Poetry to inspire you: a guide to internet resources for the study and writing of poetry.
Inspirational poetry, poetry online, poetry-portal, internet guide
http://www.poetry-portal.com

The National Literacy Trust, founded in 1993, is an independent charity dedicated to building a literate nation. The importance of literacy has long been recognised: it underpins all educational achievement and is central to economic advance; it helps develop human potential and raises self-esteem.
www.literacytrust.org.uk

JBWB This site is packed with information on writers' markets and writing competitions, and contains links to all the writers' resources you'll need.
www.jbwb.co.uk

Edinburgh Writers Opportunities for writers in Edinburgh ranging from courses, groups and competitions
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Libraries/writing/writing.html

A brand new 'readers' search engine' where you can read the first chapter of recommended books, set up regular e-mails about the books you like, share reviews and order titles at a discount!
www.birmingham.gov.uk/reading

Alliance of Literary Societies Literary Societies in  the U.K., links, activities, contact
addresses, membership forms, authors, poets,  conferences, literary events and useful sites.
Includes a gazetteer, with the counties and places that the writers visited.
http://www.allianceofliterarysocieties.org.uk

Agents

www.featureworld.co.uk  Journalist and media agent specialising in selling real-life stories to newspapers and magazines.

www.publicityagent.co.uk act for individuals caught in a media frenzy and achieve top prices from newspapers for their exclusive stories.

www.cash4yourstory.co.uk offer a fast and free service aimed at turning your true life story into money in a sensitive and sympathetic manner.

Publishers

www.arimapublishing.co.uk - arima offers new and established writers a range of quality services to assist them to bring their books to the market, as well as global distribution channels that include Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

www.yourpod.co.uk
Print on demand publishing for amateur and semi-professional authors in the U.K.  Your P.O.D. specialise in providing the author maximum input into the look of their book, publishing in the traditional format and size, and printing as little as one copy at a time. Your P.O.D. books are priced at traditional bookshop prices.

www.forwardpress.co.uk

http://www.proprintpublishers.co.uk

http://quartetbooks.wordpress.com
Quartet Books, a leading independent publisher with a fine tradition of pursuing an alternative to the mainstream

Writing competitions

http://www.fishpublishing.com  Fish Publishing runs the Fish Short Story Prize, an international short story competition.  They also run poetry, crime, and historical fiction competitions and provide a full editorial consultancy service designed to provide writers with one to one, on-going, constructive feedback on their work, whether it is a complete novel or just the beginnings.

Competitions Win competitions at Dot Comper - over 40,000 prize winning slogans.

How to Win Competitions The definitive competitions handbook no serious comper can afford to be without - how to write prize winning slogans.

Diverse writing competitions in the Creative Entry section. www.contesthound.com

Lists UK prize competitions requiring skill rather than luck, as favoured by the persistent winners. Includes short story, novel and poetry contests. www.prizemagic.co.uk

A gateway to a galaxy of star prizes, updated daily with your chance to win the best free competitions the web has to offer. www.theprizefinder.com