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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: We're currently accepting submissions for blog posts about True Crime; special issues about Australia and Southern Sin, and for an anthology of writing by and about nurses. Or, you can always pitch us an idea; submit a micro-essay via Twitter; or send a true story, well told, about any subject.

Issue 43 (Fall/Winter 2011)

Anger & Revenge

If revenge is a dish best served cold, the Anger & Revenge issue is a wintery feast. The meanest batch of essays CNF has ever published includes a post-divorce bonfire; post-traumatic stress; an assassination attempt; a kidnapping plot; Dick Cheney, and more. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Plus, Buzz Bissinger talks about waking up angry, how he chooses his subjects, and why he feels comfortable not being objective; Ned Stuckey-French makes a case for expanding the essay canon; Anthony Aycock stretches out on the page; and Phillip Lopate gets lost in the library. It's on its way to subscribers now--if you're not a subscriber, order your copy today!

Issue 42 / Summer 2011 Creative Nonfiction's summer issue is packed with prize-winning work: winning essays from CNF and Salt's "The Night" contest, CNF's MFA Program-Off and the Norman Mailer College Writing contest. Plus, Phillip Lopate and Lee Gutkind grapple with the implications of facts; Pulitzer Prize-winner Ira Berkow finds inspiration in the art world; Paul West enters the mind of Nazi turncoat Hermann Fegelein in a new Pushing the Boundaries selection; Susan Orlean talks about teaching young writers; and more. Available now!

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Calls for Submissions:


Becoming a Nurse

Australia


Everything

 


We're looking for essays by and about nurses for a new collection. Read more.

We can't wait for the Creative Nonfiction Down Under issue. Read more.


And we're always reading general submissions. Guidelines here.

 

Keep It Real: Everything
You Need to Know about
Researching and Writing
Creative Nonfiction

This essential handbook is a great resource for students, writers, or anyone interested in understanding what the genre is all about. Now available in paperback! Read more


The Daily Show Editor Lee Gutkind appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about robots and his new book, Almost Human.
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