SPRING SALE
Save on back issues & subscriptions
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Refresh your at-home reading pile and support Creative Nonfiction during our spring sale. Ends Monday, May 4th.
- 50% off all available back issues of Creative Nonfiction
- Single copies of True Story for just $1
- Almost 40% off subscriptions (and renewals) to Creative Nonfiction
Quantities are limited; sale ends at 11:59 pm EDT on Monday, May 4.
Current calls for submissions
In Fact Books on Bookshop.org
May is National Nurses Month & Mental Health Awareness Month
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All things being equal, May is one of our favorite months. Not only does the weather begin to turn for the better here in Pittsburgh, but it's also the time to focus on some truly extraordinary individuals, including nurses, teachers, and those whose lives have been affected by mental illness.
To celebrate National Nurses Month + Mental Health Awareness Month, we've partnered with our friends at White Whale Bookstore, who have built a special shelf of In Fact Books titles over at Bookshop.org.
Get the books at Bookshop.org →
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WRITE NOW @ CNF
Connect & learn
CNF's events, webinars, and writing workshops can help you get motivated, find a writing community, and more. Here's what's coming up:
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Strategies for writing about grief, loss, trauma, and major life changes.
Apr 20 - May 22. Enrollment is open until May 15.
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Everything you need to know to get your short nonfiction published.
w/ Melissa Petro, May 20 @ 2 pm EDT
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Create a daily writing habit.
May 25 - Jun 19. Enrollment is open until Jun 12.
ONLINE CLASSES
Join CNF’s growing online writing community
Since 2011, our online classes have helped thousands of writers tell their stories better. Our 5-week classes offer firm deadlines, a flexible schedule that fits your needs, and feedback to help you keep writing and improving your work.
This summer, we're offering 11 different classes, all designed to help you achieve your writing goals. Here's how we can help you:
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Discover new forms.
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Balance style and substance.
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Break the rules.
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Make every word count.
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Bring the past to life.
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Go beyond the personal.
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Illuminate your truth.
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Write every day, no matter what.
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Bring the past to life.
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Sharpen your story.
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Find patterns & unexpected connections.
Classes start
Monday, June 29
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SCIENCE AS STORY
Announcing our 2020 Fellowship Recipients
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We're pleased to introduce the recipients of our 2020 Science as Story Fellowship. This spring, the fellows will take part in a series of writing workshops led by writer Katie Booth, exploring the use of narrative in their science-focused stories.
Meet the Fellows →
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TINY TRUTHS
Winners from CNF’s ongoing micro-essay contest
Our daily Twitter contest is a great way to get your work into Creative Nonfiction. To join, follow us @cnfonline and tag your submissions #cnftweet.
Here are a few of our recent favorites:
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@miche1ewith1L: To lose a grandmother during a pandemic is to bake her chocolate chip cookies with missing ingredients. It is to swap her walnut chunks for my almond slivers; to pluck chocolate morsels from two - now naked - granola bars and fold them into the heap of buttery dough.
9:57 AM · Apr 6, 2020
@RemmersVanessa: Each night the man who lives across the street turns off his overhead lights and turns on the purple wiring he has draped across the counters, desks, TV stand. “Purple Rain” plays on the 60-inch screen, and the place beats color onto the sidewalk below.
11:44 AM · Apr 14, 2020
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@MPMcCune2: Looking at robins through binoculars is like staring at a word until it no longer looks familiar. The markings around their eyes and the fan of their tail feathers seen up close turn them into strangers.
6:49 PM · Apr 15, 2020
@evorbachcollins: I especially miss the dancing. Tomorrow, instead of watching the six-o-clock news, I’m going to push back the sofa and put on some music. Then later, after he’s gone to bed, I’ll watch the late news alone, cursing quietly, so not to wake him.
12:45 PM · Apr 22, 2020
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DISTRACTIONS
What we’re reading
+ The Writer: How to Foster More Empathy in Your Memoir
+ Lit Hub: From One Writer to Another: A Letter to My Community
+ Nieman Storyboard: Tips for Defying Distraction
+ Brevity: Again. Still.
+ "This Is How a Robin Drinks" by Joanna Brichetto
+ "Spring with Dogs" by Abigail Thomas
+ "Off Islander" by Linda Pastan
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Classifieds
Pursue your literary passion or hone workplace skills in Spalding University’s low-residency School of Creative and Professional Writing. Offering a post-graduate certificate, MA, and MFA. Flexible, affordable, committed to excellence. Financial aid available. - Learn more.
Explore diverse genres and collaborate with award-winning faculty. The MFA in Creative Writing at Chapman University will teach you to read thoughtfully and write boldly. Start creating a portfolio of possibilities to propel your writing career. - Find out more.
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