Reference Links: Writing, Authors & Citations
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Helpful links for Writers:
General Sources | Research and Literary Criticism | Resources for Journalists, Screenwriters, and Writers of Memoirs, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror | Resources for Poets | Resources for Writers Interested in Being Published | Writing Challenges and Contests | Just for Teens | Just for Fun
Authors' Websites and Blogs
- Isabel Allende's website
- Julia Alvarez's website
- Laurie Halse Anderson's website
- M.T. Anderson's website
- Ann Brashares' website
- Stephanie Barron's website and blog
- Francesca Lia Block's website
- Sarah Rees Brennan's website and blog
- Libba Bray's website
- Lois McMaster Bujold's website
- Meg Cabot's website
- P.C. Cast's website
- Suzanne Collins' website
- Carolyn B. Cooney's website
- Jennifer Crusie's website
- Chris Crutcher's website
- Cory Doctorow's website
- Diane Duane's website
- Diana Gabaldon's website and blog
- Neil Gaiman's website
- Michael Grant's website
- John Green's website
- John Grisham's website
- Lisi Harrison's website
- Anthony Horowitz's website
- Stephen King's website
- Barbara Kingsolver's website
- Justine Larbalestier's website
- Gail Carson Levine's website
- Malinda Lo's website
- George R.R. Martin's website and blog
- Robin McKinley's website and blog
- Stephenie Meyer's website
- Brandon Mull's website
- Lauren Myracle's website
- Garth Nix's website
- Naomi Novik's website
- Kenneth Oppel's website
- Christopher Paolini's website
- James Patterson's website
- Elizabeth Peters' website
- Susan Beth Pfeffer's blog
- Cindy Pon's website and blog
- Tamora Pierce's website and blog
- Terry Pratchett's website
- Philip Pullman's website
- Rick Riordan's website
- Nora Roberts' website
- J.K. Rowling's website
- L.J. Smith's website and blog
- Sherwood Smith's website and blog
- Neal Shusterman's website
- Caroline Stevermer's website
- Jonathan Stroud's website
- Chris Van Allsburg's website
- Scott Westerfield's website
- Megan Whalen Turner's website
- Ellen Emerson White's website
- Patricia C. Wrede's website
- Gabrielle Zevin's website
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Helpful Links for Writers
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab's website
- Paul Brian’s Common Errors in English Usage website
- Diana Hacker & Barbara Fister’s Research and Documentation Guide
- Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style
- The United States Copyright Office's website
- Literary Resources on the Net website
- Writers' Free Resources website
- Garbl's Writing Center website
- Merriam Webster Online - Dictionary and Thesaurus on the Web
- Urban Dictionary
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Research and Literary Criticism
- The Internet History Sourcebooks Project website
- SuLaLune Annotated Fairy Tales website
- The Artcyclopedia website
- Dino Felluga’s Introductory Guide to Critical Theory website
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Resources for Journalists, Screenwriters, and Writers of Memoirs, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror
- Student Media Sourcebook --a resource for student journalists
- Interactives: Cinema--How are Hollywood Films Made?
- The Association of Personal Historians for Memoir Writers
- Patricia C. Wrede’s Fantasy World-Building Questions website
- The Online Writing Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror website
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- The National Poetry Foundation
- The Online Rhyming Dictionary
- Poetry 180--a poem a day for students during the school year
- Poets & Writers--a national nonprofit serving writers
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Resources for Writers Interested in Being Published
- Agent Kristin’s Blog--a glimpse of the publishing world through the eyes of a literay agent
- Writer Beware Website--a group of professional writers whose mandate is to "to track, expose, and raise awareness of the prevalence of fraud and other questionable activities in and around the publishing industry."
- The Writers’ Guild of America Website
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Writing Challenges and Contests
- NaNoWriMo--the National Novel Writing Month Website
- PUSH--a novel writing contest for students in grades 7-12
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- Teen Ink--a website featuring a magazine and books written by and for teens since 1989
- The Diary Project--a non-profit organization that encourages teens to write about their daily lives
- Scholastic's Alliance for Young Artists & Writers--a nonprofit organization focused on the works of young artists and authors
- CyberTeens Creativity--publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by teens
Teen Voices--a magazine written by and for young women
- a.k.a (Famous Pseudonyms)
- Writing Prompt Generators
- The Daily Buzzword at Word Central
- Authors' Words from the Great Beyond (Deceased Authors' Twitter Feeds)
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