.sfwa.org/beware/vanitypublishers.html\n\nSource for self publishing:\nhttp://www.booksjustbooks.com/\n\n\nAdditional information on self publishing:\nhttp://experts.about.com/z/js/o.htm?k=self-publish&d=Self-Publish&r=http%3A//experts.about.com/q/Writing-Books-675/publish-book-1.htm\n\n\nI hope this information is useful to you. Check prices and fees when the project is complete because they could change by the time you are ready to go to print.\n\nBest wishes,\n\nBlewz4u\n\nPS. You may want to offer it up for mass market publishing, you could have a best seller when you are finished with it.
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Check out http://www.lulu.com/ if you don't want to go the traditional route. Just know that you will have to do a lot of the marketing yourself and POD books are rarely stocked in bookstores unless you make it happen by going to each book chain or store. It usually involves keeping your own stock and sending out free copies. There is some out of pocket expense here.\n\nIf you want to go the traditional route, go to google and search for "Publishers" Religion and find publishers that publish religious books. Then you'll want to check out their writer's guidelines and make sure you follow them when submitting your manuscript. You might also want to research how to write a good query letter.\n\nADDED: Well, making money aside (because there is very little money in writing unless you get lucky with a bestseller or have a name that will sell)  and that's not why most authors (you included as you stated above) write anyway --- what route you take really depends on what you want your distribution to be. Big traditional publishers give your book distribution. Self publishing is the more difficult route because you want people to read it so it's up to you to market it so that they know where they can get it.\n\nPersonally - I suggest starting out self-publishing, especially if you have a specific audience you can target yourself. If the book is good enough - you would likely get offers from other publishers at some point anyway.\n\nBTW - Lulu is a FREE publishing service, which means you don't even have to buy copies of your book if you don't want to. It's a great option for authors, especially with specialized non-fiction topics.
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I looked and tryed to find some places.  The best one I came across in South Florida is located at the link listed below.  I love slam poetry and I hope that this link can help you our to get to one of their venues.  Have a great day!
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Aw, that's cute. :)\nI probably could whip up a poem for you, but I usually charge. I'm a published poet you see. I'll do things for free for my friends though.\nJust send that poem. If you wrote it yourself it will be that much more special to your friend. :)