I am cross-posting my resource list for the Noemata zine here.
Alas, if you lose this post, you must endure the long journey of searching for where else* I have linked them.
(*The updated description of the zine page.)
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Conlanging
PolyGlot: Spoken Language Construction Kit - Free software for keeping track of multiple conlang projects in a single database.
Quothalinguist - The personal website of Jessie Peterson, the professor of linguistics who created the well-known Conlang Year question set.
Dedalvs and The Art of Language Invention - The personal websites of David J. Peterson, also an accomplished linguist.
Language Construction Kit v.2 - A website that walks you through various aspects of conlanging. See also: How to create a language by Pablo David Flores and Essays on Language Design by Rick Morneau.
Neography.info - A website dedicated to constructed writing systems.
The World’s Writing Systems - A link hub for web pages about different writing systems.
The Language Creation Society - The designated conlanging society, with a number of hosted conlangs sites and educational pages available.
ConWorkshop - A combination wiki-and-forum; this is a solid resource for looking at conlanging projects made by others, as well as sharing your own.
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney
The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building by David J. Peterson
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Conworlding / SpecBio
Speculative Evolution JCINK - A general-purpose forum focused on speculative evolution, including their surrounding conworld projects.
The CBB - A forum for conlanging and conworlding, as well as discussion of natlangs.
After Man: A Zoology of the Future by Dougal Dixon
Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future by Dougal Dixon
All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man by C.M. Kosemen
Alien Worlds by Wall to Wall Media
Future Evolution by Peter Ward
Scavengers Reign by Titmouse
Runaway to the Stars by Jay Eaton
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel
An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters by Henry Gee
