Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
15 Jan 2011 at 15:38
Julija Šukys
Creative Nonfiction, Journeys, Lee Gutkind, Letters, Life-writing, Research, Siberia, Writing
A while back, in response to a question posed by a friend, I posted a few thoughts on what constituted creative nonfiction. Since then, I’ve been trying to think a bit more systematically about the genre, and to unpack my own writing process. In that first entry, I cited Lee Gutkind, the editor of the [...]
A friend recently asked me what creative nonfiction was. I must admit that I find the term a bit clunky. I might prefer “literary nonfiction,” though only just marginally. Both seem a bit affected, and protest too much. In any case, this does seem to be the genre which has chosen me, whether I like [...]
