Creative Writing

Try out some of the databases in the box below.

• To find reviews, look for the "review" limiter in most library databases.
• For criticism, try limiting to "scholarly journals."
• Or, try searching for the author's name (lastname, firstname) as a subject rather than a keyword.

When searching the databases, use AND to connect different concepts, and use OR to search alternate terms at the same time:

Use * [asterisk] to find multiple variants on a root with a single search (e.g., child* finds child, children, childhood):

Use "  " [quotation marks] to make sure your results have the words of a phrase or title in that same order:

Click "check for full text" if there's no direct link to the full text in the database: