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Specializations for a creative writing master’s program include fiction, nonfiction, poetry and screenwriting. At the master’s level, creative writing programs include both Master of Arts (M.A ...
The term “creative nonfiction” is actually a fairly recent coinage, postdating the advent of the New Journalism by about twenty years. The man credited with it is the writer Lee Gutkind.
Despite critics’ desire to condemn creative nonfiction to little more than formulaic writing, there is power in this formula. It grants the reader the gift of clear intent and allows the writer to ...
Hart, who has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing, has authored seven fiction and nonfiction books and published articles and essays in The New York Times, Smithsonian, CNN ...
Creative nonfiction is an important and integral part of the writing curriculum in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric. WRTG courses in creative nonfiction (CNF) enhance students' abilities to ...
The Aetna Celebration of Creative Nonfiction took place at Barnes and Noble in Downtown Storrs on Thursday, March 7. This year’s featured writer was UConn professor Gina Barecca. The Aetna Chair of ...
For a text to be considered creative nonfiction, it must be factually accurate, and written with attention to literary style and technique. Forms within this genre include memoir, diary, travel ...
Who is eligible: published creative writers of exceptional talent. Deadline for applications: March 3. Total amount to be awarded and number of awards: not specified.
Responding to a need for an “adaptable outlet” for nonfiction work on campus, Marc Briz ’14 launched the online journal Recess last semester. Inspired by his sophomore year experience in ENGL 0180: ...