Kennedy's Books
1221 S. Carson St.
Carson City, NV
(702) 882-9253

Bestseller Books
2171 W. Williams Ave
Fallon, NV
(775) 423-3002

A.S.U.N. Bookstore
University of Nevada/JTU Building
Reno, NV
(775) 784-6597

Sundance Bookstore
1155 W. 4th St. #106
Reno, NV
(775) 786-1188

Genesis Books
1815 W. Charleston Blvd.
Suite # 1
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 386-0099

Nevada Arts Council (NAC)
The NAC supports the arts by awarding grants to nonprofit arts organizations, public institutions, and individuals throughout the state. The NAC's Artist in Residence Program places professional artists in schools, institutions and communities in Nevada for one week to four months at a time. The Artists' Services Program focuses its attention and resources on individual artists' needs and concerns and allows NAC to provide better technical assistance to, and communication with, Nevada's artists. The Community Arts Development Program helps local arts organizations stabilize, grow and develop programming through workshops, consultations, networking, research and referral.

The Northern Nevada Writing Project
The Northern Nevada Writing Project is committed to improving student writing by promoting the teaching of writing, recognizing teacher expertise and leadership, building a foundation of research, and encouraging teachers as writers.

The Southern Nevada Writing Project
The Southern Nevada Writing Project's Invitational Institute provides the opportunity for excellent teachers from all levels and areas of the curriculum to come together as a writing community (for five weeks in the summer or over eight weekends in the fall). Within this community teachers share and extend their best classroom practices and talk about aspects of teaching that they find challenging; write and respond to each other's writing; and have opportunities to read, discuss, and inquire into the latest classroom-based professional books and research on writing. The SNWP is an affiliate of the National Writing Project which sponsors over 100 sites across the U.S.

Nevada Humanities
Nevada Humanities is one of 56 state and territorial humanities councils affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition to the several hundred separate activities supported each year through grants, Nevada Humanities coordinates several programs directly or in cooperation with other organizations, including the Vegas Valley Book Festival.

Vegas Valley Book Festival
An annual festival that features poets, children's/young adult authors, fiction and TV/screenwriters during three days of readings, lectures, panel discussions, workshops for aspiring writers of all ages, and an outdoor book fair with family-oriented activities.

Wilder Wild West Summer Institute
A summer institute for readers, writers, and teachers. During the Institute, participants explore historical figures and contemporary writers, while regional writers conduct readings and workshops. The final days of the Institute center on developing, revising, and publishing the participants' own writing in a volume tentatively titled, The Wilder West Handbook. The Institute is sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada Humanities Committee, and the Northern Nevada Writing Project.

Red Rock Review
A biannual literary journal published by the Community College Southern Nevada. The journal features stories, essays, poems, and reviews.

University of Nevada Press
The University of Nevada Press publishes high-quality, deserving works that advance scholarly research, contribute to the understanding and appreciation of regional history and culture, and reach a wide range of academic and general readers.

The Brushfire
The official Literature and Art publication of the University of Nevada, Reno and was the first literary journal in the state of Nevada. It is published under the direction of the Associated Students of University of Nevada. The Brushfire is published once a semester and is distributed all over campus and throughout the community.

Sierra Nevada Review
An annual literary magazine published by Sierra Nevada College featuring poetry and short fiction.

Rainbow Curve
Published in Southern Nevada since 1997, Rainbow Curve is an independent journal, not connected with any institution, that seeks to publish work that breaks with tradition.

University of Nevada, Reno
The M.A. Writing emphasis is designed for students who wish to strengthen their skills as writers while deepening their understanding of literature and language. It is intended for people who are preparing for careers in writing and editing or planning to teach writing in schools or colleges. The program is centered on the craft of writing as experienced by professionals and by the students themselves, and offers elective courses in both imaginative and expository writing. All students in the program are active in professional activities of various kinds: publishing, participating in conferences, and serving as writing interns in businesses, community agencies, or educational institutions. The University of Nevada, Reno, hosts the annual Wilder Wild West Summer Institute.

College of Southern Nevada
The College of Southern Nevada offers an Associates Degree in Creative Writing in fiction or poetry. The English department publishes the Red Rock Review literary journal.