* This page is a source site for writers that is continually in progress. If you have any sites that you've come across that you believe would be useful, please email the link/s to me, and I'll post here.
Writer's Resource sites
Portfolio Center (for writers at Columbia College): includes portfolio advisor information, articles, podcasts, portfolio production information, upcoming events, etc.
LitLine: Website for the Independent Literary Community - includes articles, links to other resource sites, journals, presses, organizations, bookstores, and much more.
University of Chicago Career Advising and Planning: tips for interviews and informational interviews.
Game Writer's Special Interest Group: a ton of information for those interested in writing for games.
The Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters: by Lynn Flewelling at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. website.
Social Networking for Screenwriters: a very short article with great links that will help screenwriters (and anyone else) learn how to utilize social networking skills for their career goals.
Creative Writing at Chicago: a helpful site put together by the University of Chicago listing all sorts of resources for fiction writers, poets, nonfiction writers, etc.
Literary Agents 101: Have questions about whether or not you should have a literary agent? Check out this article!
Oyster Boy Review list of Journal sites: Oyster Boy Review offers an impressive collection of other links to independent and academic journals, as well as other magazine sites. If you are wondering where to send your work, this is a great place to check out.
Portfolio Advisors for writers at the Portfolio Center at Columbia College Chicago
Jacque Day, Publishing
Garnett Kilberg-Cohen, Poetry
Joanna MacKenzie, Fiction (Literary Agent)
Dan Rybicky, Screenwriting
Mara Tapp, Journalism (also creative non-fiction & art reviews)
Lauren Viera, Magazine
Ann Wiens, Art Criticism (also editing)
Hadji Williams, Copywriting for Advertising
Writing Portfolio Samples
Portfolio Center of Columbia College / Writer's Portfolios: here you can view samples of the creative writing portfolios of seniors, graduate students, and recent alumni of Columbia College Chicago.
Travelogue of an Academic: a portfolio in blog format; while this is not a writing portfolio, it is an excellent example of how one might utilize a blog format to create a portfolio that would be quite useful for writers.
Cranky Editor: The web portfolio of Tamar Love, freelance writer and editor. This site features copy, creative, marketing & PR, ghost, and feature writing, as well as editing. This is a great example of how a writer can organize a number of diverse writing talents/work within one portfolio.
Fiona Bayrock: Children's author. Note the style of the website, which clearly speaks to Bayrock's audience (potential clients).
Joey Robert Parks / Wordsmith: this site is well organized, simple in design, and a fairly good example of a writing portfolio. The main drawback to this site is the actual web design, which lacks the sophistication of a professional site (i.e. spacing is sometimes off, scroll overs reveal dark blocks that can't be read, etc.).
Mridu Khullar: an international freelance writer with 200+ articles in print and online. This is a very nicely organized web portfolio of work and incorporates a blog, as well. Be sure to check out her main menu, as well, especially the "For Writers" link.
Persis Karim: A cool writer's portfolio to go along with a very cool name. Also very well organized, this site has a very nice balance of images to text. The site is aesthetically unadorned, yet visually interesting and professional.
Al Young's Net: this portfolio is quite easy to navigate, which is always good, and well organized. Aesthetically, it feels a little "too" template-ish, but overall, it works nicely as a web portfolio.
Roya Hakakian: What's nice about this web portfolio is that the author has included video and audio examples of her work, as well as taped interviews, etc. This is a very sophisticated and professional portfolio. While new authors may not have nearly as much to include, anyone can utilize the video and audio formatting (even if it just includes some readings).
Esther Kamkar: this is also a nice, professional site, which is equally well organized as most above. Only problem for me is that the type is too small on the home page (within the body of link choices), but that just could be me . . . (and my failing eyes! ;-)
Jeanette Winterson: I've saved for last what I think is the absolute best example of a writing portfolio (at least that I've been able to find). This site has it all: a monthly column, video, audio, visual (and flash, too!), podcasts, and interactive opportunities for the person going to this site (like the discussion board, which allows people to not only post comments, but their own samples of writing). Those who come here have a difficult time leaving without feeling like they've really gotten to know this author.
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