Books and Articles on Writing Science-Fiction

There may be some duplication of items on this page and those for writing Fantasy 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.
• De Camp, L. Sprague and Catherine Crook De Camp. Science-Fiction Handbook, Revised: A Guide to Writing Imaginative Literature. Philadelphia: Owlswick Press, 1975. 220pp.
• Delany, Samuel. Starboard Wine: More Notes on the Language of Science Fiction, Pleasantville, NY: Dragon Press, 1984. 244pp.
• Gillett, Stephen L. World-Building, Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1996. 198pp.
• LeGuin, Ursula K. Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction.
• Lewis, C.S. Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories. New York: Harcourt, 1966. 148pp.
• Longyear, Barry B. Science Fiction Writer's Workshop: An Introduction to Fiction Mechanics.
• Nahin, Paul J. Time Travel. Cincinnati,OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1997. 200pp.
• Ochoa, George and Jeffrey Osier. The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe, Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1993. 314pp.
• Scithers, George H., Darrell Schweitzer, and John M. Ford. On Writing Science Fiction (The Editors Strike Back!). Philadelphia: Owlslick Press, 1981. 227pp.
• Wingrove, David, ed. The Science Fiction Source Book. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1984. 320pp.

Articles:

• "Conflict in Science Fiction Stories", Ben Bova. Writer, vol. 94, May 1981. pp17-18.
• "Finding Science Fiction Ideas", Kathleen Sky. Writer, vol. 89, August 1976. pp15-17.
• "How to Build a Science Fiction Story", Reginald Bretnor. Writer's Digest, vol. 56, July 1976. pp24-25.
• "On Writing Science Fiction", Ursula K. LeGuin. Writer, vol. 94, February 1981. pp11-14.
• "Putting Science Into Science Fiction", Gregory Benford. Writer, vol. 96, July 1983. pp7-10.
• "Science Fiction and Reality", Ben Bova. Writer, vol. 92, May 1979. pp7-10.
• "Science Fiction for Young Readers", Douglas Hill. Writer, vol. 97, Januray 1984. pp15-18.
• "Special Problems of Science Fiction", Gene Wolfe. Writer, vol. 89, May 1976. pp12-14.