The online catalog, COAST, tells you which books, periodicals, and media materials this Library owns.
You may search by: Author, Title, Journal Title, Subject using Library of Congress Subject Headings, Keywords/ Words, Author/Title, or Call Number. You may search in specific Library collections, as well as View My Library Record, Request Interlibrary Loans.
Some useful Library of Congress Subject Headings [LCSH] for finding materials on writing are these:
AUTHORSHIP AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS
AUTHORS AND READERS BOOK PROPOSALS
BUSINESS WRITING COPYRIGHT
CREATIVE WRITING DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES -- AUTHORSHIP
DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES -- TECHNIQUE DRAMA--TECHNIQUE
EDITING FEATURE WRITING
FICTION AUTHORSHIP FICTION -- TECHNIQUE
LITTLE MAGAZINES LITTLE PRESSES
MOTION PICTURE AUTHORSHIP MOTION PICTURE PLAYS -- TECHNIQUE
PLAGIARISM PLAYWRITING
PLOTS (DRAMA, NOVEL, ETC.) POETRY -- AUTHORSHIP
RADIO AUTHORSHIP RADIO PLAYS -- TECHNIQUE
SCIENCE FICTION -- AUTHORSHIP SCIENCE FICTION -- TECHNIQUE
Academic Search Complete [some full-text]. E-Ref
Academic Search Complete indexes articles, reviews, and editorials in some 1800+ journals and magazines, and several newspapers. It also provides the full-text of some of these articles, plus links to our COAST catalog so you may determine if the CSULB Library owns those publications which are not full-text in the database.
American Humanities Index, 1975- . Ref PN 2 .A35
Indexes some little magazines.
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center, 1966- . E-Ref NOTE: ERIC Document (ED) microfiche are in Lower Level
For those who plan to teach creative writing.
Library Literature and Information Science, 1933-1998. Z 666 .L69; and, since1984- , electronic with some full-text in: E-Ref
Information about publishing and libraries, those who will present your writing to the public and those who will make it available.
Reader's Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982, E-Ref
Reader's Guide Abstracts, 1983-date in E-Ref
The Reader's Guide indexes popular, mass-market magazines, including The Writer.
The Asian American Writers' Workshop
"Established in 1991, The Asian American Writers' Workshop, Inc. is a nonprofit literary arts organization dedicated to the creation, development, publication and dissemination of Asian American literature. The Workshop publishes The Asian Pacific American Journal, the literary magazine Ten and various anthologies on underrepresented Asian American experiences." Also, since 1998 they have sponsored the "Annual Asian American Literary Awards have honored Asian American writers for excellence in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, memoir, stage plays and screenplays."
AWP: The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
"Since 1967, AWP has supported writers a&writing programs around the world. We now support over 24,000 writers at over 370 member colleges & universities & 125 writers' conferences & centers." They publish a magazine, sponsor writing contests, provide information about careers and jobs, have lists of writers' conference and centers, have a small bookstore (called the 'Bookshelf'), and hold an annual conference which includes a book fair and a pedagogy forum.
The Writer's Center's Scam Kit page; check it out so that you are not caught by those scamsters who would part you from your hard-earned money. 'Essentially, scams fall into three categories: 1. Services to writers - from editing, through organizations, to agenting; 2. Education for writers -including correspondence schools; 3. Publication - including contests and "prizes." '
Independent Literary Centers with Programs and Services for Writers
"Literary centers exist to be spaces for writers, much as dancers and musicians need spaces. But, of course, for a different reason. Literary centers support developing as well as well-known writers. In the regions they serve, they are a focus for small literary presses and magazines activity. The support literary centers offer comes in the form of community and audience development. With some exceptions, the literary centers in [their] list are nonprofit and tax-exempt, have independent boards of directors and budget, a physical space, paid staff, and three or more of the following programs: a literary reading series, writing workshops, a newsletter or other communications, a book display, workspace and equipment."
International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses. Ref PN 4836 .D5 [Annual; most recent edition in Reference]
Annotated listing of small press publishers of books, chapbooks, and little mags.
LMP: Literary MarketPlace. Ref PN 161 .L5 [Annual; most recent edition in Reference]
Listing of publishers (mostly mainstream and academic), with contact information and types of materials published; includes index by types of materials/subjects published.
Do you know that nearly 800 former Peace Corps Volunteers have published books (to say nothing of articles and other things). Check out this place where 'returned Peace Corps Volunteers write about their world.'
Links about theatre, production, and writing for playwrights, actors, producers, directors, & stage managers.
Sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's of America, Writer Beware is a site devoted to educating writers about traps for the unwary, e.g., fee-charging agents, dishonest book doctors, fraudulent subsidy publishers, and fake contests.
The Writer's Market. Ref PN 161 .W83 [Annual; most recent edition in Reference]
Annotated listing of mainstream publishers, some book but mostly magazine publishers, with information on types of materials wanted and submission requirements.
Writing Links & Links for Writers / Writers' Resources on The Web and More
Networking, the business of writing, reference and research, writing tools, the writer's life, fiction, and non-fiction links. Also Towse's Links to Online Submission Guidelines -- Agents, Publishers, Markets for Writers.
Copyright [CSULB University Library Virtual Reference]
This site provides an really cool visualization of popularity and trends in names over the last century or so. Give it a try!
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
"Where WWW means 'Wretched Writers Welcome'." When you are feeling down about your writing, give this a try!
Having trouble naming that pesky character? Is she an Effie, Edith, or Emily? A Maud or a Morgan? Lakeisha, Lana, or Lauren? Was that name known and used at the time that character would have been born? If your character would have been born in the last century or so, perhaps The Name Machine can help you decide. As the site says: "The Name Machine analyzes first names and their popularity over the past 112 years." Includes the top 1,000 names of the year for each year since 1990. Often includes origin and meaning of the name. For further information on people's names, please consult COAST, the online catalog, with a Subject search under the term "Names, Personal."
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