Selected English and Creative Writing Reference Resources
Electronic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Brave New Words : The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
- Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction
- Dictionary of Shakespeare
- Dictionary of Writers and their Works
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
- Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English
- Encyclopedia of Postmodernism
- Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- International Encyclopedia of Communication
- New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
- Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections
- Oxford Companion to Australian Literature
- Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature
- Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
- Oxford Companion to English Literature
- Oxford Companion to German Literature
- Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
- Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
- Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
- Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English
- Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
- Oxford Dictionary of Plays
- Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory
Print Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Bibliography of Australian Literature
- Bibliography of Australian Multicultural Writers
- Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English
- Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Dictionary of British Women Writers
- Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers
- Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- Encyclopedia of Literature & Criticism
- Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
- Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
- Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- St James Guide to Fantasy Writers
- St James Guide to Science Fiction Writers
- Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers
Literary Theory Reference Resources
- Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory
- Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory
- Critical Survey of Literary Theory
- Critical Terms for Literary Study
- Dictionary of Critical Theory
- Dictionary of Literary Devices
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
- Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
- Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms
- Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory
Language Dictionaries and Thesauri
New Books in English Literature & Creative Writing
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Here is a detailed list of Dewey numbers relating to English and Creative Writing:
| Dewey number | Description |
| 800 |
Literature and Rhetoric |
| 801 | Philosophy and Theory of Literature |
| 801.92 | Psychology of Literature |
| 801.95 | Theory, Technique, History of Literary Criticism |
| 803 | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Concordances |
| 808.02 | Authorship and Editorial Techniques |
| 808.1 | Theory of Poetry |
| 808.2 | Theory of Drama |
| 808.3 | Theory of Fiction |
| 808.81 |
Anthologies of Poetry |
| 808.82 | Anthologies of Drama |
| 808.83 | Anthologies of Fiction |
| 808.83876 | Anthologies of Science Fiction |
| 808.83876a | Science Fiction - Australian Authors |
| 808.838.76e | Science Fiction - English Authors |
| 808.83876u | Science Fiction - USA Authors |
| 809.3876 | Science Fiction - History and Criticism |
| 823 | Irish Literature |
| 824 | English Literature |
| 825.4 | Indian Literature in English |
| 826 | African Literature in English |
| 827.3 | North American Literature |
| 829.3 | New Zealand Literature |
| 829.4 | Australian Literature |
| 831 | German Literature |
| 841 | French Literature |
| 851 | Italian Literature |
| 861 | Spanish Literature |
| 862 | Spanish American Literature |
| 871 | Russian Literature |
| 881 | Chinese Literature |
| 883 | Japanese Literature |
| 899.221 | Indonesian Literature |
| 899.223 | Malay Literature |