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dahmnait

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Creative Nonfiction & Gutkind

First, I fell in love with creative nonfiction when I started teaching creative writing 5 yeas ago. I did not know such a thing existed, at least not in hat form under the guise of no fiction.

I researched CNF before teaching it and every year I find something new. If you're just getting started I recommend Dinty Moore's book "The Truth of the Matter" http://www.dintywmoore.com/truth.htm

You may also want look for works by the godfather of CNF, Lee Gutkind. Additionally, creativenonfiction.org has tons of great resources as well as their incredible magazine and sister publication: Brevity.

I'm willing to offer any advice or talk shop just drop me a line.
Keep writing!
 

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I'm not sure this is the right thread for this, but hopefully it will find the right people.

I'm the fiction editor for Fugue, and I'm just stopping in to let you guys know about our contest. We're a print literary journal, and the prose prize is $1000. Oh, and I'm publicizing it because we're low on entries this year, which means you have a better than average chance of winning!

Here's the link: http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/fugue/contest.html
Contest

Announcing Fugue's Eleventh Annual Prose & Poetry Contest!

Fugue is proud to announce its 11th annual writing contest. This year we will be accepting submissions of poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction). Submissions will be accepted January 1, 2012 through May 1, 2012. To submit your work, send an email with the subject line “11th annual contest submission” to [email protected] , [email protected] , or [email protected]. Include your submission (3-5 poems (ten page max) or 1 essay/story (8,000-word max)) in the body of the email AND as an attachment (.docx or .doc only, please) along with a SHORT bio, and include your contest fee confirmation number (or include that number in a separate email).
Please note that the contest entry fee is $15, which covers the cost of reading ONE submission. Contestants are welcome to submit more than once, but each submission must be accompanied by a payment of the entry fee.
To submit your payment for the contest, follow the links at the top of our page: navigate to “Subscribe” and follow the link “For a subscription click here,” then finally click the link to the Fugue contest fee.
Judges:
Pam Houston (prose)
Rodney Jones (poetry)
The Prize:
First place winners receive $1,000, publication and a year's subscription. Runners-up will be considered for publication and will receive a year's subscription.