RESOURCES FOR WRITERS
Craft of Writing/Journalism
William Strunk & E. B. White - The Elements of Style
John Brady - The Art of Interviewing
William Ruehlmann - Stalking the Feature Story
AP Stylebook, New York Times Manual of Style, Chicago
Manual of Style—find out what your publication uses if they
don’t have their own; if you’re a freelancer, follow one of the
first two in your submissions
Music Criticism & Examples of Good Writing
Richard Kostelanetz, editor – The Virgil Thomson Reader: Selected
Writings, 1924-84
A Virgil Thomson Reader (with introduction by John Rockwell), 1984
Oscar Thompson, Practical Musical Criticism
John Rockwell - All American Music
John Rockwell - Outsider
Ken Wells, editor - Floating Off the Page: The Best Stories
from the Wall Street Journal’s “Middle Column”
Resources
www.artsjournal.com
www.musicalamerica.com
www.poynter.org
See “journalism links” and much much more
www.GuideStar.org – 990 Forms for non profits; for similar sites see other postings on
www.MCANA.org
www.polyphonic.org – articles, archives and news related to the orchestral world
www.symphony.org – website of the American Symphony Orchestra League -- annual compilations of most frequently performed music, ASOL news, etc.
www.asja.org – web pages for the American Society of Journalists & Authors
(some pages for members only) but still helpful if you’re considering a book
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