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Creative and Scholarly Writing: Books
Guide to creative writing materials, presentations, and publishing
About this Guide
Books
Databases
Literary Journals & Magazines
Presentations and Conference Papers
Getting Published
Books on Craft
General
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Screenwriting
Bird by Bird
by
Anne Lamott
Call Number: 808 LAM
ISBN: 9780385480017
Publication Date: 1995-09-01
The Cambridge Companion to Prose
by
Daniel Tyler (Editor)
Call Number: 809.988 CAM
ISBN: 9781108940580
Publication Date: 2021-11-18
Chance Particulars
by
Sara Mansfield Taber
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1421425092
Publication Date: 2018-05-03
Creative Writing
by
Lavonne Mueller; Jerry D. Reynolds
Call Number: 808 DIY
ISBN: 9780844253657
Publication Date: 1994-12-01
Discovering Creative Writing
by
Graeme Harper
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1788928482
Publication Date: 2020-06-12
The Five-Minute Writer
by
Margret Geraghty
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1281254142
Publication Date: 2008-08-15
The Handbook of Creative Writing
by
Steven Earnshaw (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0748689397
Publication Date: 2014-04-14
How to Write Anything
by
Laura Brown
Call Number: 808.042 BRO
ISBN: 9780393240146
Publication Date: 2014-04-14
How to Write Everything
by
David Quantick
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1783196025
Publication Date: 2014-10-23
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing
by
X. J. Kennedy; Dana Gioia
Call Number: 808 LIT
ISBN: 9780205230396
Publication Date: 2011-12-29
Lit from Within
by
Kevin Haworth (Editor); Dinty W. Moore (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0821443704
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings and Handbook
by
Richard Bullock; Maureen Daly Goggin; Francine Weinberg
Call Number: 808.042 BUL
ISBN: 9780393919592
Publication Date: 2013-02-01
Once upon a Time in the Twenty-First Century
by
Bethany Startin et al.
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0817392327
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
The Portable Creative Writing Workshop
by
Pat Boran
Call Number: 808.042 BOR
ISBN: 9781897648513
Publication Date: 1999-10-25
The Scribner Handbook for Writers
by
Robert DiYanni; Patrick C. Hoy
Call Number: 808 DIY
ISBN: 9780023298646
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
Three Genres
by
Stephen Minot
Call Number: 808.02 MIN
ISBN: 9780139204302
Publication Date: 1987-11-01
To the Budding Creative Writer
by
Roselyne M. Jua; Bate Besong
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9789956558933
Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Write Better
by
Andrew T. Le Peau
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0830865659
Publication Date: 2019-10-08
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
by
Jane Smiley
Call Number: 813.54 SMI
ISBN: 9781400040599
Publication Date: 2005-09-13
Aspects of the Novel
by
E. M. Forster
Call Number: 808.3 FOR
Publication Date: 1954
Craft of Science Fiction
by
Reginald Bretnor (Editor)
Call Number: 808.3876 CRA
ISBN: 9780060104610
Publication Date: 1976-08-01
The Creative Writer's Survival Guide
by
John McNally
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1587299496
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Novel Writing
by
Romesh Gunesekera; A. L. Kennedy
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1780937881
Publication Date: 2015-01-29
On Writing
by
Stephen King
Call Number: 813.54 KIN
ISBN: 9780684853529
Publication Date: 2000-10-03
Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories
by
Margaret Lucke
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0071368450
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Short Story Writing
by
Charles Raymond Barrett
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1775416372
Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Vivid and Continuous
by
John McNally
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1609381572
Publication Date: 2013-03-01
Writing: a User Manual
by
David Hewson
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1408157411
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Writing Short Stories
by
Courttia Newland; Tania Hershman
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1474257291
Publication Date: 2015-04-23
The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction
by
Sally Cline; Midge Gillies
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1408175207
Publication Date: 2012-10-25
A Field Guide for Immersion Writing
by
Robin Hemley
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1280491027
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Literary Non-Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion
by
Sally Cline; Midge Gillies
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1474268315
Publication Date: 2015-11-19
The Memoir and the Memoirist
by
Thomas Larson
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0804011001
Publication Date: 2007-05-15
The Rise of the Memoir
by
Alex Zwerdling
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9780198755784
Publication Date: 2017-02-01
Writing Creative Nonfiction
by
Gay Talese; Barbara Lounsberry
Call Number: 808.0427 TAL
ISBN: 9780060465872
Publication Date: 1997-01-07
Writing Personal Essays
by
Sheila Bender
Call Number: 808.042 BEN
ISBN: 9780898796650
Publication Date: 1995-04-15
In Pursuit of Poetry
by
Robert S. Hillyer
Call Number: 801.9 HIL
ISBN: 9780070289239
Publication Date: 1971-01-01
A Little Book on Form
by
Robert Hass
Call Number: 809.1 HAS
ISBN: 9780062332431
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Native Voices
by
CMarie Fuhrman (Editor); Dean Rader (Editor)
Call Number: 811.608 NAT
ISBN: 9781946482181
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Read, Recite, and Write List Poems
by
JoAnn Early Macken
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9780778719656
Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Why Poetry Matters
by
Jay Parini
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1299464068
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film
by
Linda Seger
Call Number: 808.23 SEG
ISBN: 9780805016260
Publication Date: 1992-02-15
Blueprint for Screenwriting
by
Rachel Ballon
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1410611124
