Writing Resources and Archives

Resources

Writing Resources and Archives

Do you need some inspiration for your next writing project? Would you like to browse an archive of poetry, zines, or short stories? Then check out this resource list!

 

[Art Credit: "True Tones of Skin" by Genos_The_Pom, YWP]

Created by YWP Alumni Advisor Sam Aikman in October 2024.

Internet Archive

  • Non-profit online library with millions of books, movies, audiobooks, and more available to borrow or download. 

 

Library of Short Stories

  • A super easy-to-use archive of popular, new, and classic short stories.

 

Longreads

  • A collection of long-form nonfiction works including personal essays, reading lists, interviews, criticism, and more.

 

NaNoWriMo

  • For the aspiring novel writers- join a group of writers in November who take on the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days! 

 

National Poetry Library

  • An archive which lets you search by format of poems: text, image, video, etc. 

 

Papercut Zine Library

  • A volunteer-run online archive of hand-made zines. You can submit your own too!

 

Personal Essay Archive

  • A collection of recently published personal essays by many different authors.

 

Poets.org

  • Use this resource to find poems and learn about poets you like from a large collection with helpful search filters.

 

The Poetry Archive

  • Includes interviews, recorded poetry readings, and printed poems. 

 

Poetry Foundation

  • An extensive resource for everything poetry. An archive of poems, poet bios, and monthly collections of published poetry. 

 

[Do you know of a resource that is not included here? Message Love to write to have it added!]