Unique in approach and content, this book presents specific definitions of the subgenres of creative nonfiction―memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, nature writing, biography and history, and the nonfiction novel. KEY TOPICS: Providing model readings to illustrate these definitions, this First Edition also offers practical writing exercises and strategies for readers to apply what they are learning in each subgenre. MARKET: For professionals with a career or interest in writing, journalism, education, publishing, and/or media.
Kristen Iversen is the author of Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, winner of the Colorado Book Award in Biography, and the forthcoming Full Body Burden, based on her experience of growing up near Rocky Flats, a nuclear weaponry facility in Colorado. She has taught in the creative writing programs at Naropa University and San Jose State University, and currently teaches at the University of Memphis.