Literature

Fiction and feature writer, and co-editor of Cadenza magazine. Includes selection of published articles plus links.

Excerpts from books by Patrick Francis (Paddy McMahon), extracts from reviews, and seminar information.

Author's homepage includes his biography and samples of his poetry, short fiction, and drama.

Canadian author of novels for young adults, including The Freedom Run and The Liberty Circle.

(Official site) Minnesota writer talks about her young adult fiction.

Home to author of The Boyfriend List, Fly on the Wall, and other books. Includes book excerpts, and links to other authors.

Minnesota author, former teacher, writes adventure stories set in the wilderness along the U.S.-Canadian border. His books, information for teachers.

Official site; with a biography, and a weblog.

Interactive activities based on books that help children deal with teasing and put-downs.

This website is devoted to collecting, preserving and restoring Three Investigators books published in the United States from 1964 to the present.

A directory of children's authors broken down by genre.

Children recommend books and write summaries to be included in database on site of children's book author Ken Baker. Updated monthly.

For kids and parents, features a vast book database, contests, articles, author news and links, and many lists, including of newly published books.

Comments and rankings by young adults on young adult books.

Reviews and author interviews.

Young adult book reviews from a 20-something.

Association of lesbians and gay men in publishing. Includes related resources, list of the top 100 novels, and awards.

In-depth analysis of writers and poets with excerpts of their works, sound recordings, video and references.

Lists major literary and dramatic works by year from 1660 to 1800.

Treatise suggesting that Greek Theatre evolved not from the Dionysian festivals, but rather from ancient worship of the dead.

Index of articles on ancient Greek theatre.

William Ridgeway's 1915 essay examining the history and importance of solar myths, tree spirits, and totemism in the development of Greek tragedy.

An analysis of several different forms of theatre which first appeared during the Middle Ages.

Several short but informative introductory articles.

Account of the many productions presented by this Medieval and Renaissance drama group.

Hosted by Victoria University of Wellington. John Cawte Beaglehole Letters, Modern New Zealand Texts Collection, Print History Project and the New Zealand literary journal Sport.

A modern cyberpunk-themed blog.

Author news, message boards, and book reviews.

Horror fiction ezine.

Reader's recommendations of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, and other authors.

Showcases mysteries in which the main character is a lesbian. Browse by author or by character. For each author, a link to official site if possible, profile of the character, bibliography. Notes Lambda-winning authors.

Reviews, news, features, romance author interviews, and reader forums.

Fiction that transcends genre to focus on the West and Southwest.

An on-line publication dedicated to poetry, art, and short stories.

American literary journal with a mix of contributors in a variety of genres and styles.

Poetic and prose texts from various cultures including Anglo-Saxon, Arabian, Arthurian, Celtic and Scandinavian.

In Wichita, Kansas, Moody Connell believed in a mix of hoboes and Beats and served them simple fare in a place to congregate, by Pat O'Connor.

Journal of Ongrowing Natures, edited by Hammond Guthrie, author of AsEverWas: Memoirs of a Beat Survivor.

81 year old Tsongas (1929-2010) was of the Beats but not part of any movement.

A collection of interviews, memories and articles by the late Aronowitz, the infamous Black Listed Journalist, who was actually there; close friend of Ginsberg and introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles.

Kerouac and company were David Gates' first literary loves -- but he had to get off their road.

Definitions of the lingo used in the crime fiction and movies of the '30's and '40's.

Home of pulp reprint magazine High Adventure, the Spider facsimile reprints, and other pulp-related paraphernalia.

Conversations with contemporary poets about their life and work. Generous extracts from the series of books.

An essay on the work of Brian Patten, one of the Liverpool Poets.

Critical and historical essays and syllabi on modern American poetry. Many of the works relate to poems in the Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry.

Reviews of gay writing coming out of Australia.

findpoetry.com. From Shakespeare to People's Poems. Add your poetry site for free or search through thousands of poetry pages.

Literary experiments by the mind behind the SUNY Buffalo EPC (Electronic Poetry Center).

Quarterly print zine for contemporary poetry. Site contains archives of all issues, including featured poet pages, essays, submission guidelines and links.