Course Title: Creative Nonfiction
Course Code: ENG-508
Credit Hours: 3(3-0)
Course Contents
π Core Texts & Anthologies
- The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present β Edited by Phillip Lopate
- The Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction β Edited by Williford & Martone
- The Literary Journalists β Edited by Norman Sims
- This Boyβs Life β Tobias Wolff
π Exploring Creative Nonfiction
- Definition and Scope of Creative Nonfiction
- The Personal Essay: Art and Technique
- Memoir Writing: Narrating Personal Experience
- Literary Journalism: Blending Fact and Art
- The Lyrical Essay: Aesthetic and Poetic Elements in Nonfiction
- Writing from Life: Turning Real Events into Engaging Narratives
π Genres of Creative Nonfiction
- Autobiography and Biography
- Travel Writing
- Nature and Environmental Writing
- Cultural and Social Commentary
- Hybrid Forms and Experimental Nonfiction
π Techniques in Creative Nonfiction
- Voice and Style in Nonfiction
- Narrative Structure and Storytelling
- The Role of Research in Nonfiction Writing
- Ethics and Truth in Nonfiction
- The Role of Memory and Imagination
π Publishing and Professional Development
- The Literary Market for Nonfiction
- How to Write for Magazines and Online Platforms
- Editing and Refining Nonfiction Writing
- Finding Your Unique Voice as a Writer
Recommended Books & Websites
π Key Books on Creative Nonfiction:
- Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction (2nd Edition) β Brenda Miller & Suzanne Paola
- Writing True β Sondra Perl & Mimi Schwartz
- Creative Nonfiction: A Guide to Form, Content, and Style with Readings β Eileen Pollack
- To Tell the Truth: Practice and Craft in Narrative Nonfiction β Connie D. Griffin
- You Canβt Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything In Between β Lee Gutkind
- Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writersβ Guide β Edited by Mark Kramer & Wendy Call
- On Writing Well β William Zinsser
- The Elements of Style β Strunk & White
- The Writerβs Personal Mentor β Priscilla Long
π Online Resources & Magazines:
- Creative Nonfiction (www.creativenonfiction.org)
- Brevity (brevitymag.com) β Personal narrative & memoir essays
- Narrative Magazine (www.narrativemagazine.com)
- Sweet: A Literary Confection (sweetlit.com)
- McSweeneyβs Internet Tendency β Fiction, art, comics, creative nonfiction
- Poets & Writers Magazine β Resources for poets and writers
- UCI Literary Journalism β Resources on literary journalism
- The Lyrical Essay: The Seneca Review β Essays and examples of lyrical nonfiction
π Top Magazines for Nonfiction Writing:
- Harper’s Magazine
- Reader’s Digest β Lifestyle and well-being
- The Atlantic Magazine β Analysis, fiction, current affairs
- The New Yorker Magazine β Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
- The Saturday Evening Post
- The UTNE Reader β Independent press
- The Walrus Magazine β Politics, art, culture, poetry, and fiction