The Romantic Novelists' Association - "Official RNA site - activities, events, awards, conferences, new writers scheme, officers, membership"

The Academy of American Poets - "The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. The largest organization in the country dedicated specifically to the art of poetry, the Academy sponsors programs nationally."

British Council - Arts, Literature and design.

Society of Authors - UK

Writers Guild of Great Britain 'The Writers' Guild of Great Britain was established in 1958, its mission, then as now, was to ensure that writers of all media are properly represented.'

The Poetry Society - UK. "The Poetry Society is the national organisation promoting poets and poetry. It publishes Poetry Review and Poetry News, administers the National Poetry Competition, and offers a wealth of services to readers, writers and teachers of poetry."

CrimeWriters Association 'The Association is a professional body that represents writers of crime fiction and non-fiction. We cast our net widely: our membership includes writers of detective novels, police procedurals, suspense, thrillers, spy fiction, historical crime, legal tales, private-eye novels, true crime and other sub-genres. Our membership stands at around 400 and includes many of the major figures in British and American crime writing. If you have a professional interest in writing on crime and punishment, if you want to meet others in the same field, if you wish to share in our varied activities, then the CWA is the place to be.' - UK site.

Allison and Busby Publisher - books to buy site.

Poetry Book Society 'The PBS is a not for profit organisation publicly funded to promote the best contemporary English language poetry published in the UK and Ireland. Its international membership enjoys a selection of benefits including a quarterly magazine full of exclusive articles by poets, listings and information; various subscription pakcages to suit all reading habits and generous discounts on all books bought (mail order). Educational packages are available. The PBS also awards the prestigious annual T S Eliot Prize for poetry (past winners include Paul Muldoon, Mark Doty, Ted Hughes and Les Murray). Memberships and discounted books available from our website www.poetrybooks.co.uk. or call 00 44 +208870 8403.' - UK