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Playwriting and Screenwriting Resources

A guide for playwrights, screenwriters, script writers, and researchers studying the history of writing for the performing arts.

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Browsing the UCLA Arts Library: Call Number Ranges

Most books in UCLA libraries are shelved by call number. You can browse broad call number ranges (examples below), but keep in mind that anything checked out, shelved in Class Reserves, or in other campus libraries, may be located in different places. Using UC Library Search is recommended for searching specific books and topics.

PN: Performing Arts, Show Business

1600-1692: Dramatic Theory, playwriting, composition

1996: Screenplay writing

1997: Screenplays, works on individual films (all screenplays in arts library are shelved in Selected Film and Television Scripts)

Selected Playwriting and Screenwriting Books for Creative Authors

Books on Playwriting and Screenwriting History