Publication Date: 2014-04-04
Documentary Storytelling
by
Sheila Curran Bernard
Call Number: 070.18 BER
ISBN: 9781138123410
Publication Date: 2015-12-22
On Story: Screenwriters and Their Craft
by
Austin Film Austin Film Festival; Barbara Morgan (Editor); Maya Perez (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0292756267
Publication Date: 2013-10-15
The Pleasures of Structure
by
Julian Hoxter
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9781441101396
Publication Date: 2015-04-23
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by
Blake Snyder
Call Number: 808.23 SNY
ISBN: 9781615931712
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
The Screenwriter's Workbook
by
Syd Field
Call Number: 808.23 FIE
ISBN: 9780385339049
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
So You Want to Write a Screenplay
by
Taylor Gaines; Atlantic Publishing Group
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1620232154
Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Write What You Don't Know: An Accessible Manual for Screenwriters
by
Julian Hoxter
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1283307618
Publication Date: 2011-08-18
Writing the Comedy Movie
by
Marc Blake
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1628925922
Publication Date: 2015-12-17
Writing the Horror Movie
by
Marc Blake; Sara Bailey
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1441196188
Publication Date: 2013-09-12
Books on Creative Writing Pedagogy and Research
General
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Screenwriting
The Craft of Research
by
Wayne C. Booth; Gregory G. Colomb; Joseph M. Williams
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9780226062648
Publication Date: 2009-05-01
Creative Writing Innovations
by
Michael Dean Clark (Editor); Trent Hergenrader (Editor); Joseph Rein (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1474297196
Publication Date: 2017-02-23
Creative Writing Pedagogies for the Twenty-First Century
by
Alexandria Peary; Tom C. Hunley
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0809334046
Publication Date: 2015-06-25
Creative Writing Studies
by
Graeme Harper (Editor); Jeri Kroll (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1847690211
Publication Date: 2007-12-10
The Handbook of Creative Writing
by
Steven Earnshaw (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0748689397
Publication Date: 2014-04-14
Keywords in Creative Writing
by
Wendy Bishop; David Starkey
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1283283476
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Researching Creative Writing
by
Jen Webb
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9781907076350
Publication Date: 2015-07-01
Research Proposals: A Guide to Success
by
Thomas E. Ogden (Editor); Israel A. Goldberg (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1281050695
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
The Scribner Handbook for Writers
by
Robert DiYanni; Patrick C. Hoy
Call Number: 808 DIY
ISBN: 9780023298646
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
Studying Creative Writing - Successfully
by
Stephanie Vanderslice (Editor, Contribution by)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1907076883
Publication Date: 2016-06-06
Writing Without Teachers
by
Peter Elbow
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0190262818
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas
by
Ron Shaw
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1134063326
Publication Date: 2007-11-28
Everyday Fantasic: Essays on Science Fiction and Human Being
by
Michael Berman (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1282191543
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Novel Writing
by
Romesh Gunesekera; A. L. Kennedy
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1780937881
Publication Date: 2015-01-29
Story Crafting
by
Arlene F. Marks
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1475807333
Publication Date: 2014-03-04
The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction
by
Sally Cline; Midge Gillies
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1408175207
Publication Date: 2012-10-25
Blurring the Boundaries
by
B. J. Hollars
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1283948818
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Literary Non-Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion
by
Sally Cline; Midge Gillies
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1474268315
Publication Date: 2015-11-19
Writing to Learn
by
William Zinsser
Call Number: 808.042 ZIN
ISBN: 9780062720405
Publication Date: 1993-06-04
Differentials
by
Marjorie Perloff
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0817382216
Publication Date: 2015-07-25
Making Poetry Happen
by
Sue Dymoke (Editor); Myra Barrs (Editor); Andrew Lambirth (Editor); Anthony Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1472510267
Publication Date: 2015-01-29
Moving Words
by
Derek Attridge
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0198728115
Publication Date: 2015-05-26
Poetics of Curriculum, Poetics of Life
by
Mary-Elizabeth Vaquer
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9789463004640
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Poetry
by
David Constantine
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0191653748
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
The Room Is on Fire
by
Susan Weinstein
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1438470231
Publication Date: 2018-06-01
Why Poetry Matters
by
Jay Parini
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1299464068
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Documentary Storytelling
by
Sheila Curran Bernard
Call Number: 070.18 BER
ISBN: 9781138123410
Publication Date: 2015-12-22
Everyday Fantasic: Essays on Science Fiction and Human Being
by
Michael Berman (Editor)
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 1282191543
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
The Science of Screenwriting
by
Paul Joseph Gulino; Connie Shears
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9781501327216
Publication Date: 2018-02-08
Screenwriting
by
Andrew Horton et al.
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 0813563429
Publication Date: 2014-08-23
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