SoALS: Creative Writing Resources

The following websites provide good collections of additional resources:

• The OWL at Purdue - Creative Writing - Guide for creative writers.
• Scribble Pad - Resources for current and future creative writers.
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry - Helps poets understand when they have the right to excerpt, quote and use copyrighted material in poetry.
• Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in American culture.
• For Better for Verse - An interactive learning tool that can help you understand what makes metered poetry in English tick.
• Academy of American Poets - Supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry.

• American Folklore Society -- Creative Writing Section
• American Literature Association
• Arizona Authors Association
• Association of Writers and Writing Programs
• Authors Guild
• Northern California Publishers and Authors
• Southern California Writing Association