Literary Resources

The Frostburg Center for Creative Writing is more than just literary arts programming! The office at 215 Tawes Hall has a number of resources for the student writer, the high school teacher, and the aspiring novelist. Visitors are welcome anytime the center is open; a VCR and comfortable seats are provided, as well as coffee and other refreshments.

Center resources include:

Literary Journal Library: Our ever-growing library of contemporary literary journals allows visitors to peruse what's happening in contemporary letters; furthermore, we keep a list of submission guidelines for various journals and run occasional public workshops on submitting work to magazines for publication.

Writing Reference Book Library: Donated in part by Susan and Phillip Allen, the books in our library of writing reference books--from rhyming dictionaries for poets to mystery novel writing guides is available for loan to area writers and students.

Video Library: Many of the videos in this extensive library of video taped readings are available for loan to the general public; the Lannan Foundation Videos, which feature interviews and readings by many of the biggest names in contemporary letters, is available to interested educators.

Other Resources:

Beltway Resource Bank : A web-list of small publishers and presses.

Bethesda Writer's Center

CityLit Project

Prosody : Prosody is WYEP's weekly show featuring the work of poets and writers. Each week, hosts Jan Beatty and Ellen Wadey sit down with writers as they read and discuss their fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Prosody has been a weekly show on WYEP since the early 90's.

Western Maryland Publishing Fair

Local Literary Journals & Magazines:

5AM Magazine

Allegany Magazine

Allegheny Review - An undergraduate student magazine.

American Fiction

Antietam Review - A literary magazine.

Backbone Mountain Review - A local literary magazine featuring selected works from Garrett and Allegany County writers.

Gargoyle Magazine - A literary magazine.

The Gettysburg Review - A scholarly journal.

Journal of the Alleghenies - A Regional History magazine.

Nightsun

Paradigm - An online quarterly journal looking for a wide range of quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art/photography. Each year, Paradigm prints an anthology celebrating the year's best submissions.

Susquehanna Review - An undergraduate student magazine.

Local Presses:

Echelon Press

Guide Dog Books - A publisher featuring creative non-fiction and cultural criticism work.

Paycock Press - A fiction and poetry publisher.

Plan B Press - A press featuring poetry and fiction work.

Pretend Genius Press - A literary fiction and poetry publisher.

Rain Farm Press - A diverse press that works with fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art/photography.

Raw Dog Screaming Press - A press that publishes fiction collections and novels.

Reverie Publishers - A children's book publisher.

University of Pittsburgh Press - A scholarly publisher with distinguished books in several academic areas and in poetry and short fiction, as well as books about Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania for general readers, scholars, and students.

WWPH Press