Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Non-Fiction
This guide is intended to help you identify and locate resources in the MFA program.
Book Resources
- WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new windowOCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
Author Biographies
- Credo This link opens in a new windowOnline reference library that provides access to a selection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations in general and subject-specific disciplines. Credo includes interactive mind maps.
- Literature Criticism - Gale This link opens in a new windowLarge, extensive compilation of literary commentary. SNHU subscribes to: Contemporary Literary Criticism, 1960 - present; Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, 1900-1960; Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism; Shakespeare Criticism; and Poetry Criticism.
- Gale Contemporary AuthorsProvides 214 volumes with biographical content.
Interviews
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni provides full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources. News coverage includes deep archives and the latest stories. Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures. The Company Dossier module also allows you to identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. This product also provides access to the renowned Shepard's Citations service for all federal and state court cases 1789-present. Nexis Uni is the new platform to replace LexisNexis Academic, which has been phased out by the vendor.
- New York Times (Historical) - ProQuest This link opens in a new windowDigitized articles from the New York Times from 1851 - 2020. Looking for the most recent NYT editions?
- Newspaper Source - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowSelected full-text for regional, national and international newspapers and television & radio news transcripts
- The Paris ReviewInterviews section
- The Paris Review (1971-1983; 2010-present)Held in Periodicals Shelves by title. Renowned for its "Writers at Work" interview series in which important contemporary writers discuss their own work and their craft of writing. Fiction, poetry, literary essays and art portfolios are published.
- Writers&ArtistsFeatures author interviews and writing blogs.
- National Public RadioTranscripts and interview features. Also try local affiliates such as www.nhpr.org.
- The Writer UnboxedBlog featuring author interviews and links to related material.
- Glimmer Train Stories (2007-present)Held in Periodicals Shelves by title. Includes short stories, interviews with writers and other artists, and spotlights on short fiction writing from different parts of the world.
- Tin House (2007-present)Held in Periodicals Shelves by title. Presents stories, poems, profiles of writers and features.
- Conversations with American Women Writers. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 2004. PS 151 .C675 2004
Reviews
- Book Index with Reviews - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape.
- Project MUSE (Standard Collection) This link opens in a new windowWe have access to full-text, current, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Shapiro Library subscribes to the Standard Collection.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni provides full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources. News coverage includes deep archives and the latest stories. Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures. The Company Dossier module also allows you to identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. This product also provides access to the renowned Shepard's Citations service for all federal and state court cases 1789-present. Nexis Uni is the new platform to replace LexisNexis Academic, which has been phased out by the vendor.
- Newspaper Source - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowSelected full-text for regional, national and international newspapers and television & radio news transcripts
- The Barcelona ReviewBook reviews of contemporary fiction
- AGNI (2007-present)Held in Periodicals Shelves by title. Includes fiction, poetry, essays and reviews by established and emerging writers.
- The New York Review of Books (Latest 2 years)Hanging Periodicals Folders by Title. Features commentary and opinion on politics, literature, science and culture by eminent writers. Includes Advertising, Illustrations, Book Reviews.
- The Sewanee Review (1986-present)Held in Periodicals Shelves by title. Distinguished, traditional literary magazine devoted to British and American fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and criticism. Includes Advertising, Illustrations, Book Reviews.