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Resources/Reading Lists

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Below you will find Reading & Resource lists for the types of writing taught at Gotham—recommended books, publications, works, and websites. These lists will usher you deep inside the world of each of these writing types. Browse and click and lose yourself here for a while.

True Story: Teen Creative Nonfiction

True Story: Teen Creative Nonfiction - Reference

Books

Bronson, Po . 642 Things to Write About
Dunn, Jessica and Dunn, Danielle. A Teen's Guide to Getting Published
Hanley, Victoria. Seize the Story
Mazer, Anne and Potter, Ellen . Spilling Ink
Mirriam-Goldberg, Caryn. Write Where You Are
Morrill, Stephanie. Go Teen Writers

Helpful Places

Carnegie Library
Go Teen Writers
Guide to Student Writing Contests
Pen & Quill
Scholastic Art & Writing
Teen Lit
Young Writers Initiative
Young Writers Society

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