One of the easiest ways to locate a literary agent or publisher is to use AgentQuery. This unique search engine provides free "quick agent search" based on keywords such as agent name and genre. This site also offers a wealth of resources for writers, such as information about literary agents, how to write queries and submit to agents and warnings about scams. QueryTracker also offers a free online search engine for publishers. This site allows writers to search for publishers based on fiction and non-fiction genres. Writers may also choose to only receive information about agents accepting unsolicited queries. AgentQuery Connect is an "online social networking community for the publishing industry" hosted by the QueryTracker site and offers free critiques of queries, as well as advice about agents and agent submissions and interviews with literary agents.
Several blogs and websites offer literary agent news and advice, such as the Guide to Literary Agents Editor's Blog, which has the tagline, "Where and How to Find the Right Agents to Represent Your Work." This blog offers a wealth of information about agents and the publishing industry. Writer's Digest is a magazine and website which is advertised as "the number one resource for writers, celebrating the the writing life and what it means to be a writer in today's publishing environment." Writer's Digest offers tips about agents, publishers and getting published.
Another popular resource to find publishers is Writer's Market, a book which is published every year, with updated publishing leads. Before the Internet, this was one of the most important resources for writers, with current publisher information and contact information available an indexed manner. Writer's Market also runs a website with the tag line "Where and How to Sell What You Write." This site is primarily a subscription service which helps writers meet their publishing goals. Writer's Market continues to be a yearly bestseller when it comes to publishing resources for writers.