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Basic Reference Works in Hunt Library

Hatch, James Vernon. Black Playwrights, 1823-1977: An Annotated Bibliography of Plays. New York: Bowker, 1977.
FA-REF-4 Z1231 .D7 H37

Peterson, Bernard L. Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
FA-REF-4 PS153 .N5 P43 1988

The Dramatists Guild Resource Directory. New York, NY: Dramatists Guild.
Annual
FA-REF-4 PN2289 .D69

Dramatists Sourcebook. New York, NY: Theatre Communications Groupm 1981- (Annual)
FA-REF-4 PN2289 .D73 (more recent copies) 792.058 D76 (offsite storage)

Partnow, Elaine T. The Female Dramatist: Profiles of Women Playwrights from the Middle Ages to Contemporary Times. New York: Facts on File, 1998.
FA-REF-4 PN471 .P37 1998

Langman, Larry. A Guide to American Screenwriters: the Sound Era, 1929-1982. New York: Garland, Pub., 1984.
FA-REF-4 PN1998 .L24 1984 2 Vols.

Hawkins-Dady, Mark, ed. International Dictionary of Theatre. Chicago: St. James Press.
FA-REF-4 PN2035 .I49 1992 3 Vols.
Vol 1: Plays (1992); Vol 2: Playwrights (1994); Vol. 3: Actors, Directors and Designers (1996).

Mulcahy, Lisa. Theater Festivals: Best Worldwide Venues for New Works. New York: Allworth Press, 2005.
FA-REF-4 PN3156 .M86 2005

Trottier, David. The Screenwriter's Bible : A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script. Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, 1998. 3rd edition.
FA-REF-4 PN1996 .T76 1998

Singer, Dana. Stage Writers Handbook: A Complete Business Guide for Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists and Librettists. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1997.
FA-REF-4 PN2074 .S56 1997

Doyle, Billy H. The Ultimate Directory of Film Technicians.... Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
FA-REF-4 PN1998.2 .D688 1999
A necrology of dates and places of births and deaths of over 9,000 producers, screenwriters, composers, cinematographers, art directors, costume designers, choreographers, executives and publicists.

Peterson, Jane T. Women Playwrights of Diversity: A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997
FA-REF-4 PS338 .W6 P48 1997

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Open-Web Links

Allworld Screenplays Manuscripts Poems Lyrics (Landing Net Productions)
Screenplays listed by genre.

American Zoetrope

Artslynx: Playwriting Resources

Charles Deemer website

E-Script: The Internet's Scriptwriting Workshop

Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing (Bill Johnson)
Explores the craft of writing dramatic stories through essays.

New Dramatists.org
An organization providing seven-year memberships to emerging playwrights. Member services include workshops, exchange programs, screenplay development, residencies and workspaces.

The Playwriting Seminars (Richard Toscan, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University)
A manual of the playwright's craft, including screenwriting

The Screenplayers:Writing Tomorrow's Films

Scriptfly: Movie Scripts for Your Screenwriting Education
A wealth of information for screenwriters. Also, a venue for posting screenplays.