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NEWS and EVENTS
It's full speed ahead at Creative Nonfiction this month:
We're busy putting the final touches on #40, our Animals issue, which is packed (really, it's a doozy!) with great new content. Stay tuned for more details and subscribe now to be among the first to see the issue.
 For future issues we're still looking for more great suggestions. Have an idea for a literary timeline? An opinion on essential texts for readers and/or writers? An in-depth, working knowledge of a specific type of nonfiction? Pitch us your ideas! Creative Nonfiction is now accepting query letters for several sections of the magazine. Visit our website for complete section details and submission guidelines.
The nomination period for food blogs is now open! Thanksgiving is next week, after all. We're seeking narrative blog posts, published in 2010, to reprint in our upcoming Food issue. Nominate your favorite food blog now through November 29.
And it appears our new online classes are a hit. Both courses filled up so quickly that we've decided to open up new sections. If you tried to sign up and were told the class was full, please try again! Register for Basics in a Nutshell and Writing the Personal Essay in our online store now.
Attention all writing professors: CNF has joined CLMP's Lit Mag Adoption Program. This means that when you incorporate CNF into your class curriculum, your students are eligible for subsidized subscriptions (4-issues for $24!). Plus, each class will have the chance to chat one-on-one with a CNF editor. Learn more about the program and register your class here.
The weather's getting colder, the days are getting shorter, and it's time to let the sales begin! Browse all our holiday specials here, available now through Tuesday, December 14.
Start the new year "write":
Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction (Hardback) $22.95 $15.95
Look smart no matter what you're drinking:
CNF Mug $15 $10
(Note: Get them while they last! Limited supply only; we're redesigning our mugs in the new year.)
While you're at it, show your support: As you can see, we've got a lot going on and a lot more planned, and we can't do it without your help! CNF has been very good this year; become a Founding Friend today.
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DISTRACTIONS:
WHAT WE READ WHEN WE SHOULD BE WORKING.
READ: Get a sneak peek into CNF #39 with Peter Ginna's exploration of the foot-long subtitle, republished on his blog. George Bush released his memoir, Decision Points, to charges of plagiarism and laziness, reports The Huffington Post. Plus, James Frey is at it again: NY Magazine reports on his old rabble-rousing and his new "fiction factory," and The Chronicle of Higher Education blames MFA Programs for failing to make sure their students know better.
TALK: Inspired by The Rumpus Book Club and bolstered by their love for lit mags, HTML Giant launched a literary magazine club and spends this month discussing Issue Sixteen of The Collagist.
WATCH: Dinty W. Moore posts an animation exploring the oft-misundertood "creativity" of creative nonfiction.
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 SUBMISSION CALLS
THE NIGHT Postmark Deadline January 10, 2011
Judged by Susan Orlean
For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction and The Salt Institute are seeking essays about "The Night": It was a dark and stormy night; Strangers in the Night; the night sky: Friday Night Lights; things that go bump in the night; Take Back the Night: night owls, The Night Before Christmas; The Night Watch; The Night Kitchen; The Armies of the Night; The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; prom night; date night; Good Night, Nurse!
Essays must be vivid and dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative with a significant element of research or information, and reach for some universal or deeper meaning in a personal experiences. We're looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice.
Essays will be judged by Susan Orlean, and Best Essay will be awarded $5,000 plus publication in the Summer 2011 issue of Creative Nonfiction. One runner-up will receive $2,500 plus publication online. For accepted applicants, contest awards can also be used directly toward Salt tuition.
GENERAL Accepted Year-Round
We are always on the lookout for true stories, well-told, about any subject. For complete guidelines and to view other upcoming CNF issues and contests please visit us online.
SECTION QUERIESAccepted Year-RoundHave an idea for a literary timeline? An opinion on essential texts for readers and/or writers? An in-depth, working knowledge of a specific type of nonfiction? Pitch us your ideas; Creative Nonfiction is now accepting query letters for several sections of the magazine. Learn more here. |
cnftweets
FYI--the CNF Daily Twitter Contest is one more way to get your work into CNF. We've just announced the ten cnftweeters who will be published in #40--participate daily for the chance to be published in an upcoming issue!
Still not sure what we're looking for? Here are a few recent winners, to serve as examples and inspiration:
NOVEMBER 1
JHammons My mother declares her purchases at the border. Dismayed, she relinquishes the switchblade; relieved, she keeps the Everclear. #cnftweet
OCTOBER 30
gruntleme A Cooper's hawk hooks underneath a flock of starlings. Briefly, all appears reversed; the tactful predator besieged by lusty prey. #cnftweet
OCTOBER 28
spitballarmy I. Great Uncle did stunts in silents and shot a man in a cowboy one-reeler, then vanished to the hills like Bogie in High Sierra. #cnftweet
OCTOBER 27
sciencebook 1928. Bernays' client is Lucky Strike. He hires models to light up cigs at
a women's march with banners: "Cigs are Torches of Freedom." #cnftweet
All of the past winners are available on our profile page under the "Favorites" tab.
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CNF MENTORING PROGRAMS
CNF's mentoring programs have always offered 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).
Now CNF is excited to offer two brand new, online classes that allow writers to enjoy collaboration with colleagues and receive professional feedback, starting in the new year. Due to overwhelming interest we've added new sections of each class, open now!
Basics in a Nutshell will introduce writers to the basics of creative nonfiction, exploring both the techniques used to gather information and the literary skills needed to turn bare facts into personal and compelling essays.
Writing the Personal Essay takes a close look at the writing and research skills needed to write a memoir or personal essay. We'll discuss how to best use essential literary elements such as detail, dialogue, structure, and description, as well as how to collect information through interviews, research, and other methods.
Visit our website for in-depth weekly course breakdowns.
For more information on CNF's mentoring programs click here or email Stephen Knezovich at knezovich@creativenonfiction.org.
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