Subject Creative Nonfiction

Course Title: Creative Nonfiction

Course Code: ENG-508
Credit Hours: 3(3-0)

Course Contents

πŸ“Œ Core Texts & Anthologies

  • The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present – Edited by Phillip Lopate
  • The Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction – Edited by Williford & Martone
  • The Literary Journalists – Edited by Norman Sims
  • This Boy’s Life – Tobias Wolff

πŸ“Œ 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

πŸ“Œ Genres of Creative Nonfiction

  • Autobiography and Biography
  • Travel Writing
  • Nature and Environmental Writing
  • Cultural and Social Commentary
  • Hybrid Forms and Experimental Nonfiction

πŸ“Œ 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

πŸ“Œ 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

πŸ“š Key Books on Creative Nonfiction:

  • Tell It Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction (2nd Edition) – Brenda Miller & Suzanne Paola
  • Writing True – Sondra Perl & Mimi Schwartz
  • Creative Nonfiction: A Guide to Form, Content, and Style with Readings – Eileen Pollack
  • To Tell the Truth: Practice and Craft in Narrative Nonfiction – Connie D. Griffin
  • You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything In Between – Lee Gutkind
  • Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide – Edited by Mark Kramer & Wendy Call
  • On Writing Well – William Zinsser
  • The Elements of Style – Strunk & White
  • The Writer’s Personal Mentor – Priscilla Long

πŸ“š Online Resources & Magazines:

  • Creative Nonfiction (www.creativenonfiction.org)
  • Brevity (brevitymag.com) – Personal narrative & memoir essays
  • Narrative Magazine (www.narrativemagazine.com)
  • Sweet: A Literary Confection (sweetlit.com)
  • McSweeney’s Internet Tendency – Fiction, art, comics, creative nonfiction
  • Poets & Writers Magazine – Resources for poets and writers
  • UCI Literary Journalism – Resources on literary journalism
  • The Lyrical Essay: The Seneca Review – Essays and examples of lyrical nonfiction

πŸ“š Top Magazines for Nonfiction Writing:

  • Harper’s Magazine
  • Reader’s Digest – Lifestyle and well-being
  • The Atlantic Magazine – Analysis, fiction, current affairs
  • The New Yorker Magazine – Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
  • The Saturday Evening Post
  • The UTNE Reader – Independent press
  • The Walrus Magazine – Politics, art, culture, poetry, and fiction

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