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If you've been looking for a large, diverse group of talented writers who talk about writing and the challenges and successes involved in getting published in a private, ungoogleable corner of the Internet, this is it.

• 700 members in a dozen countries.
• One-third of the membership is agented and/or published.
• Nearly 200 members log into the discussion forums every day.

Naturally we think the Backspace discussion forums are some of the best on the Net. But there’s no need to take our word for it:

I just had a quick trawl. Gosh, I feel more like a writer just for having been in there for 5 minutes! I'll enjoy being a part of it, I'm sure. - Mike Coombes, author, editor NFG Magazine

I've had a look around, and am incredibly impressed with the level of discourse--there are a lot of smart people hanging around here. – Sarah Weinman, author, reviewer, crime fiction blogger (Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind)

Once a month, best-selling authors, literary agents, acquisitions editors, and other publishing professionals conduct 3-day question and answer seminars with Backspace members in a virtually never-ending online writers conference.

Our ever-growing Guest Speaker Archives (available to forum members) include discussions with the following publishing professionals.

Editors:
C. Michael Curtis, fiction editor, The Atlantic Monthly; Natasha Graf, McGraw-Hill Trade; Stacy Boyd, Harlequin/Silhouette; Kristen Weber, Warner/Mysterious Press; Susan Henderson, Night Train Literary Magazine; Jerry Gross, freelance editor; Peter Joseph, Thomas Dunne;

Authors:
Lee Child, Robert Crais, Jennifer Weiner, Elizabeth George, Chris Bohjalian, Stephen Elliott, Jeffery Deaver, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Weis, Barry Eisler, Michael Prescott, Barbara Samuels, M.J. Rose, Victoria Strauss, Rick Riordan, David Morrell, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Bruce Bauman, Raymond Benson, Douglas Preston, Tess Gerritsen, Gayle Lynds, Bruce Holland Rogers, Adrienne Brodeur, John Case, R.L. Stine

Literary Agents:
Jenny Bent, Trident Media Group; Dan Lazar, Writers House; Ginger Clark, Writers House; Jeff Kleinman, Folio Literary Management; Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary Agency; Nick Ellison, Nicholas Ellison, Inc.; Jim McCarthy, Dystel & Goderich; Michelle Wolfson, Ralph M. Vicinanza Literary Agency, Miriam Goderich, Dystel & Goderich; Jessica Faust, Bookends; Irene Goodman, Irene Goodman Agency; Laney Katz Becker, Folio Literary Management; Sarah Self, Gersh Agency; Rachel Vater, Folio Literary Management

Other publishing professionals:

Sara Nelson, editor-in-chief, Publisher’s Weekly and former book reviewer for The New York Post; Susan Schwartzman, publicist; Maude Newton, literary blogger; Renni Browne, author, “Self-Editing for Fiction Writers”; Ed Sanchez, independent film director, “The Blair Witch Project”; Marcela Landres, editorial consultant, formerly with Simon & Schuster; Kaolin Fire, author and website designer; Bella Stander, publicist, books reviewer, Deborah Serra, screenwriter, Jessa Crispin (Bookslut), books reviewer, Tom Robinson, publicist; Bella Stander, publicity consultant; Caroline Leavitt, author, books reviewer