The best sites I've found (listed below) focus on everything from
free advice from peers to affordable representation.
Some also have a
comprehensive list of publishing houses crying out for new work as well
as listing contacts for the small story and article market;
www.talentcircle.co.uk
This site is updated real time to feature information, advice and
job ads from people
looking for creatives. The writing jobs can be
anything from a low budget (or no budget at all), to a large budget TV
drama looking for ideas, scripts and story lines. It does enable a good
peer to peer
networking capacity to.
www.jbwb.co.uk
The Jacquie Bennet Writers Bureau offers a comprehensive listing of
contact details for making contact for agents, short story markets,
novels, articles and publishing houses. It also offers advice on how to
approach each specifically and what they're looking for.
www.helium.com
Something you're familiar with I guess, but nevertheless a great way to write, review network and get paid for the pleasure.
www.youwriteon.com
This is a great site to have your work reviewed, review others and
potentially get noticed. Particularly with arts council backing and
publishers and agents regularly reviewing leaders on the site.