Introduction ..............................................1
How to Use This Book....................................... 4
Resources for Writers....................................... 13
*Indicates a new category this year

Connecting with Other Writers ........................... 13
Find: Books .......................................... 14
Find: Information ..................................... 14
Find: Quotes ......................................... 15 *
Find: Statistics ....................................... 15
Freelance jobs ........................................ 16
Groups/Organizations of Interest ......................... 16
Illustration Sources .................................... 20
Language Vocabulary................................... 21
Legal Concerns .......................................22
Market Sources .......................................23
Promotion ...........................................25
*Promotion: Book Reviewers ............................ 26
*Promotion: Publicists.................................. 27
Reference Tools ....................................... 28
Research: Bible ....................................... 29
Research: Libraries..................................... 30
Research: News ....................................... 30
Resources: Children's Writing ........................... 30
Resources: Ethnic Writers ............................... 32
Resources: Fiction Writing ............................... 33
Resources: Poetry Writing ............................... 35
Resources: Screenwriting/Scriptwriting..................... 36
Resources: Songwriting ................................. 40
Resources: Young Writers ............................... 41
Search Engines ........................................ 42
Services for Writers .................................... 43
Web Page Development/Resources ........................ 45
Websites of Interest to Writers: General .................... 46
Websites of Interest to Writers: Specialty Topics ...........49
Writers' Software ...................................... 50
Writing Instruction: Cassette Tapes ........................ 50
Writing Instruction: Correspondence Courses ............... 51
Writing Instruction: E-mail/Internet Courses ................ 53
Writing Instruction: Miscellaneous Helps ................... 54 II.

1. Topical/Subject Listings of Book Publishers .............. 58
*Indicates a new category this year
Apologetics ...........................................58
Archaeology .......................................... 58
Autobiography ........................................ 59
Bible/Biblical Studies ................................... 59
Bible Commentary..................................... 59
Biography ............................................ 60
Booklets ............................................. 60
Canadian/Foreign ...................................... 60
Celebrity Profiles ...................................... 60
Children's Easy Readers................................. 61
Children's Picture Books ................................ 61
Christian Education .................................... 61
Christian Homeschooling ............................... 61
Christian Living ....................................... 62
Christian School Books ................................. 62
Church History ........................................ 62
Church Life ..........................................63
Church Renewal ....................................... 63
Church Traditions ..................................... 64
Compilations ......................................... 64
Controversial Issues.................................... 64
Cookbooks ........................................... 64
Counseling Aids ....................................... 64
Creation Science ......................................65
Cults/Occult .......................................... 65
Current/Social Issues ................................... 65
Curriculum ........................................... 66
Death/Dying .......................................... 66
Devotional Books ...................................... 66
Discipleship .......................................... 67
Divorce .............................................. 67
Doctrinal ............................................ 67
Drama ..............................................68
E-Books............................................. 68
Economics ........................................... 68
Environmental Issues................................... 68
Eschatology .......................................... 68
Ethics ............................................... 69
Ethnic/Cultural ........................................ 69
Evangelism/Witnessing.................................. 69
Exegesis ............................................. 70
Exposes............................................. 70
Faith ................................................ 70
Family Life ........................................... 70
Fiction: Adult/Religious ................................. 71
Fiction: Adventure ..................................... 71
