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“Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life’s ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.”
- Henry Miller

This page contains links to websites outside UIS. For links to UIS websites, please see our Program Links page.

Creative Writing Resources

• Blueberry Press
• Writing.com
• Writers.Net
• Writers Write

Film & Cinema Resources

• Cinema: Related Resources
• CineMedia: the internet’s largest film & media directory
• Film Studies Resources
• Links to Cinema Resources

General Reference & Writing Resources

• A+ Research & Writing for High School and College Students
• Acronym Finder
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Citing Electronic Information
• Dictionary.com
• Dictionary of Symbolism
• Finding Information on the Internet Tutorial
• Funk & Wagnalls Online Multimedia Encyclopedia
• Great Books Index: Book Links
• Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
• Lexical FreeNet Connected Thesaurus
• Library of Congress
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
• Purdue Online Writing Lab

Just-for-Fun Links

• Elizabethan Curse Generator
• The Dick-and-Jane Hamlet

Literary Journal Links

• Literary E-Zines and Journals
• Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web

Literature Resources

• A Celebration of Women Writers
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Literature Webliography
• Online Books Page
• Project Gutenberg: Books Online
• Voice of the Shuttle: Database of Resources for Literature in English

Medieval Studies Links

• Camelot Project: Arthurian Resources
• Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
• Luminarium: Anthology of Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century Literature
• Online Medieval and Classical Library: Text Database
• ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
• Virtual Tour of the Middle Ages

Mythology Links

• Classical Myth: the Ancient Sources
• Classical Mythology Online (Morford and Lenardon)
• Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World
• Encyclopedica Mythica
• Mythology in Western Art
• Perseus Digital Library
• Timeless Myths: Greek, Celtic, Norse, and Arthurian mythology

Science Fiction Studies

• Fantasy and Science Fiction Electronic Library
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Science Fiction Studies: Wormholes to Useful Sites

Shakespeare Resources

• Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• Literary Connection: William Shakespeare

Teaching Resources

• Guide to Grammar & Writing
• Teaching Writing: Activities and Exercises
• Writing Resources for Teachers

Technical Writing Resources

• Business Writing: Talk, tips, & best picks for writers on the job
• Journalism Careers: Proofreaders’ Marks
• Purdue’s Professional Writing Handouts and Resources

 

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