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Creative Writing Resources Guide

Welcome to the Creative Writing Resources Guide!

On the tabs to the left, you will find resources divided into Craft and Publishing & Professional Resources.

On the Craft pages, you will find recommended craft books, tips for finding poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction at the library.

Below, find tips on finding author biographies and other resources intended to help you hone your craft.

On the Publishing & Professional Resources page, you will find publishing tips and lists for literary journals that accept submissions, writers' associations, and resources for teaching creative writing.

Finding Author Biographies

Find Author Biographies:

Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online This link opens in a new window Complete online access to all volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography, the main series, as well as the Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series and the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook Series. Provides comprehensive literary biographies of past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights, with coverage of lives and careers as well as the critical response to their works.