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Subject guide for research in English literature

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Introduction to Genres page

This page introduces Genre Fiction, features resources about four major genres of contemporary fiction (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Horror, and Graphic Novels & Comics), and explores additional resources specifically for Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Children’s & Young Adult Literature.

Genre Fiction

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Genre Fiction that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Genre

Fantasy & Science Fiction

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Fantasy & Science Fiction that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Fantasy & Science Fiction
  • Science-Fiction Studies
  • Extrapolation

Mystery & Detective Fiction

Horror

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Horror that you can find in Journal Search:

  • The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies

Graphic Novels, Comics, & Manga

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Graphic Novels, Comics, & Manga that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
  • Journal of Anime and Manga Studies
  • Studies in Comics
  • The Comics Grid

Short Fiction

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Short Fiction that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Studies in Short Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Creative Nonfiction that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction
  • Prose Studies
  • River Teeth

Children's & Young Adult Literature

To find related journals through Journal Search, you can type in a journal’s title or ISSN in the Search bar, or you can browse under the English subsection of the Languages & Literatures category to explore available titles.

Here are some eJournal titles for Children's & Young Adult Literature that you can find in Journal Search:

  • Children’s Literature Association Quarterly
  • International journal of young adult literature
  • Journal of children’s literature
  • Study and scrutiny: research on young adult literature