Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors Comprehensive list by Jack Lynch at Rutgers

University of Illinois Writer's Workshop Writing Techniques, Bibliography Styles, and Grammar Handbooks

Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker includes MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE styles. See also, Research Resources

OWLS

The Purdue Online Writing Lab
Bemidji State University Writing Resource Center On-Line
Michigan State University Writing Center

 

More Grammar Help and Reference Books

English Grammar Gone Awry - A Guide to Some of the Most Common Errors in the Usage of the English Language
The Curmudgeon's Stylebook

Cliche Finder
On-Line English Grammar
HyperGrammar
Grammar and Styles Notes by Jack Lynch at University of Pennsylvania
ARTFL Project: Webster Search Form
Roget's Thesaurus
The Elements of Style by William Strunk
 

 

 

Technical and Business Writing

Technical Writing Resources

 

Creative Writing

The Nebraska Center for Writers
Poets and Writers Online
American Writers companion for C-SPAN'S television series
Writing-World.com
 

 

Legal Writing

Fowler's The King's English 2nd edition
Strunk, William. 1918. The Elements of Style
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation from Peter W. Martin at Cornell

 

Copyright

U.S. Copyright Office
The Copyright Website

 

Miscellaneous

Self-study Quizzes for ESL Students

Writer's Block
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Writers Write The Internet Writing Journal

History of the English Language

Amerispeak: Expressions of Our American Ancestors

Wordsmith.org