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| LOCAL WRITERS | |
| BOOKS & LITERATURE ONLINE | RESOURCES FOR WRITERS |
| CRITICISM & AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES | |
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Book Reviews & Awards |
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| The African American Literature Book Club | The New York Review of Books | |
| BookSpot | Oprah's Book Club | |
| The Library Journal | Pulitzer Prize | |
| Literature Awards | Readers Read | |
| The London Review of Books | TLS: The Times Literary Supplement | |
| National Book Awards | The Women's Review of Books | |
| The New York Times Book Review | ||
| Books & Literature Online | ||
| Bartleby.com offers a wealth of free online classic works, from the Bible to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, from the works of Balzac, Goethe, and Milton, to more modern authors such as Robert Frost, and H. G. Wells. They also have an extensive reference section, including quotations and brief biographical information on featured authors. | Project Gutenberg contains the full text of more than 15,000 books in over 40 languages, from Homer to Sūn Zǐ to Agatha Christi, which can be read online or downloaded. Includes many religious and political works as well as literary classics. | |
| The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania contains over 20,000 books, short stories and poems online, free of charge. Easily searched and browsed by author, title, or subject. They also have links to thousands of other works on other websites. | Today in Literature features a new original biography each day about the great writers, books, and events in literary history. The articles are supplemented with links to recommended websites where you will find author biographies, electronic texts, reviews, quotes and other reference materials. | |
| Poem Hunter.com Search Poem Hunter's database by line, title, and poet. Poem Hunter also provides searching for lyrics and musical artists. | ||
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Literary Criticism & Author's Biographies |
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| American Writers | LiteraryHistory.com | |
| Literary Criticism | Spark Notes Literature Study Guides | |
| The Hub City Writer's Project is based in Spartanburg and publishes books about the Upstate's history and people, and books by emerging writers in the Spartanburg area. Their website offers news about upcoming readings, project proposals, and the newest award winners, as well as useful links to writers in the Carolinas. | South Carolina Center for the Book is a joint effort of the South Carolina State Library and the USC College of Library and Information Science. Their SC Literary Map lists over 500 writers of fiction, non-fiction, children's books, history, and drama related to the state of SC. There are links to many other SC literary and author sites and resources for writers. | |
| Resources for Writers | ||
| The Author's Guild | WritersDigest.com | |
| The Hurston/Wright Foundation | The Writers Guild of America | |
| The National Writer's Union | Writer's Net | |
| Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) | Writers Write | |
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*The Spartanburg County Public Library is not responsible for the creation of, or changes to, any web site listed in this pathfinder. Parents are responsible for their children's online activities.* |
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This page maintained by Christina Calitri.
this page last revised on: 12/15/2009
