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The Faculty Academic Writing Network (FAWN) supports faculty, staff, and adjuncts who wish to make academic writing and publishing a priority. It is a faculty-facilitated, participant-led service to help members create goals, stay motivated and receive feedback.
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- MLA Directory of PeriodicalsThe MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on more than 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
FAWN Book List
Air & Light & Time & Space : How Successful Academics Write
Helen Sword; 2017; Harvard University Press
P301.5.A27 S94 2017
Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance
Roseanne Bane; 2012; Penguin
RC552.W74 B36 2012
The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
Louise A. DeSalvo; 2014; St. Martin's Griffin
PN171.P83 D46 2014
Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing
Patricia Goodson; 2017; SAGE Publications Inc.
PE1408 .G585 2017
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power and Pleasure of Reading and Writing
Stephanie Stokes Oliver (ed.); 2018; 37 Ink/Atria
E184.6 .B475 2018
The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors
Laura Portwood-Stacer; 2021; Princeton University Press
PN161 .P67 2021
The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books
Eviatar Zerubavel; 1999; Harvard University Press
PN145 .Z47 1999
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
Ralph Keyes; 2003; H. Holt
PN171.P83 K49 2003
From Dissertation to Book
William Germano; 2013; University of Chicago Press
PN162 .G37 2013
Daily Rituals: Artists at Work
Mason Currey; 2013; Alfred A. Knopf
NX165 .C87 2013
Daily Rituals: Women at Work
Mason Currey; 2019; Alfred A. Knopf
NX164.W65 C87 2019
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
John McPhee; 2017; Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
PN149 .M43 2017
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Czikszentmihaly; 1990; Harper & Row
BF575.H27 C85 1990
Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books
William Germano; 2008; University of Chicago Press
PN161 .G46 2008
The Grant Writing Guide: A Roadmap for Scholars
Betty S. Lai; 2023; Princeton University Press
HG177 .L35 2023
A Handbook for Academic Authors
Beth Luey; 1987; Cambridge University Press
PN146.L84 1987
How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble: A Practical Guide
Inger Mewburn, Katherine Firth, and Shaun Lehmann; 2019; Open University Press
LB2369 .M419 2019
How to Write a Book Proposal
Michael Larsen; 2011; Writer's Digest Books
PN161 .L37 2011
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Paul J. Silvia; 2019; American Psychological Association
PE1408 .S48787 2019
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
Barbara Gastel; 2016; Greenwood
T11 .D33 2016
Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing
Robert Boice; 1990; New Forums Press.
PN151 .B65 1990
Real Fast Writing: 25 of the Hottest, Easy-to-Implement, Under the Radar Strategies You Can Use Now to Write More, Write Better, and Write With Panache!
Daniel Hall; 2017; Real Fast Publications
PN147 .H35 2017
Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations
Angelika H. Hofmann; 2017; Oxford University Press
Q223 .H63 2017
The Scientist’s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career
Stephen B. Heard; 2016; Princeton University Press
T11 .H43 2016
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg; 2012; Alfred A. Knopf
PN151 .K47 2012
Stylish Academic Writing
Helen Sword; 2012; Harvard University Press
LB2369 .S96 2012 and Available Online
They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Gerald Graff & Cathy Berkinstein; 2014; W.W. Norton & Company
PE1431 .G73 2014
Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published
Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato; 2002; W.W. Norton & Company
PN161 .R28 2002
Unstuck: A Supportive and Practical Guide to Working Through Writer's Block
Jane Anne Staw; 2003; St. Martin's Griffin
PN171.W74 S73 2003
Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art and Value of Writing
Mark Edmundson; 2016; Bloomsbury
PE1404 .E286 2016
The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals
Elizabeth Rankin; 2001; Jossey-Bass
PE1404 .R356 2001
Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics
Joli Jensen; 2017; University of Chicago Press
LB2369 .J46 2017
The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose
Helen Sword; 2016; University of Chicago Press
PE1408 .S79 2016
The Writer's Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing
John Warner; 2019; Penguin Books
PN145 .W374 2019
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Natalie Goldberg; 1986; Random House
PN145 .G64 1986
Writing on the Job: Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age
Martha Coven; 2022; Princeton University Press
HF5718.5 .C69 2022
Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
Joshua Shimel; 2012; Oxford University Press
T11 .S35 2012
Writing to Learn
William Zinser; 1988; Harper & Row
PE1429 .Z53 1988
Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Peter Elbow; 1998; Oxford University Press
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Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
Wendy Laura Belcher; 2009; SAGE Publications Inc.
Z471 .B45 2009