book cover with painting of hand holding a sparklerUniversity of Northern Iowa's Rod Library has published a new OER edition, Elements of Creative Writing (2nd edition) by Grant Tracey, Rachel Morgan, and Jeremy Schraffenberger, along with many talented contributors.
 
This book is a revised edition of a 2023 book which has been adopted at more than a dozen colleges & universities. This update includes several new topics and additional writings from the North American Review (NAR)the oldest and one of the most well-regarded literary magazines in the U.S., published at UNI. The authors also serve as editors of the NAR, so their insight about creative writing comes from a unique perspective.