Reply #10: Creative Non-Fiction: It's a Movement--Not a Moment

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On Saturday, September 17 at 5:45 pm and Sunday, September 18 at 10:00 pm
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Creative Non-Fiction: It's a Movement--Not a Moment
Lee Gutkind

In this talk, Lee Gutkind, founder and editor of the quarterly journal Creative Nonfiction presents an introduction to creative non-fiction writing. Mr. Gutkind reads from some of his favorite examples of the genre, including portions of work by Ernest Hemingway, Tom Wolfe, and Gay Talese. He also discusses trends in non-fiction books, documentary films, and historical narrative writing. The talk was part of the annual Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Writer's Conference held at Goucher College in Baltimore.

Lee Gutkind is a Pittsburgh native who teaches writing at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the founder and editor of a quarterly journal "Creative Nonfiction" and founder of the Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Writer's Conference. He is the author of many non-fiction books in which he immerses himself in the world of his subjects. These books include, "Many Sleepless Nights", about the lives and work of heart surgeons, "One Children's Place: Inside a Children's Hospital", "Stuck in Time: The Tragedy of Childhood Mental Illness", and "The Veterinarian's Touch." He is also the editor of several collections of creative non-fiction essays including, "The Art of Creative Nonfiction" and "Creative Nonfiction: How to Live it and Write it." He also wrote a collection of autobiographical essays titled "Forever Fat."