New Books in Literature and Language
Online Research ToolsMLA International Bibliography
Other databases relevant to English
Browse the list of WCU/ASU/UNCA online journals
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Faculty Article Delivery & Interlibrary Loan
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RefWorks – For storing, organizing, and sharing citations.
If you want to request a purchase for the library or if you have any questions, contact your library liaison, Heidi Buchanan.
Getting Published
Writer’s Market.
Offers advice for beginners, a few interviews with authors, and lists literary agents, book publishers, awards and contests, small presses, magazines (arranged by subject), and journals (arranged by subject). REF PN161 .W83 2006
See also Poet’s Market REF PN1059.M3 P59 2006 and Novel & Short Story Writer's Market REF PN3355 .F47 2004.
MLA Directory of Periodicals. – Search by topic or title. Entries give submission details and requirements. Details often include the number of articles submitted every year and the number of articles that are actually accepted.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.
Provides comprehensive and authoritative information on serials (magazines, newspapers, journals, and even some zines) published worldwide. Allows you to browse by subject and gives basic information about each periodical along with web address and contact information.
Calls for Papers in English & American Literature. – from the University of Pennsylvania, a place to find announcements for publishing/presenting opportunities for “upcoming conferences, panels, essay collections, and special journal issues” in all areas of English literature (not limited to British and American literature). Sign up for the listserv, browse the archive by month, or search the archive by keyword.