Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Foundations
1. The History of Creative Nonfiction
2. Veracity and Genre
3. Forms and Modes of Creative Nonfiction
4. Interplay of Genres, Forms, and Modes
5. Elements of Creative Nonfiction
Part 2: Evolutions
6. The Central Question
7. Image and Metaphor
8. Exploding Scene
9. Chronology
10. Dialectical Movement
11. Setting As Character
12. Writer, Narrator, Character
13. Lenses
14. Reflection, Introspection, and Speculation
15. Beginnings and Endings
16. Music of Prose
Part 3: Integrities
17. Truth, Fact, and Memory
18. Authority and Credibility
Part 4: Renovations
19. Workshops, Peer Reviews, and Writing Groups
20. Revision
21. Publishing
Part 5: Anthology
1. Austin Bunn, “Basement Story”
2. Amy Butcher, “Women These Days”
3. Seo-Young Chu, “A Refuge for Jae-in Doe: Fugues in the Key of English Major”
4. Melissa Febos, “Leave Marks”
5. Kathy Fish, “Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild”
6. Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, “Open Season”
7. Ross Gay, “Loitering”
8. Och Gonzalez, “What I Do on My Terrace is None of Your Business”
9. Peter Grandbois, “Loyalty”
10. Major Jackson, “Mighty Pawns”
11. Sarah Minor, “A Log Cabin Square”
12. Jessica Hendry Nelson, “When You Were a Boy in Maine”
13. Sean Prentiss, “Buying a House”
14. Jonathan Rovner, “The Funambulists”
15. Vijay Seshadri, “Memoir”
16. Vivek Shraya, “Trisha”
17. Margot Singer, “Call it Rape”
18. Ira Sukrungruang, “Invisible Partners”
19. Jill Talbot, “The Professor of Longing”
20. Abigail Thomas, “Nostalgia”
21. Ryan Van Meter, “First”
22. Elissa Washuta, “Incompressible Flow”
23. Christian Wiman, “The Limit”
24. Brooke Juliet Wonders, “Self Erasure”
25. Xu Xi, “Godspeed”
26. Kristen Millares Young, “A Few Thoughts While Shaving”

About Adv. Creative Nonfiction

Whatever genre you are writing in – whether it's travel writing, memoir or sports journalism – this book will show you how you can improve your craft and your creative nonfiction writing. Bringing together in one accessible volume advice by two widely published writers and teachers and an anthology of great contemporary nonfiction for you to learn from, Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology also includes:

· Writing prompts and exercises throughout to help develop your writing skills and techniques
· Flash interviews with writers on their craft
· Coverage of a wide range of genres, including nature writing, spiritual writing and memoir
· Practical advice on workshopping, editing and publishing
· Reflections on truth and ethics in non-fiction writing

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Praise for Adv. Creative Nonfiction

"Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer’s Guide and
Anthology sets a new standard for teaching creative
nonfiction by covering a wide range of craft topics,
explicating old and emergent forms, and including a
unique anthology." Technical Communication
"I made so many highlights, took so many notes and had so many thoughts while reading this book" Amelie Zimmerman, review at Inside Out
“I’m so glad I got this book. Mind blown. I had no idea what creative nonfiction meant and now it’s all I want to read. I feel like I’m allowed to do new things with my own writing.” Anonymous reader

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