#FollowFriday: Writing Communities and Resources on Twitter

by David Miller Feb 12, 2010
6 Twitter feeds with information and resources for writers and journalists.
@Fictonaut

Online literary community for “adventurous readers & writers.” Fictionaut editors tweet dozens of times a day on various stories, interviews, plus publishing and job opportunities.

@SpotUS

Spot.Us is a nonprofit organization supporting independent journalists in the Bay Area and Los Angeles through community funded reporting.

@mediabistro

Key resource for writer, journalists, and new media professionals.

@htmlgiant

HTML GIANT tweets mostly bigs up their own stories but definitely check them out.

@sixsentences

6S is a friendly and supportive community for writers based around a 6-sentence form. Occasional tweets on writing opportunities and links to good interviews / articles.

@matadornetwork

For those unfamiliar with us, Matador is the most-read independent travel publication on the web. We have a worldwide community of travel writers, photographers, and filmmakers.

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