EN 369
Creative Writing Nonfiction
Creative nonfiction takes the real world as its subject, and like all writing, the composition of
creative nonfiction in its various subgenres is a dedicated literary practice. Creative
nonfiction is as old as writing itself but subgenres like memoir, narrative journalism,
personal essay, and documentary poetry have recently become more popular than ever.
This course will instruct students in the reading and writing of creative nonfiction by
addressing form, voice, language, style, and structure, along with a study of the debates
surrounding the challenges of working with nonfiction material. Assignments will offer
students a variety of opportunities to develop their creative nonfiction styles via examples
and exercises, and will consider the cultural uses of writing creative non-fiction.
Creative nonfiction takes the real world as its subject, and like all writing, the composition of
creative nonfiction in its various subgenres is a dedicated literary practice. Creative
nonfiction is as old as writing itself but subgenres like memoir, narrative journalism,
personal essay, and documentary poetry have recently become more popular than ever.
This course will instruct students in the reading and writing of creative nonfiction by
addressing form, voice, language, style, and structure, along with a study of the debates
surrounding the challenges of working with nonfiction material. Assignments will offer
students a variety of opportunities to develop their creative nonfiction styles via examples
and exercises, and will consider the cultural uses of writing creative non-fiction.
Creative nonfiction takes the real world as its subject, and like all writing, the composition of
creative nonfiction in its various subgenres is a dedicated literary practice. Creative
nonfiction is as old as writing itself but subgenres like memoir, narrative journalism,
personal essay, and documentary poetry have recently become more popular than ever.
This course will instruct students in the reading and writing of creative nonfiction by
addressing form, voice, language, style, and structure, along with a study of the debates
surrounding the challenges of working with nonfiction material. Assignments will offer
students a variety of opportunities to develop their creative nonfiction styles via examples
and exercises, and will consider the cultural uses of writing creative non-fiction.