Fiction: Allegory....................................... 72
Fiction: Biblical ....................................... 72
Fiction: Contemporary ................................. 72
Fiction: Ethnic ........................................ 72
Fiction: Fantasy ....................................... 73
Fiction: Frontier....................................... 73
Fiction: Frontier/Romance ............................... 73
Fiction: Historical ..................................... 73
Fiction: Historical/Romance.............................. 73
Fiction: Humor ....................................... 73
Fiction: Juvenile (Ages 8-12) ............................. 74
Fiction: Literary ....................................... 74
Fiction: Mystery/Romance ............................... 74
Fiction: Mystery/Suspense ............................... 74
Fiction: Novellas ...................................... 74
Fiction: Plays ......................................... 75
Fiction: Romance ...................................... 75
Fiction: Science Fiction ................................. 75
Fiction: Short Story Collection ........................... 75
*Fiction: Speculative ................................... 75
Fiction: Teen/Young Adult ............................... 75
Fiction: Westerns ...................................... 75
Games/Crafts ......................................... 75
Gift Books ...........................................76
Group Study Books .................................... 76
Healing ..............................................76
Health ..................................... ..........77
Historical ............................................ 77
Homeschooling Resources .............................. 77
Homiletics ........................................... 78
How-To.............................................. 78
Humor .............................................. 78
Inspirational .......................................... 78
Leadership ........................................... 79
Liturgical Studies ...................................... 79
Marriage ............................................. 80
Memoirs ............................................. 80
Men's Books .......................................... 80
Miracles ............................................. 81
Missionary ........................................... 81
Money Management .................................... 81
Music-Related Books ................................... 81
Novelty Books for Kids ... . ............................. 82
Pamphlets ............................................ 82
Parenting ............................................ 82
Pastors' Helps ........................................ 82
Personal Experience .................................... 83
Personal Growth ......................................83
Personal Renewal ...................................... 83
Philosophy ........................................... 84
Photographs (for covers) ................................ 84
Poetry ............................................... 84
Political .............................................. 84
Prayer ............................................... 85
*Print-on-Demand ..................................... 85
Prophecy ............................................85
Psychology ........................................... 86
Racism ..............................................86
Recovery Books ....................................... 86
Reference Books ......................................86
Religion .............................................87
Religious Tolerance .................................... 87
Retirement ........................................... 87
Scholarly ............................................. 88
Science .............................................. 88
Self-Help ............................................. 88
Senior Adult Concerns .................................. 88
Sermons ............................................. 89
Singles Issues ......................................... 89
Social Justice Issues .................................... 89
Sociology ............................................ 89
Spiritual Gifts ......................................... 90
Spirituality ...........................................90
Spiritual Warfare ...................................... 91
Sports/Recreation ...................................... 91
Stewardship .......................................... 91
Theology ............................................91
Time Management ..................................... 92
Tracts ............................................... 92
Travel ............................................... 92
Women's Issues ....................................... 92
World Issues .......................................... 93
*Worship ............................................93
Worship Resources ..................................... 93
Writing How-To .......................................93
Youth Books (Nonfiction) ............................... 93
Youth Programs ....................................... 94

