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Professional Resources
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Poets & Writers MagazineServes the professional interests of poets, authors, and writers of creative non-fiction. Poets & Writers publishes essays on the literary life, writer profiles, and practical information for poets and authors, including guidance on how to submit work for publication and listings of literary grants and prizes. Published bi-monthly.
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Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of AmericaSFWA is a professional organization for authors of science fiction, fantasy and related genres.
Where to Publish
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Writer's MarketCall Number: Reference Main Level PN161 .W83 2017ISBN: 1440347735Publication Date: 2016
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Poets & Writers: Literary Magazine DatabaseDatabase of literary magazines sortable by genre and subgenre. Includes information on simultaneous submissions, reporting times, and more.
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Poets & Writers: Small Press DatabaseDatabase of small presses sortable by genre and subgenre. Includes information on simultaneous submissions, reporting times, and more.
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DuotropeDatabase with statistics on more than 4,000 publishers' response times, acceptance rates, etc. Subscription required.
Literary Agents
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Poets & Writers: Literary AgentsListing browsable by theme.
Contests & Awards
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Fairfield MFA Book PrizeFairfield's MFA program is one of the very few MFA programs in the country to offer its students the unique opportunity of entering a book-length manuscript to its contest. The Fairfield Book Prize is open only to Fairfield MFA students and alumni and is awarded once every two years.
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Poets & Writers Contests, Grants, and AwardsIncludes details about the creative writing contests that were published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year
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New Pages ClassifiedsBrowse the most recent calls for submissions, writing contests, writing conferences and events, and writing program information.
Literary Magazines
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Paris ReviewA literary magazine featuring original writing, art, and in-depth interviews with famous writers.
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ConjunctionsPublishes innovative fiction, poetry, criticism, drama, art and interviews by both emerging and established writers.
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PloughsharesFiction, poetry, essays, commentary and reviews guest-edited serially by prominent writers, who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics and literary circles.
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The Southern ReviewPublishes fiction, poetry, critical essays, and excerpts from novels in progress by established and emerging writers and includes reproductions of visual art.
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
On the craft of writing:
Fiction
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Story Logic and the Craft of FictionCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN3355 .B68 2010ISBN: 9780230580558Publication Date: 2010 -
Poetry
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Next Word, Better Word: The Craft of Writing PoetryCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN1059.A9 D63 2011ISBN: 9780230621800Publication Date: 2011 -
How Poems ThinkCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN1031 .G47 2015ISBN: 022627800XPublication Date: 2015
Anthologies:
Fiction
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The Best American Short Stories 2016Call Number: Stacks Upper Level PZ1.B44 2016ISBN: 0544582756Publication Date: 2016 -
The Story and Its WriterCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN6120.2 .S85 2015ISBN: 1457664615Publication Date: 2014 -
The Pushcart Prize XliiCall Number: New Book Collection Main Level PS508.L58 P88 NO.41 2018ISBN: 9781888889857Publication Date: 2018
Poetry
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Best American Poetry 2016Call Number: Stacks Upper Level PS615 .B474 2016ISBN: 150112756XPublication Date: 2016 -
Flicker and Spark: a contemporary queer anthology of spoken word and poetryCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN6110.H65 F55 2013ISBN: 0982955391Publication Date: 2013
Reference Books:
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The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry in EnglishCall Number: Online and Reference Stacks Main Level PR601 .O9 2014ISBN: 0198704852Publication Date: 2014 -
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and PoeticsCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PN1021 .N39 2012ISBN: 0691154910Publication Date: 2012 -
MasterplotsCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PN44 .M33 2011ISBN: 1587655683Publication Date: 2011
Writing from Diverse Perspectives
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We Need Diverse Books: OurStory appHighlights diverse books for children and teens.
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We Need Diverse Books: Resources for writersArticles to read and opportunities to pursue.
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We Need Diverse Books: Where to find diverse booksA list of places to start looking for diverse books to read.
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We Read Too appA directory of children's and young adult's diverse books.
Find Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
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Literary Reference Center Plus (incorporates MLA International Bibliography)Provides access to articles, essays, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and background information in literary studies.
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Literature Resource CenterProvides access to articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, book reviews, author biographies, poems, short stories, and background information in literary studies.
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Literature Criticism OnlineProvides online access to the following titles from 2007-2017: Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children’s Literature Review.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA comprehensive collection of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. A useful background information source for starting your research. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
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Britannica AcademicProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level R119 .A533 2020ISBN: 9780190246556For help with this style, check out our AMA Citation Guide. -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161For help with this style, check out our APA Citation Guide. -
MLA Handbook, 9th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level LB2369 .G53 2021ISBN: 9781603293518For help with this style, check out our MLA Citation Guide. -
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Our Citation Guides can help with Chicago Notes-Bibliography style or Chicago Author-Date style. -
IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors by Call Number: OnlineFor help with this style, check out our IEEE Citation Guide.
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Citation Managers
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