SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: Creative Writing: Journal Articles

Literary Databases

This is a select list of available article databases. Use databases to find critical essays and other related information on creative writing.

If you want to look for others databases, click here for a list of all databases in alphabetical order and by subject.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
education leader student learn class lesson teach disable special exercise counsel school college university curriculum train practice sports computer internet teenage school abuse adolescence health accounting anthropology art biology business chemistry communications disorders computer sciences earth geology geography economics english composition environmental exercise finance foreign languages medicine history journalism law library literature management information marketing marriage family therapy mathematics media studies music newspapers nursing philosophy religion physics political psychology public recreation leisure reference technology social work sociology theater women's
This multi-disciplinary database provides indexing, abstracts and much full text for academic journals, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers on every topic.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
communication mass media television tv film video audio music journalism customer satisfaction consumer behavior customers marketing
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides indexing, abstracts and many full-text articles from academic journals, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in communication, journalism, mass media, and related disciplines (e.g. media studies, communication disorders). It can be cross-searched with other Ebsco databases.
Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
biographical information overviews literary criticism reviews writers authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biographies chronology essays commentaries writers works poems English American world literary figures international literary encyclopedias reference work literary journals fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation essays commentaries writers English American world literary figures international classic contemporary plays theatre film graphic novels writing journalism humor comics television radio composition grammar vocabulary diction writing collections motion pictures anthologies creative medieval early modern post-modern
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Google Scholar with SCSU Login This link opens in a new window
Not all materials listed in Google Scholar are freely available, but if you access from on campus, use this A to Z Listing, or search with the Google Shcolar search box on the library home page, Google Scholar recognizes your location/SCSU login and automatically shows you the link to the library materials beneath each search entry. Clicking "Getit@Southern" or "SCSU Journal Finder" will show you whether you can access your Google Scholar search result through the library.

science, technology, arts, humanities, literature, history, psychology, education, social sciences, political science, medicine, nursing, biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, geology, geography, physics
Get automatic links to library subscription content by logging in.
Granger's World of Poetry Online (Columbia) This link opens in a new window
poetry audio recordings commentaries biographies criticism English language Spanish French German Italian
Searchable database of poetry containing full text, audio recordings, commentaries, biographies, glossary, history and criticism. At present The Columbia Granger۪s World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations, including the most widely-read poems in the English language, as well as in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages. In addition users will find a wealth of current poetry from some of the best poetry periodicals, such as Poetry Magazine, The Southern Review, and Poetry Northwest.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
literary scholarly creative thought arts literature history
Humanities International Complete provides full text from journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
LION: Literature Online This link opens in a new window
English and American poetry drama prose full-text literature journals criticism reference resources authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biographies chronology essays commentaries writers works poems poets essayists literary genre literature criticism bibliographies biographies English American world literary figures international classic contemporary plays theatre film graphic novels writing journalism humor comics television radio composition grammar vocabulary diction writing collections motion pictures anthologies creative medieval early modern post-modern
Fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 251 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biographies chronology essays commentaries writers works poems English American world literary figures international literary encyclopedias reference work literary journals fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation essays commentaries writers English American world literary figures international classic contemporary plays theatre film graphic novels writing journalism humor comics television radio composition grammar vocabulary diction writing collections motion pictures anthologies creative medieval early modern post-modern
Literary Reference Center Plus is a full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods. It contains thousands of poems, short stories, classic novels, plot summaries, critical essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Contemporary Literary Criticism 19th Century Literary Criticism Shakespearean Literary Criticism 20th Century Literary Criticism authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biography chronology essays commentaries 1800s 1900s writers works poems poets essayists literary genre literature criticism bibliographies biographies English American world literary figures international classic contemporary plays theatre film graphic novels writing journalism humor comics television radio composition grammar vocabulary diction writing collections motion pictures anthologies creative medieval early modern post-modern
Contemporary Literary Criticism 19th Century Literary Criticism Shakespearean Literary Criticism 20th Century Literary Criticism
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
bibliography journal articles books dissertations Modern Language Association international foreign language literary journals authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biographies chronology essays commentaries writers works poems poets essayists literary genre literature criticism bibliographies biographies English American world literary figures international classic contemporary plays theatre film graphic novels writing journalism humor comics television radio composition grammar vocabulary diction writing collections motion pictures anthologies creative medieval early modern post-modern
MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations produced by the Modern Language Association The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR's language and literature collection as well as links to full text.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Dictionaries English language meaning history pronunciation words linguistics etymology definition vocabulary
Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Area studies Ethnic Studies Architecture Creative Writing Education Film Theater Performing Arts History Language Linguistics Library Science Publishing Literature Medicine Health Music Philosophy Religion Science Technology Mathematics Social Sciences Women's Studies Gender Sexuality authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biographies chronology essays commentaries writers works poems poets essayists literary genre literature criticism bibliographies biographies English American world literary figures international humanities authors poets novels novelists poetry fiction non-fiction prose literature review interpretation literary analysis works Shakespeare plots books book reviews journals magazines reference works biography chronology essays commentaries 1800s 1900s writers works poems poets essayists literary genre literature
Provides 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.

Creative Writing Journals

This is a list of magazines and journals that have articles on creative writing. Many of these journals are open access resources which are freely available on the web.

African Writing

The Bellingham Review

Blue Mesa Review

Brevity: A Journal of Concise Nonfiction

Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters

Co(n)trary: Journal of Unpopular Discontent

Creative Nonfiction

Dotlit: The Online Journal of Creative Writing

EnterText: An Interactive Disciplinary E-Journal for Cultural and Historical Studies and Creative Work

Gulf Coast

Harpur Palate at Binghamton University

Haunt