January Magazine
January is an online magazine all about books. Book lovers will find reviews, publishing news, and profiles of well-known authors. Here is a good place to find out about new and interesting titles, and read interviews with their authors. The magazine also hosts the works of talented journalists, critics, and photographers. There are sections covering fiction, nonfiction, crime fiction, science fiction, children's books, art and culture, cookbooks, biography, features, bestsellers, and more. Books from all countries are included, as long as they are written in English. This is a well-written ezine with excellent site design and navigation. http://www.januarymagazine.com/

SFandF
This website is a searchable database containing thousands of science fiction and fantasy books. Each book is listed with a photo of the cover and a short description. Readers can use the alphabetical listing, or search by title, author, series, or keyword. The keyword search helps when you don't know the exact title, or you are looking for a short story. Books are also categorized by genre to help you find books similar to the ones you already know and love. The books are divided into science fiction, fantasy, young readers, and award winners. The award winner section will provide a complete history of all books that have either been nominated or have won the Hugo, the Nebula, or the World Fantasy award. Here is a good place to find new titles, listed by month of release. There are also links to author and fan sites, indicated by a spider beside an author's name. http://www.sfandf.com

Bram Stoker Page
This site is dedicated to Bram Stoker, famed author of Dracula. Here fans can read about Stoker's life and view the pictures of him which have survived. The site has links to Stoker's novels, short stories, and nonfiction writing. Some of the stories can be downloaded. http://www.geocities.com/psmcalduff/

Fantafiction.com
This is a reference site for everything in science fiction. The webmasters hope to make Fantafiction "the biggest site on the Internet for information about sci-fi and fantasy books and authors." You can check here to find the latest fantasy, science fiction, and horror books coming out, and new books that will be published in the next few months. There is an alphabetical index of authors with a short bio, photo, and list of works for each; the major books have descriptions and cover art. There is another index for illustrators. You can browse book reviews here, and find bookstores around the world that carry science fiction. In addition, there are web links to online bookstores, publishers, author and fan pages, magazines and ezines, and more. http://www.fantafiction.com

Timeless Hemingway
A favorite maxim of Ernest Hemingway was "il faut d'abord durer," roughly translating to "first, one must endure." Hemingway is a writer who has endured. This educational website features a free Hemingway quote finder service, a comprehensive Hemingway FAQ, a messageboard, and chat opportunities with Hemingway's nephew, John E. Sanford. Users can read about Hemingway's life, his writing, his relationship with Faulkner and other famous people, and more. In addition there are Hemingway links, a trivia contest, and biographical information including Hemingway's will and family tree. http://www.timelesshemingway.com

HandHeldCrime: Short Mystery Fiction for Handheld Computer Users
HandHeldCrime delivers free short mystery stories twice a month to users of handheld computers, by means of email, AvantGo, and other technologies. Here subscribers from all over the world can get top quality crime fiction from award-winning authors, plus interviews, articles, news, reviews, and events listings. If you don't have a handheld computer, you can read the stories at the website, where you will also find archives of previous issues and links to more mystery writing. http://www.handheldcrime.com

Robert Winkler - Nature Writing
Here you can read Robert Winkler's essays on the natural beauty found in waterfalls, trails, and other natural environments, and his observations of wildlife. He especially likes birds, and has many tales about them including a humorous article, "A Field Guide to Hollywood Bird Songs," about mismatched birdsongs in movie soundtracks. http://pages.cthome.net/rwinkler/

The Moonlit Road
This family-friendly site features monthly ghost stories and other strange folktales from the mysterious backroads of the American South. Selecting a folktale takes the reader to a storyteller's cabin in the land where the story was born; here the story begins. The stories are available in both text and streaming audio versions. Cultural background is included with each story. Members of the site can read archived stories and get email updates. Visitors can peruse the bookshop to find more literature on folk legends and ghost stories from Southern culture. http://www.themoonlitroad.com

Project Gutenberg: Fine Literature Digitally Re-published
Project Gutenberg makes available important works of literature that are in the public domain, in electronic form. Here, thanks to the work of many volunteers, people all over the world have access to Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dostoyevsky, Freud, Plato, Hans Christian Andersen, Louisa May Alcott, William Blake, Guy De Maupassant, Sojourner Truth, Lao Tzu, and other classics. There are even other resources like math constants, world facts, and motion pictures of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. Users can search the database by author, title, or date, then download works using FTP or HTTP. The project also sponsors a newsgroup at bit.listserv.gutnberg.

RoseDog.com
Here is a site for writers, literary agents, publishers, and readers. The purpose of this site is to showcase the work of unpublished writers, providing fresh and interesting material for readers and a database of manuscripts of interest to agents and publishers looking for new talent. The services here are free, and advanced technology gives agents and publishers fast access to manuscripts via a search engine that remembers what the user has already read. Interactive features allow writers to exchange comments and experiences with each other. There are also free classified ads for local writers' groups, editorial services, workshops, etc., and links to other writers' resources. http://www.rosedog.com

Galaxy Ezine - Original Science Fiction
Science fiction fans will find lots of good short stories here, plus RealAudio files and some interesting experimental features. In the Writers Workshop section, new writers can submit stories and get feedback from readers. Galaxy Gothics provides a gallery of images, inviting authors to use them as inspiration for stories. X-Minus-0 is an area for experimental collaborations. Visitors can read the history of Galaxy magazine and view some of the early cover illustrations, and join an active forum for literary discussions. In addition, there are links to science fiction resources on the Web, and a section on how to make websites more accessible to blind and other-abled browsers.
http://www.galaxyezine.org/

Speculative Vision's Science Fiction and Fantasy Resource Network
This website features science fiction and fantasy art in its design; warriors, serfs, and other fantasy characters guide visitors through the pages. If you want to communicate with the site maintainers, a slave helps you send a scroll to The Master. In addition to a gallery of science fiction and fantasy illustrations, there are TV and film links including a MIDI soundtrack library, and hundreds of annotated links for SF&F artists, writers, and fans.


Writers' Village University
Writers' Village University is "more than a great place to learn how to write, it's a living, breathing community of writers from around the world." This popular hangout for creative writers on the Internet is staffed by volunteer writers and teachers who believe education should be a life-long pursuit for both beginning and experienced writers. For a membership at $59 per year, you can take as many courses and workshops as you like. Some examples of the courses are Write Your Novel in 30 Days, Novel Revision, Short Story, Poetry Seminars, and Literature Studies. If you want to try out the program, you can take the first course, Fiction 98, for free. In addition to the courses, seminars, and special programs, writers will find here a full-time support service where they can interact, share their work, and ask questions. New writers describe the site as non-threatening, friendly, and supportive.
http://4-writers.com