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“Research can take you to that golden intersection where the personal meets the public, the private crosses the universal, where the best literature lives. It is deeply rooted in the writer’s heart, yet blossoms out into a larger thing that includes the world.” - Philip Gerard from The Art of Creative Research: A Field Guide for Writers

       As a creative writer your research interests may be anything! Included in this guide are various resources to get you started.

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Writing Class Meets on Lawn of Old Capitol, University of Iowa, 1939. https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/761582. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.

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