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Finding Long and Short Fiction
Search for a work in MARQCAT under Title, such as Great
Expectations. Collected works of a single author will be found under Author, such as O'Connor,
Flannery.
Short Story Index, an index to
thousands of stories in collections. Multiple volumes. Ref. PN3373 .S47
The Afro-American Short Story: A
Comprehensive, Annotated Index with Selected Commentaries Ref. PS153.N5 Y36 1986
 Literature Online (LION)
includes more than 2,250 works of English and American prose fiction from 1500-1914; begin search
from the "Texts" link in the left column.
Reference Books and Handbooks
- The Book of Literary Terms: The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary
Criticism, and Scholarship Ref. PN44.5 .L45 1999
- Encyclopedia of the Novel Ref. PN41 .E487 1998
- The Facts on File Companion to the American Novel Ref. PS 371 .F33 2006
- The Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story Ref. PS374 .S5 F33
2000
- The Facts on File Companion to the British Novel PR821 .F2 2006
- The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story Ref. PR829 .F33
2007
- The Fiction Dictionary Ref. PN44.5 .H45 1995
- Reference Guide to Short Fiction Ref. PN3373 .R36 1994
Fiction Writers: Biographical Approaches
Literature Online (LION) has
thousands of biographies of fiction writers; begin on the "Author" search page.
- A to Z of American Women Writers Ref. PS147 .K67 2000
- Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Catholic American Writing Ref. PS153
.C3 B5 1989
- Biography Resource
Center
- Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Ref. PS374 .N4 C658 1999
- Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series Ref. PN453 C63
- Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
Ref. PS374 .N63 C66 1993
- Contemporary Novelists Ref. PR883 C64 2001
- The Dictionary of Literary Biography Ref. PN451 .D535 (Browse this series
for relevant titles, such as, American Novelists Since World War II, or,
Victorian Novelists After 1885.)
- Great Women Writers: The Lives and Works of 135 of the World's Most Important
Women Writers, from Antiquity to the Present Ref. PN471 .G74 1994
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Criticism and Bibliographies
Literature Online
(LION) is the primary starting point for research on fiction. LION contains bibliographies
of the author's works and citations to criticism found in scholarly journals. LION contains the
complete MLA International Bibliography and Annual Bibliography of English
Language and Literature (ABELL), which together index critical literature from 1920 to
present, along with the full text of over 200 journals.
- Critical Survey of Long Fiction. English Language Series Ref. PR821 .C7
1991
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction Ref. PN3321 .C7 1993
- Facts on File Bibliography of American Fiction: 1866-1918 Ref. PS379
.F32 1993
- Facts on File Bibliography of American Fiction: 1919-1988 Ref. PS379
.F32 1991
- Good Fiction Guide Ref. PR821 .G66 2005
- Masterplots II: American Fiction Series Ref. PS373 M37 1986
- Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series Ref. PR881 .M39
1987
- Masterplots II: Short Story Series Ref. PN3326 .M27 2004
- The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time Ref. PN3491 .B87
2004
- Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-bibliographical Guide Ref. PN3503 .P594 1986
- and other sites recommended for English Literature
As a supplement to these guides, students may find other sources in the Reference Collection
helpful for background on the author's time period or the topic of the work of fiction. Use MARQCAT, looking under the broad subjects, or ask for
suggestions at the Information Desk.
Finding Publishers for Fiction
- Novel & Short Story Writer's Market Ref. PN3355 .F47
Web Sites for Fiction
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