NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR WRITERS

Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/

American Academy of Arts and Letters
http://www.artsandletters.org/

Asian American Writers' Workshop
http://www.aaww.org/

Associated Writing Programs
http://awpwriter.org

Association of American Publishers
http://www.publishers.org/

Association of American University Presses
http://aaupnet.org/

Authors Guild
Organization for book authors and freelance writers that provides a wide range of services, including health insurance plans, assistance with copyright, contract advice and reviews, assistance with legal disputes, as well as domain names and dot.com addresses for members.
http://www.authorsguild.org/

Authors Registry
http://www.authorsregistry.org/

Black Writers Alliance
http://www.blackwriters.org/

Cave Canem
http://www.cavecanempoets.org/

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
http://www.clmp.org/

Haiku Society of America
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/

National Book Critics Circle
http://www.bookcritics.org/

National Book Foundation
http://www.nationalbook.org/

National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.endow.gov/

National Federation of State Poetry Societies
http://www.nfsps.com/index.htm

National Poetry Foundation
http://www.ume.maine.edu/~npf/

National Society of Arts and Letters
http://www.arts-nsal.org/

National Writers Association
http://www.diac.com/%7Ecapune/html/welcome_page.html

Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas
http://www.ou.edu/cas/nas/writers.html

New York Center for Independent Publishing
http://nycip.org/

PEN American Center
http://pen.org/

Poetry Foundation
http://poetryfoundation.org/

Poetry Society of America
http://www.poetrysociety.org/

Poets & Writers
Literary organization focusing on information, support, and guidance for creative writers, maintaining a comprehensive list of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners, and a searchable database of over 5,000 listings from A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, as well as publishing Poets & Writers Magazine.
http://www.pw.org/

Poets Against the War
http://poetsagainstthewar.org/

Poetry in the Arts
http://www.poetryinarts.org/

Publishers Marketing Association
http://www.pma-online.org/

Small Press Traffic
http://www.sptraffic.org/

Small Publishers Association of North America
http://www.spannet.org/

SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network)
http://www.spawn.org/

Today's Woman
A supportive online community designed to help writers succeed in the writing industry. Offers a useful selection of services including author interviews, regular columns, interactive forums, and a place to share writing for critiques by peers.
http://www.todays-woman.net

Women's National Book Association
http://www.wnba-books.org/

WritersNet
http://www.writers.net/