"To teach or write the genre without reading Creative Nonfiction would be to commit fraud. I tell my students that."
--Brent Chesley, Aquinas College

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Issue 35: The Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 2	Rubber ducks bobbing along the Pacific currents; the secret life of the man who taught us about The Joy of Sex; how to write about walking across a country; birth, death, love, hate ... you'll find all this and more in our second annual Best Creative Nonfiction issue! Publishers Weekly calls it "a 30-run homer, a whirlwind of moods and thoughts captured by some of the biggest talents on the essay and blog beat." Subscribe today, and you'll receive this fantastic collection as your first issue! Read more
Issue 34: Anatomy of Baseball	Batters up! This all-star collection dedicated to America's pastime includes essays by Sean Wilentz, Frank Deford, Jeff Greenfield, Elizabeth Bobrick and many more, plus an introduction by Yogi Berra! Read more


Call For Submissions: When Doctors and Lawyers Connect--and Collide	Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays written by or about doctors and lawyers, exploring the two professions--their similarities as well as their divisions and points of conflict. $2,500 Prize for Best Essay. For complete submission guidelines, click here.
Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know about Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction	This essential handbook from W. W. Norton covers both the "creative" and the "nonfiction" aspects of the genre, with entries that address everything from "Acknowledgment of Sources" to "Writers' Responsibilities to their Subjects," plus plenty of topics in between. A great resource for students, writers, or anyone interested in understanding what the genre is all about! Read more
You Can't Make This Stuff Up!	Tell it like it is with a CNF mug! Perfect for whatever you're drinking. 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. See the clip