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Tell It Slant: Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction Ira Glass says we are in the midst of the "golden age of nonfiction" (despite also being entrenched in the age of crap journalism). I share Glass's enthusiasm for the superb outpouring of creative truth-telling in our time, from the meteoric rise of book-length memoir to heroic feats of literary journalism. In this one-day seminar we will explore contemporary trends in nonfiction by a) reading and discussing at least one example in each of three sub-genres: memoir, personal essay, and narrative nonfiction (also called literary journalism); and b) completing writing exercises in each form. My hope is that each participant will walk away from the seminar with a new appreciation for creative nonfiction wiring and with several solid ideas of writing projects to pursue and creative ways to approach them. | |
Kathryn Eastburn served as editor of the Colorado Springs independent for a decade. She has won numerous journalism awards for feature writing, has published two books of nonfiction: "Simon Says: A True Story of Boys, Guns and Murder" and "A Sacred Feast: Reflections on Sacred Harp Singing and Dinner on the Ground," and has taught journalism and creative nonfiction at Colorado College and Cornell College. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Denver Post, Saveur, and Texas Highways. | |
