Upcoming Events
LEE DOWN UNDER
May 26
Creative Nonfiction: A Movement-Not a Moment
A Conversation
Centre for New Writing
Sydney, Australia
June 3
Reading and Conversation
Unity Books
Wellington, New Zealand
June 9
Creative Nonfiction: A Movement-Not a Moment
A Conversation
South Australia Writers Centre
Adelaide, Australia
June 10
Creative Nonfiction
Writers and Their Worlds Seminar Series
12 pm -1 pm
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Truckin' with Sam
Reading and Conversation
6 pm - 7:30 pm
The Barr Smith Library,
Adelaide, Australia
June 15
Creative Nonfiction: Public Lecture
Magill Campus
Lecture Theatre
University of South Australia
CREATIVE NONFICTION EVENTS
Sept. 12, 2010
The Brooklyn Book Festival, 10am-6pm
Brooklyn, NY
(details coming soon)
Oct. 22-24, 2010
Mid-South Conference
Oxford, MS
(details coming soon)
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NEWS and EVENTS
NEWS
 After the initial rush of creating a new magazine and sending it out into the world--the traveling, the launch parties, the constant high-fives--life has returned to normal for our editors (even Lee is back to truckin', this time in Australia... more on that below). But normal is good, allowing us to focus our efforts on our summer issue.
Issue #39 will include a special 30th anniversary tribute to Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, featuring an excerpt from the landmark text and reflections from Doris Kearns Goodwin and others. The issue will also feature new writing from Phillip Lopate, Heidi Julavits, Robin Hemley, and a number of up-and-coming writers (including the winners of the CNF MFA Program Off and the Norman Mailer College Nonfiction Writing Contest), plus blogs* and tweets, and much more.
* Thanks to everyone who took the time to nominate a blog post and/or encouraged others to do the same. We received more than 800 nominations and are working our way through the posts as quickly and as carefully as we can. We'll be announcing the ten finalists here, as well as on our Facebook and Twitter pages. The winning post won't be revealed until the issue hits newsstands in late summer..
If you subscribe today we'll start you off with Issue #38, which boasts long-form essays by Carolyn Forché, Bill McKibben, Virginia Morell, and others, plus a conversation with Dave Eggers, columns by Phillip Lopate and Richard Rodriguez, excerpts from new books by David Shields and Rebecca Skloot, and much, much more.
Check out our website for the full table of contents, as well as exclusive online content, including David Shields' reading (and watching) guide; eleven easy steps to becoming a stunt writer; Dinty W. Moore's notes on boundary-pushing; and an interactive list (you can add your own suggestions) of the best first lines; and there's more to come.
EVENTS
 Creative Nonfiction's editor, Lee Gutkind, will be spending the first part of the summer Down Under. The popularity of creative nonfiction (the genre, and we hope, soon, the magazine) is spreading rapidly down there, and Lee will be helping add fuel to that fire. From May 26 through June 15 Lee will be giving lectures and talks throughout Australia and New Zealand (the full schedule can be found in the left-hand column). If you're in the area (or know some one who is), feel free to join in; all events are open to the public.
If you're stuck stateside, not to worry: you can catch up with Lee in a different way. The Marketplace of Ideas is streaming an interview and the TriQuarterly Online has an interview with Lee and his son, Sam, about their new book Truckin' with Sam.
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ATTN: CNF MFA PROGRAMS
Thanks to the BNY Mellon Audience Development Fund, CNF is offering nonfiction MFA Programs and their
students the following:
1. A complimentary four-issue subscription for the
department.
2. Subsidized CNF subscriptions to MFA students (4-issues for $12
rather than the normal $32)
3. Complimentary copies of our Issue #39 for graduate-level classes and the option to bring a CNF editor into the classroom (via conference call, Skype, or in person, depending where you are) for a
discussion of the issue.
We are currently reaching
out to nonfiction MFA program administrators. If you teach in a program and would like more information, please email us.
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SUBMISSIONS CALLS
Pushing the Boundaries
Postmark deadline - June 4
We are currently seeking experimental nonfiction for our "Pushing the Boundaries" section ("Experimental," "boundaries," yes, these can be loaded terms). We want writing that blows our minds with its ingenuity, essays that not only push the boundaries of the genre, but tear down the borders. Be ambitious and send us work like we've never seen before. As always, there's only one stipulation--the pieces must be true. Submissions must be postmarked by June 4, 2010, and "Pushing the Boundaries" must be clearly marked on the envelope and cover letter. We are always on the lookout for true stories, well-told, about any subject.
For complete submissions guidelines and to view guidelines for other upcoming CNF issues and contests please visit us online. |
NEW BOOK BY LEE (and SAM) GUTKIND
 TRUCKIN' WITH SAM: A Father and Son, The Mick and The Dyl, Rockin' and Rollin', On the Road
Some people may not know that Lee Gutkind is not just the Godfather behind Creative Nonfiction, he's also a real-life father--what some people call an 'old new dad,' because he was in his middle
forties when his son Sam was born.
For five summers, Sam and Lee
traveled the world together, moving around spontaneously in the spirit
of the Grateful Dead's song Truckin'.
Now, they have written a book about their journeys and their conflicts
along the way: a real-life portrait of bonding, personal conflict and
adventure.
Pre-order this perfect Father's Day gift today. Books ship June 1.
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cnftweets
FYI--the CNF Daily Twitter Contest is another way to get your work into CNF. That's right, ten past winners appear in our new issue, and we will be publishing more in upcoming issues.
Still not sure what we're looking for? Here are a few recent winners, to serve as examples and inspiration:
April 26
gruntleme Wind and fire have felled three walls of the church on Peoria and 19th. Christ hangs rusty from the fourth, ministering to tulips. #cnftweet
April 30
amalchik When you're a teen, the words take on fear, and denial, and shame. When you're 32, married, the response is *finally*: "I'm late." #cnftweet
April 30
inthemilk When you're 32, divorced, raising a toddler it took 2 years to conceive, "I'm late" is uproariously improbable. Then terrifying. #cnftweet
May 7
venilegivici A house blew up in town today: gas leak, 1 killed, 2 injured, complete lose. I spent the pm sniffing the boiler for telltale odor. #cnftweet
All of the past winners are available on our profile page under the "Favorites" tab.
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CNF's No-Residency Mentoring Program
Flexible schedule. One-on-one interaction. Customized courses.
Here at Creative Nonfiction, we understand that not everyone wants or needs a degree to become a better writer. We also understand that in economic times such as these, there aren't a lot of people with the funds to invest in a two to three year MFA program or even a summer conference.
CNF's mentoring programs offer writers of all levels one-on-one access to accomplished mentors (who, by the way, aren't just great writers, but experienced teachers and editors, too).
So this year, save the money you'd be spending on travel, lodging, and tuition and get the personalized attention you want and deserve.
Work with the experts, and make an investment in your writing career now!
For more information, click here or email the mentoring director, Stephen Knezovich at knezovich@creativenonfiction.org.
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Educator's Discount
Not only is Creative Nonfiction a great classroom resource for teachers, but it's affordable, too. CNF offers a 20% discount on all classroom orders of 10 or more copies of the journal.
For more information or for recommended issues, visit our Educational Programs page.
To take advantage of this offer and order CNF for your students, please contact us (or have your bookstore contact us) by phone at 412.688.0304 or email at information@creativenonfiction.org.
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