Writing Resources for Students & Faculty

By Jennifer L. Greer, Professional Development Program, UAB Graduate School

Imelda Vetter, Reference Librarian, UAB Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Academic Writing, Publishing, & Self-Help Books

Hotlinks take you to the book record in the UAB Sterne Library Catalog

Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts by John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak
Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills by John M. Swales and
Christine B. Feak
Advice for New Faculty Members: Nihil Nimus by Robert Boice
Creating Contexts: Writing Introductions across Genres by Christine B. Feak and John M.
Swales
Demystifying Dissertation Writing by Peg Boyle Single
Developing Quality Dissertations in the Sciences: A Graduate Student's Guide to Achieving
Excellence by Barbara E. Lovitts and Ellen L. Wert (See also guides for social sciences and
the humanities)
Everyone Can Write by Peter Elbow
English in Todays Research World by John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak*
*Adapted for international students writing in English as a Second Language
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J. Sylvia
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel
Inside Academic Writing by Grace Canseco
*Adapted for international students writing in English as a Second Language
The Writing Template Book by Ann M. Johns
Navigating Academia: Writing Supporting Genres John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak
On Writing Well (30th Anniversary Edition) by William Zissner. Sterne Library has several
older editions of this classic, including 1994, 1985, 1980, 1976
Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing by Robert Boice
Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review by Christine B. Feak and John M.
Swales
They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy
Birkenstein
Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific Academic by W. Brad Johnson & Carol A.
Mullen
Writing Matters: A Handbook for Writing and Research by Rebecca Moore Howard
Writing with Power by Peter Elbow
Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks by Wendy Laura Belcher
Writing, Speaking, & Communication Skills for Health Professionals by the Healthcare
Communication Group
Writing Successful Science Proposals by Andrew J. Friedland and Carol L. Folt
 Grammar, Style, Citation Guides

1) Essentials of English: A Writers Handbook by Ann Hogue

2) Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts
Wienbroer
a. Shortcuts for the Student Writer by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana
Roberts Wienbroer (based on Rules of Thumb)
3) The Elements of Style by William J. Strunk and E. B. White
4) Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams
5) Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers by Nigel A. Caplan
6) Grammar Troublespots: A Guide for Student Writers by Ann Raimes

Online Resources

Citing Your Sources: Sterne Library https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/ref/guides/web/cys.html

UAB Writing Center, http://www.uab.edu/writingcenter/
UAB Ethics for Authors http://www.uab.edu/ethicsforauthors/
UAB Copyright Information http://www.uab.edu/copyright/
Writinginthezone, research writing wiki by UAB writers
http://writinginthezone.wikispaces.com/home
The Owl, Purdue Online Writing Lab, Purdue University,
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/
The Writing Center, Stanford University, http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-
bin/drupal_pwr/hwc_resources
The Writing Center, Amherst College,
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/resourcesforwriters

Directories of Publication Outlets

Ulrichs Periodical Directory

Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities
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o Educational Curriculum & Methods
o Educational Psychology & Administration
o Management
o Marketing
Writers Market

LibGuide

So You Want to Get Published? Helpful Library Resources, by Sylvia McAphee and Imelda Vetter,
UAB Libraries, http://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/icanpublish