Title of Work and its Form: “Glow in the Dark,” creative nonfiction Author: Jen Hirt Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in the Winter 2013 issue of Redivider, a very cool journal. The kind people at Redivider have made the essay available as a sample to tempt you to order a copy of the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Stitching the Womb,” creative nonfiction Author: Pamela Ramos Langley Date of Work: 2014 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece made its debut in Hippocampus Magazine and can be found right here. Bonuses: Here is Ms. Langley’s Pinterest feed. Here is a short story Ms. Langley published in The Story Shack. Here is some more … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Bottled Spirits,” creative nonfiction Author: Jason Tucker Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece first appeared in Fall 2011’s Issue 8 of Waccamaw, a cool online journal. You can read it here. Bonuses: Here is an essay Mr. Tucker published in The Common. Here is a bit of … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Lawrence Welk is Dead,” creative nonfiction Author: Georgia Kreiger Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece first appeared in May 2012’s Issue 20 of Front Porch, a cool journal out of Texas State University’s MFA program. You can read Ms. Kreiger’s work here. Bonuses: Here are … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “In the Skin,” creative nonfiction Author: Ruth Awad (on Twitter @RuthAwad) Date of Work: 2009 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece was published in September 2009’s Issue 2.1 of Sweet: A Literary Confection. (That’s a very cool journal, folks.) You can find the piece here. Bonuses: Ms. Awad … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “When We Were Young and Confederate,” creative nonfiction Author: Jeremy Collins Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in Issue 9 of Chautauqua, a beautiful literary journal published by the Chautauqua Institution. Order the journal here. Element of Craft We’re Stealing: Candor Discussion: … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Something Like Joy,” creative nonfiction Author: Sonja Livingston (on Twitter @sonjalivingston) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The essay debuted in the Spring 2013 issue of River Teeth, a great journal of nonfiction edited by Joe Mackall and Dan Lehman. You can get back issues from … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Love and Industry: A Midwestern Notebook,” creative nonfiction Author: Sonya Huber (on Twitter @sonyahuber) Date of Work: 2013 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece won first place in the annual contest held by Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built + Natural Environments. You can read the piece … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Corn Maze,” creative nonfiction Author: Pam Houston (on Twitter @pam_houston) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece is a part of Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction, a Jill Talbot-edited volume. The kind folks at Hunger Mountain have also made the piece available on their … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Teach For America in the Terrordome,” creative nonfiction Author: Heather Kirn Lanier (on Twitter @heatherklanier) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: Ms. Lanier published an excerpt from her book Teaching in the Terrordome in Utne Reader. The piece can be found here. If you don’t already … Continue reading »