2. Alphabetical Listings of Book Publishers ................ 95

3. Book Publishers Not Included-See introduction to General Index.

4. Subsidy Publishers .................................. 182
What You Need to Know About Subsidy Publishers .... 182
Listing of Subsidy Publishers ............................ 184
Listing of Christian Book/Music/Gift Distributors ...... 197

5. Market Analysis: Books............................... 200
Publishers in Order of Most Books Published............... 200
Publishers with Most Books on Bestseller List ........... 201
Book Topics Most Popular with Publishers ................. 203
Summary of Information on Book Publishers............... 204
III. PERIODICALS

1. Topical Listings of Periodicals ......................... 207
*Indicates a new category this year

Bible Studies ........................................ 207
Book Excerpts ....................................... 208
Book Reviews ........................................ 208
Canadian/Foreign Markets .............................. 209
Celebrity Pieces ...................................... 210
Christian Business .................................... 210
Christian Education ................................... 211
Christian Living ............................... . ...... 212
Church Growth ......................................213
Church History ....................................... 214
Church Life .........................................214
Church Management .................................. 215
Church Outreach ..................................... 215
Church Traditions .................................... 216
Controversial Issues................................... 217 *
Crafts ............................................. 218
Creation Science .....................................218
Cults/Occult ......................................... 218
Current/Social Issues .................................. 219
Death/Dying ......................................... 220
Devotionals/Meditations ............................... 220
Discipleship ......................................... 221
Divorce ............................................. 222
Doctrinal ........................................... 223
Economics .......................................... 224
Environmental Issues.................................. 224
Essays .............................................. 225
Ethics .............................................. 225
Ethnic/Cultural Pieces ................................. 226
Evangelism/Witnessing................................. 227
Exegesis ............................................ 228
Faith ............................................... 228
Family Life .......................................... 229
Fillers: Anecdotes..................................... 230
Fillers: Cartoons...................................... 231
Fillers: Facts ......................................... 232
Fillers: Games ....................................... 233
Fillers: Ideas ......................................... 233
Fillers: jokes ......................................... 233
Fillers: Kid Quotes .................................... 234
Fillers: Newsbreaks .......... . ........................ 234
Fillers: Party Ideas .................................... 234
Fillers: Prayers ....................................... 234
Fillers: Prose......................................... 235
Fillers: Quizzes....................................... 235
Fillers: Quotes ....................................... 236
Fillers: Short Humor .................................. 236 *
Fillers: Tips......................................... 237
Fillers: Word Puzzles .................................. 237
Food/Recipes ........................................ 237
Healing ............................................. 238
Health..............................................238
Historical...........................................239
Holiday/Seasonal.....................................240
Homeschooling......................................241
Homiletics..........................................241
How-To.............................................241
How To Activities
(Juv)................................242
Humor.............................................243 *
Inner Life.........................................244
Inspirational ......................................... 244
Interviews/Profiles .................................... 245
Leadership .......................................... 246
Liturgical ........................................... 247
Marriage ............................................ 248
Men's Issues ......................................... 249
Miracles ............................................ 249
Missions ............................................ 250
Money Management ................................... 250
Music Reviews ....................................... 251
Nature .............................................251
News Features ....................................... 252
Newspapers/Tabloids ................................. 252
Online Publications ................................... 252
Opinion Pieces........................................ 253
Parenting ........................................... 254
Personal Experience ................................... 255
Personal Growth .....................................256
Photo Essays ......................................... 257
Photographs ......................................... 257
Poetry .............................................. 259
Political ............................................. 260
Prayer .............................................. 260
Prophecy ...........................................262
Psychology .......................................... 262
Puppet Plays ......................................... 262
Racism .............................................262
Relationships ........................................ 263
Religious Freedom .................................... 264
Religious Tolerance ................................... 264
Salvation Testimonies ............... . ................. 265
Science ............................................. 265
Self-Help ............................................ 266
Senior Adult Issues ...................................266
Sermons............................................266
Short Story: Adult/Religious.............................267
Short Story: Adventure................................267
Short Story: Allegory..................................268
Short Story: Biblical...................................268
Short Story: Contemporary.............................268
Short Story :Ethnic....................................269
Short Story: Fantasy...................................269
Short Story: Frontier .................................. 269

Women's Issues......................................282 *
Workplace Issues....................................282
World Issues........................................282
Worship...........................................283
Writing How-To......................................284
Young Writer Markets..................................284
Youth Issues.........................................285
Alphabetical Listings of Periodicals and E-zines ..........286
 Adult/General Markets.................................286
Children's Markets....................................393
Christian Education/Library Markets ...................... 408
Daily Devotional Markets............................... 420
Missions Markets ..................................... 422
Music Markets ....................................... 429
Pastor/Leadership Markets.............................. 433
Teen/Young Adult Markets .............................. 457
Women's Markets ..................................... 469
Writers' Markets ...................................... 484

3. Market Analysis: Periodicals .......................... 497
Periodicals in Order by Circulation ....................... 497
Periodical Topics in Order of Popularity ................... 500

Summary of Information in Periodical Listings .............. 502
 

Card Publishers ...................................... 505
Game Markets ....................................... 510
Gift/Specialty Item Markets ............................. 510
Software Developers .................................. 513
Video/CD Markets .................................... 514
Specialty Products Topical Listings ....................... 515

V HELPS FOR WRITERS

1. Christian Writers' Conferences and Workshops .......... 517

2. Area Christian Writers' Clubs/Groups ................... 536

3. Editorial Services.................................... 554

4. Christian Literary Agents ............................. 569
5. Contests ...........................................586
Children/Young Adult Contests, Writing for ................ 586
Fiction Contests ...................................... 587
Nonfiction Contests ................................... 589
Play/Scriptwriting Contests ............................. 591
Poetry Contests ...................................... 591
Multiple-Genre Contests ............................... 595
Sponsored by Writers' Conferences/Groups ................ 602 VI.
INDEXES AND GLOSSARY

1. Denominational Listing of Book Publishers and Periodicals ......607
2. List of Book Publishers and Periodicals by Corporate Group ..610
3. Glossary of Terms ................................... 611
4. General index ......................................616