Writing Resources by Genre

Academic & Educational Writing - Children's Literature - Christian - Horror - Journalism & Freelance - Mystery & Crime - Mythology & Legend - Poetry - Romance - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Screenwriters & Playwrights - Songwriting - Storytelling - Technical Writing

Academic & Educational Writing

Teachers & Writers Collaborative will interest teachers that are writers.
http://www.twc.org

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Children's Literature

Children's Literature Web Guide.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

The Children's Book Centre helps the creative talent of Canada - the writers, the illustrators - reach the people who count: the readers.
http://www.bookcentre.ca

write4kids.com The Children's Writing SuperSite.
http://www.write4kids.com

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Christian

Utmost Christian Writers where Christian poets find encouragement and support.
http://www.utmostchristianwriters.com

The Word Guild. Connecting, supporting, and developing Canadian writers and editors who are Christian.
http://www.thewordguild.com

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Horror

Horror Writers Association.
http://www.horror.org

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Journalism & Freelance

Canadian Association of Journalists.
http://eagle.ca/caj

Peter's Place Of Freelance Journalism.
http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~petersplace/index.htm

JournalismNet.com - is a working journalist's guide to the Net including such resources as a listing of Canadian journalism pages.
http://www.journalismnet.com/canada/index.htm

Canadian Association of Journalists List.
Send an e-mail to with the following command in the body of your email message: Subscribe caj-list your name your e-mail address.

Ryerson Review of Journalism.
http://www.ryerson.ca/rrj

Fame and Fortune lists journalism and communication awards, prizes, fellowships, grants and exchange programs available to Canadians.
http://info.sources.com/fandf/index.htm

Kidon's Media Links.
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.shtml

Columbia Journalism Review.
http://www.cjr.org

Center for Environmental Journalism.
http://www.Colorado.EDU/journalism/cej

The Reporters Network - Site for Freelance Writers and Reporters.
http://www.reporters.net

WWW Virtual Library : Communications and Media.
http://vlib.org/Communication.html

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Mystery & Crime

Crime Writers of Canada.
http://www.crimewriterscanada.com

Mystery Writers of America.
http://www.mysterywriters.org

Mystery Connection.
http://emporium.turnpike.net/~mystery/index.html

The Mystery Writers' Forum is mystery writers and aspiring mystery authors who are sharing our trial, tribulations, research problems and triumphs on a supportive threaded bulletin board system. This site includes some excellent mystery writing links.
http://www.zott.com/mysforum

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Mythology & Legend

Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources is an excellent site maintained by Laurel Bowman at the Department of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria.
http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth

Folklore, Myth and Legend is maintained by David K. Brown at the University of Calgary.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html

The British Columbia Folklore Society has a series of folklore links.
http://www.folklore.bc.ca

Gods, Heroes, and Myth - Mythologies covered include Greek, Roman, Celtic, Egyptian, Japanese, Native American, Chinese and Babylonian.
http://www.gods-heros-myth.com

The Magic Web - Mythology & Folklore.
http://www.mindspring.com/~jadcox/Mythology_and_Folklore.html

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Poetry

The League of Canadian Poets.
http://www.poets.ca

The Stroll of Poets Society.
http://www.strollofpoets.com

Poetics.ca is an open site for dialogue on poetic theory and practice. This site was created for dialogue.
http://www.poetics.ca

Canadian Poetry Archive from The National Library of Canada.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canvers/index-e.html

Canadian Poetry at the University of Toronto.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry

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Romance

Canadian Romance Authors Network (CRAN).
http://www.canadianromanceauthors.com

Vanessa Grant's Writers' Resources for Romance Writers has links to books for writers, software, manuscript evaluation services and more.
http://www.vgrant.com/

Bookbug on the Web has resources for romance writers.
http://www.BookbugOnTheWeb.com

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

Canadian Science Fiction Index hosted by Robert J. Sawyer.
http://www.sfwriter.com/caindex.htm

Locus Online: News, reviews, resources and perspectives of the science fiction world.
http://www.locusmag.com

SciFan helping readers discover new science fiction and fantasy books and authors.
http://www.scifan.com

Science & Science Fiction -- An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe.
http://www.fi.edu/planets/planets.html

The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide.
http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html

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Screenwriters & Playwrights

Playwrights Union of Canada.
http://www.puc.ca

Canadian Screenwriter is published quarterly by the Writers Guild of Canada.
http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/magazine

Screenwriting Basics by Charles Deemer.
http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Screen.htm

Playwriting Basics by Charles Deemer.
http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Play.htm

Internet Screenwriter's Network.
http://www.screenwriters.com/screennet.html

E-script -- the Internet's scriptwriting workshops.
http://www.singlelane.com/escript

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Songwriting

Songwriters Association of Canada is a national organization dedicated to Canadian composers, lyrists and songwriters.
http://www.songwriters.ca

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Storytelling

Storytelling is perhaps not really a writing genre but it complements children's writing and can sharpen a writer's skills. There may be storytelling guild members in your area that can provide you with ideas and a venue to practice this art. Storytelling brings out the child in all of us! See also the Myths & Legends listings.

Children's Literature - Resources for Storytellers.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/rstory.html

Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada.
http://www.sc-cc.com

The Storytelling FAQ.
http://www.timsheppard.co.uk/story

The Storytelling Ring includes links to Storytellers, Organizations, Guilds & Festivals, and Resources.
http://www.pjtss.net/ring

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Technical Writing

technicalcommunicator.com is a technical communications job listing and recruiting site for technical writers, editors, illustrators and related jobs.
http://www.technicalcommunicator.com

TECHWR-L Empowering Technical Writers Since 1993. A newsletter format that includes tips and leads.
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl

Technical Writing Resources.
http://techwriting.miningco.com

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