The ASA offers these links to external websites for information only. The ASA offers no endorsement or recommendation of the information or services that may be provided on these websites.  Due diligence must always be exercised when entering into any commercial undertaking.

Manuscript Assessment Services
Professional Development
Protocols
Self Publishing Services
Writers' Promotional

See Writers' Services (Part 1) for the following links:
Copyright Clearance Assistance
Editorial Services
Ghostwriting Services
Literary Agents

Manuscript Assessment Services
The Australian Literary Agents Association(ALAA) lists manuscript assessors.

Affordable Manuscript Assesments

The Book Doctor offers practical advice on style, content, presentation, marketability, and matters pertaining specifically to your manuscript in all genres except drama; also offers editing and publishing services.

Catherine Hammond Editorial Services. Manuscript assessment (fiction and non-fiction), structural and line editing, manuscript development (mentorship), project management. PO Box 703, Gordon, NSW 2072. Phone/Fax 02 9499 9834, Mobile 04 1744 2944, email.

Christine Nagel Literary Services offers editing, proof reading, publishing project management (including design and print broking), manuscript assessments, and writers' professional development courses.

Create a Kids' Book

Driftwood Manuscripts is a leading provider of detailed manuscript assessments for fiction and non-fiction authors.

John Harman - Author, Manuscript Assessor. John has assessed scores of manuscripts. In the last two years three have been published. He offers careful analysis of your fiction/non-fiction, a report covering crucial aspects and meetings to discuss your next steps. 

LHA Productions does manuscript assessments for new and established authors and has experience in preparing and editing submissions to publishers. For more information, email lhaprods@ozemail.com.au  or call 02 9550 4464.

Lynk Manuscript Assessment Service - Formerly the National Book Council Manuscript Assessment Service, Lynk is well established in the industry. Numerous Lynk authors have progressed to publishing deals. We assess all fiction and nonfiction, and we offer editing, mentoring and self-publishing services.

The Manuscript Appraisal Agency run by Brian Cook has been a major provider of manuscript assessments to writers and the industry since 1996.  Fiction and non-fiction, adults and children's.

Proton Writing Consultants Pty Ltd: combining scientific expertise with the crafts of nonfiction writing and editing. We provide manuscript assessments and copy-editing services for nonfiction and scientific writing.  www.WritersMarke.com

Renaissance Manuscript Service responds to your manuscript’s individual qualities. As well as a report, helpful comments and editing points are included in the margins of your copy.

Worthyofpublishing.com offers a free service for writers to gain feedback from the market on their work. If an Author's work proves to be popular on the website, it may end up attracting the attention of publishers.

Zephyr Manuscripts - general manuscript assessment, writing and editing services, online and paper assessments. Email  Antoinette Eklund or phone  03 56682881.

ASA members offering manuscript assessment services may send details of their website to be linked to this site if their details are not already on the ALAA site.

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Professional Development

Freelance Success
Sydney' Writers Centre
Geoff Bartlett teaches the course 'How to get your book published' at the Sydney writers' centre.

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Protocols
Our publications page offers free papers written by Dr Anita Heiss that consider pertinent issues regarding writing about Indigenous culture and Indigenous copyright. See also this paper from the Australia Council.

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Self Publishing Services
The following pages are provided to assist would-be self publishers find answers. The ASA also offers a free paper with hints on self publishing.

Blossom Books - Cover design service
Booksurge.com - Book printing and publishing
Cave Design - Graphic design and book design studio
Graphics Above - Book design and packaging services 
Ligare - Book printing and publishing
Lulu.com - Book printing and publishing
Palmer Higgs Publishing Services - Book printing and publishing
Printciple Source - Offset, web and digital printing
Splitting Image Colour Studio - Pre-publishing service

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Writers' Promotional Services

Book Creators Circle
Dorothy Griffiths / DGPR
Nell O'Bryan
No Fuss Web Design
Quikmark Media 

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