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Introduction to Genres page

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

Genre Fiction

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Genre Fiction that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Genre
  • Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Fiction genres
  • Popular literature – Great Britain – History and criticism
  • Popular Literature – United States – History and criticism

Fantasy & Science Fiction

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Fantasy & Science Fiction that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Fantasy & Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction Studies
  • Extrapolation

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Science Fiction, American – History and Criticism
  • Science Fiction, English – History and criticism
  • Science fiction – History and criticism
  • Fantasy fiction, English – History and criticism
  • Fantasy fiction, American – History and criticism
  • Fantasy fiction – History and criticism
  • Fantasy literature – History and criticism

Mystery & Detective Fiction

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Mystery & Detective Fiction that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Clues: A Journal of Detection

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Detective and mystery stories, American – History and criticism
  • Detective and mystery stories, English – History and criticism
  • Detective and mystery stories – History and criticism
  • Crime in literature
  • Detectives in literature

Horror

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Horror that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Horror Studies

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Horror tales, American – History and criticism
  • Horror tales, English – History and criticism
  • Horror tales – History and criticism
  • Gothic Fiction (Literary genre), English – History and criticism
  • Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American – History and criticism
  • Gothic fiction (Literary genre) – History and criticism

Graphic Novels & Comics

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Graphic Novels & Comics that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Graphic novels – History and criticism
  • Comic books, strips, etc. – History and criticism
  • Superheroes in literature

Short Fiction

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Short Fiction that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • NANO Fiction
  • Studies in Short Fiction

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Short story
  • Short stories, English – History and criticism
  • Short stories, American – History and criticism

Creative Nonfiction

To find related journals through the CWRU e-Journal portal, you can type in a journal's title or ISSN in the main Search bar, or you can select Literature & Writing in the Browse by Discipline section to explore available titles. 

Here are some journal titles related to Creative Nonfiction that are are available in the CWRU e-Journal portal:

  • Fourth Genre
  • River Teeth

One of the options in the dropdown menu for catalog searching is Subject. Searching by Subject means finding specific Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs), which tell you what a work is about using standardized rules for the order of terms, the language used, etc. It works best when you already know what to look for. 

Here are some Library of Congress Subject Headings that you can use in a Subject search to lead you to relevant works: 

  • Creative nonfiction – History and criticism
  • Creative nonfiction – Authorship

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