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Creative Nonfiction Writing [F-16-19]

This is a class for people who enjoy writing. More specifically, Creative Nonfiction – sometimes called Literary Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, or Literary Journalism – a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Lee Gutkind, editor of the internationally famous online magazine Creative Nonfiction: True Stories, Well Told, has said of the genre, “The goal is to make nonfiction stories read like fiction so that your readers are as enthralled by fact as they are by fantasy.” The Creative Nonfiction genre encompasses many different subgenres of writing; in this class, we will focus on memoirs, magazine feature essays, literacy narratives, and lyric essays. We will study texts using a variety of approaches, including reading published works of Creative Nonfiction. Class time will include discussions of such readings, and writing activities designed to inspire and prepare you to create your own Creative Nonfiction works.

Melissa Lee is an Assistant Professor of English at SUNY Canton. She earned her B.A. in English Communications from Le Moyne College and her M.A. in British and American Literature from Marquette University. She is currently in the last stages of earning her Ph.D. in Composition and TESOL through the summer residency program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

NOTES: 1) Bring paper and pen or pencil to class; 2) Typed submissions are preferred for those who submit their work for feedback or want to share their work with the class. Suggested website: Creative Nonfiction: True Stories, Well Told magazine: https://www.creativenonfiction.org

Cap: 10