Prose fiction, non-fiction and drama

Key to library resources

	In the Library (or anywhere with a Library card for NSW residents)
	Only in the Library
	Publicly available

Use these eresources to find:

Articles on international writers published in mainly US and British journals and magazines, with some Australian content
Articles available in full text that you can read online
Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles

Most databases have tools to help you manage citations and referencing for your bibliography.

Literature Resource Center (Gale) [eresource]
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Find literary criticism, reviews and biographies of international writers including Australian. Search by works, writers or characters and use the Topic Finder to see related text and literary criticism by genre and form.
Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) [eresource]
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Search this database for literary criticism, reviews, interviews, plot summaries and biographies for writers and writing of all genres. It features international writers, including Australian authors.
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences Collections Parts I - IX and the Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets collection) [eresource]
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Search for full-text scholarly articles from many international literature journals. An excellent source for literary criticism and analysis of authors, genres and creative writing forms. It includes a tool called JSTOR Understanding Series – choose a passage from a text and instantly see articles and chapters quoting that passage.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center [eresource]
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Search this database for literary criticism, reviews, and interviews with poets and short fiction writers, both historical and contemporary. It features analyses of individual works, poetry showcases on contemporary American poets, and selected stories and poems in full text. Featured writers include Katherine Mansfield, Tracy K Smith and Rohinton Mistry.
ProQuest Research Library [eresource]
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Search by title or author to find academic literary articles about your works. Use the Advanced search and add extra keywords to narrow your search to find articles on an aspect of the work eg A Doll’s House AND feminism. You can refine your results by using limits such as Full text – to read full articles online or Peer reviewed – to find high quality academic articles.
Academic OneFile (Gale) [eresource]
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Search by title or author to find academic literary articles about your texts. Use an advanced search and add extra keywords to narrow your search to find articles on an aspect of the work eg Dracula AND gothic. You can refine your results by using limits such as Full text – to read full articles online, or Peer-reviewed journals – to find high quality academic articles.
NoveList Plus [eresource]
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Find ideas for related fiction and non-fiction texts in this database of international writers. Browse by genre and subject, or identify similar books based on theme, historical period, location and other characteristics.