English Resources

Literary Resources:

The Loft: Founded in 1974 in a loft above a Minneapolis bookstore, the Loft is now the nation's largest and most comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers. Whatever forms of reading and writing you are drawn to, there's something for you at the Loft. Take a creative writing class. Attend a special presentation by a favorite Minnesota writer. Enter a writing competition or attend a reading. You are invited to become involved in the Loft's unique community and to join others who engage in a reading and writing life.

(The Loft is not associated with North Central University and the link to its page does not assume arelationship between the two.)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ - This is a great online writing lab. Lots of information, exercises, and quizzes. Also contains links to MLA and APA styles.

http://www.ncte.org/ - National Council of Teachers of English

http://www.ncte.org/cccc/ - Conference on College Composition and Communication

www.minnesotaliterature.org - Minnesota Literature's calendar of literary events.

Publishing Resources:

The following are links to sources to help you get your literary works published.

http://www.duotrope.com/

www.whistlingshade.com

Contests/Opportunities:

Minnesota Literature Seeks Book Reviews, essays and artlces that express opinions on literary issues and questions, or profile interesting events or personalities. Pieces should be written from firsthand knowledge of seminal events, programs or personalities.
Deadline: 15th of the month before publication.
Book reviews should be of recently published literary books and should be 150 words; payment is $15.
Essays and Articles should be up to 900 words; payment up to $50.
Send to:
Minnesota Literature
3723 Glendale Terrace
Minneapolis, MN 55410
editor@minnesotaliterature.org
www.minnesotaliterature.org

Whistling Shade is currently looking for poetry, short stories, essays, reviews and cartoons for upcoming issues. Emphasis is primarily mainstream and literary. All submissions should be mailed with SASE to:
Whistling Shade
P.O. Box 7084
St. Paul, MN 55107

10th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel Atlas Shrugged
For college students and graduating high school seniors
Deadline: September 17, 2008
First Prize: $10,000
For more information visit www.aynrandnovels.com/contests

TeachOverseas.org, also known as Educational Services International (ESI), is a Christian non-profit organization that has been training and sending Christians to serve in China, Russia, Central Asia, Central Europe and the Mediterranean for over twenty-six years. There are over 280 exciting opportunities in 9 countries!

Events

 Third Thursday ReadingsCircle every third Thursday for a Loft reading featuring new work by local and national authors. The names will change but the day's always the same. Bring yourself. Bring a friend. And bring your applause.
7:00p.m. at the Loft
FREE ADMISSION

The Second Sunday Journal Group
Meeting at:
Avant Garden Coffee Shop
215 E. Main St.
Anoka, MN
For more information call Lynn Fisher at 763-370-5418

The Lake Superior Writers Play-reading Group
Meets on the 4th Thursday of every month at 5:00 p.m.
This group will meet monthly to read, discuss plays and have supper. We'll use the text Humana Festival 2004: The Complete Plays, which will be available for purchase at $16.00. This group is open to the public and not limited to LSW members.
Chester Creek Cafe's Annex Room
1902 E. 8th St.
Duluth, MN
Questions? Call Mara at 218-728-1253

Grammar Quizzes

http://www.geocities.com/gene_moutoux/diagrams.htm http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm http://admn.sfcc.edu/~jgraney/writing/141writing.html http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrammarquiz.htm http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/iowa/quiz/ http://www.wadsworth.com/devenglish_d/special_features/grammarquizzes.html