In the first paragraph of “The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting,” Lee Gutkind, the “Godfather” of the creative-nonfiction genre (a title used once to describe him in Vanity Fair in 1997 and since ...

Ulla Libre ’25 has spent the last year conceptualizing, developing and crafting her creative writing thesis on the forced sterilization of women in Denmark in the 60s. The nonfiction piece — ...

CULLOWHEE—For the second year in a row, NCWN members swept first, second, and third place in the Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition. Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin of Cullowhee won first place for ...

The topic of loneliness is something not many discuss; however, one University of Iowa graduate has written her second novel in hopes to bring the issue to light through her essays. Kristen Radtke, a ...

Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the magazine Creative Nonfiction. In his latest book, "You Can't Make This Stuff Up," Gutkind introduces readers to the genre, provides real-life examples and ...

The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications for fellowships to support writers of fiction and creative nonfiction, allowing them to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and ...

Are you an avid reader who wants to branch out into something new? Consider something within the fairly new genre of creative nonfiction. It can be rather elusive. Creative nonfiction employs the ...

Our workshops introduce you to the craft of writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Over the course of a semester, you will learn ways of shaping stories and poems through various exercises ...

Authors know the importance of titles. They help to orient the reader or sometimes, with intent, to disorient. They can add dimension and weight; they can exemplify or elucidate. It is, therefore, ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Mid-Atlantic Creative Non-Fiction Conf. has hosted 7 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 Forum. The year with the highest average number of views ...