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Creative Writing

Guide for ENG 211, Creative Writing.

Creative Writing

Use this guide to find information and resources for your ENG 211 assignments. Navigate using the tabs above.

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Top Resources

Excelsior OWL
The general link for the Excelsior Online Writing Lab. Just about anything you need to know about writing or citations can be found here!
Excelsior OWL MLA
This is where you can find the information on MLA formatting, style, and citations.

Academic Journals

Suggested Supplemental Readings - eBooks

Improving Your Written English by Paul Stallard
ISBN: 9781857033588
Publication Date: 1998-07-01
When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People by Ann Batko
ISBN: 1417525827
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System by Vivian Cook (Editor); Des Ryan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781315670003
Publication Date: 2016-07-15

Library News

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	Friday: CLOSED

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