Creative Nonfiction Newsletter
for Serious Writers & Readers

Table of Contents

Lee Gutkind to be featured on The Daily Show
CNF Issue 31 - Imagining the Future Out this Month
Winners Announced for the Silence Kills Essay Contest
Improved CNF Online Store in the Works
CNF's Summer Institute
412 Festival Information
We're Looking for an Intern

LEE GUTKIND TO BE A GUEST ON THE DAILY SHOW!

That's right, set your TiVo and grab the popcorn, Creative Nonfiction's founder and editor will be Jon Stewart's guest on The Daily Show on Monday, May 7th, to talk about his new book, Almost Human: Making Robots Think. Before you laugh, consider this: The New York Times recently observed that The Daily Show has become one of the "most reliable venues for promoting weighty books." We don't know what's going to happen on air, but you won't want to miss it! Lee was also recently interviewed by Jason Margolis for a BBC piece called "Robot Report." Follow this link to hear the full story:

http://www.theworld.org/?q=taxonomy/term/5

And Lee was the subject of an article titled "A Life of Observation" by Eric Parker for the website Fresno Famous. To read the article, click on the link:

http://www.fresnofamous.com/node/5793

ISSUE 31 HOT OFF THE PRESS

Peer into the crystal ball and glimpse the future of literature in our latest issue of Creative Nonfiction: Imagining the Future. Humorous, optimistic and nostalgic, Issue 31 gives voice to a range of unique predictions about the book and the writer's role into the 21st century. From the outlandish--jacks in our heads to download books--to the prescient-- the irreplaceable feel of a book page--writers imagine how literature will fit into a technology-hungry world. The issue includes engaging essays by Dinty W. Moore, editor of Brevity, George Gibson, publisher of Walker & Company and Robin Hemley, Director of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Issue 31 also includes six beautiful and thought-provoking illustrations by Little Kelpie, a creative studio in Pittsburgh. Issue 31 hits the stands mid-May.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE SILENCE KILLS ESSAY COMPETITION

Congratulations to Merilee D. Karr who won first prize for her essay "Missing" and to runners up Pamela Skjolsvik for "You Have the Right to Remain Silent," Tamara Dean for "Saving My Breath," and Grace Talusan for "Foreign Bodies." The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is awarding prizes of $1,000 for the first place essay and $500 for the three finalists. Silence Kills: Speaking Out and Saving Lives is a collection of a dozen essays from patients and their caregivers addressing the devastating human results that can occur from a lack of communication and understanding among those in the health care profession. Silence Kills will be Issue 33 of Creative Nonfiction and will also be published as a book by Southern Methodist University Press this fall.

COMING SOON TO CREATIVENONFICTION.ORG...

Here at the office--after much research, garment rending and livechat querying--we are busy giving Creative Nonfiction's online store a much needed facelift. In the coming weeks, shoppers will be able to learn more about our available back issues and books and order gift subscriptions through the streamlined and secure Paypal function.

THE CNF SUMMER INSTITUTE

CNF will launch a new series of Creative Nonfiction Institutes with "Making Memoir" in Pittsburgh this summer. This Institute will feature intensive craft workshops for serious writers seeking to develop the memoirist's tools for use in any genre. Instructors Floyd Skloot and Dinty W. Moore will offer workshops on "Working with Fragments of Memory," "The Art and Craft of Characterization in Memoir" and Creative Nonfiction editor Lee Gutkind will offer manuscript workshop sessions. The dates are July 13-15, 2007. Watch the CNF website for details and registration information.

BLOGGING DMARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR 412!

Pittsburgh's premier, and only, Creative Nonfiction Festival is in the works. We've secured a sponsorship from Joseph Beth Booksellers and are lining up speakers and events for November's 412 Festival, which will take place from November 5-10th. The Festival's theme this year is "Imagining the Future."

CREATIVE NONFICTION FOUNDATION IS SEEKING A SUMMER INTERN!

We are looking for a mature, reliable student for an unpaid, part-time summer internship here at CNF's office in Pittsburgh. Duties will include office tasks, database work, help with marketing and 412 event planning, and hanging out with Madeira, CNF's office baby. Please email us at information at creativenonfiction.org for an application by May 15th.

ADVERTISEMENTS 2007 MALAHAT REVIEW CREATIVE NON-FICTION PRIZE

The Malahat Review, Canada's premier literary magazine, invites entries for the inaugural Creative Non-Fiction Prize. One award of $500 is given, plus payment at the rate of $35 per printed page upon publication. For complete guidelines, go to www.malahatreview.ca/creative_nonfiction.htm.

Deadline: August 1, 2007 (postmark date).

NEW ENGLAND WRITERS sponsors a creative nonfiction contest (Frank Anthony Award $200), 1,000 word limit. Entry fee: $5: one nonfiction. Unlimited entries worldwide. Include 3x5 card with name, address, titles. Winner published. Postmark date: June 15. www.newenglandwriters.org / 802-674-2315. New England Writers Contest, Susan Anthony, Director, PO Box 5, Windsor, VT 05089.