Short Story Literary Criticism: Gale Biography In Context

Gale Biography in Context (searchable link)

The database link above lets you search for biographical information (personal information about authors and other famous people.)

Here is a list of literary references included in the Gale Biography Resource Center thus presenting an overview of the kinds of authors included in the collection.

Although the titles cannot be searched individually, by entering the name of a literary figure in the search box, the search result will include information from these titles. 

• Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography. 6 vols. 1987-1989; Suppl. 1999
• Contemporary Authors. Vols. 1 - 270, 1962 - 2008 (On-going updates)
• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series. Vols. 1 - 176, 1980 - 2008 (On-going updats)
• Contemporary Dramatists. 6th ed. 1999
• Contemporary Novelists. 7th ed. 2001
• Contemporary Poets. 7th ed. 2001
• Contemporary Popular Writers. 1999
• Contemporary Southern Writers. 1997
• Contemporary Women Poets. 1999
• Feminist Writers. 1996
• St. James Guide to Children's Writers. 5th ed. 1999
• St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers. 4th ed. 1996
• St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers. 1996
• St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. 1998
• St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers. 4th ed. 1996
• St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers. 2nd. ed. 1999
• Twentieth-Century Romance & Historical Writers. 3rd ed. 1996
• Writers Directory. 23rd ed. 2007