Books and Articles on Writing Fantasy

There will be some duplication of items on this page and those for writing Science Fiction and Horror, as some books deal with more than one genre.

Books:

• Borcherding, David H., ed. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Sourcebook, 2nd ed., Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1996. 502pp.
• Card, Orson Scott. How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1990. 140pp.
• LeFanu, Sarah. Writing Fantasy Fiction, London: A & C Black, 1996. 124pp.
• Le Guin, Ursula K. From Elfland to Poughkeepsie. An essay in which Le Guin discusses the importance of style in the creation of fantastic fiction. She asserts that it requires more than just having wizards or dragons in your story to make a it a genuine work of the fantastic.
• Le Guin, Ursula K. Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Articles:

• "Realistic Guide to Writing Fantasy Fiction", Joel Rosenberg. Writer's Digest, vol. 64, July 1984. pp22-25.
• "Symbolic Fantasy", Gene Wolfe. Genre, vol. 8, no. 3, 1975. pp194-209.