Creative Nonfiction is the voice of the genre. Every issue includes long-form essays blending style with substance; writing that pushes the genre’s boundaries; commentary and notes on craft; conversations with writers; and more. Simply put, Creative Nonfiction demonstrates the depth and versatility of the genre it helped define.
What’s the Story?
Creative Nonfiction
ABOUT THE COVER ART
Dave Eggers • on the importance of talking to strangers
Sensualiterature
The Same Story
Leslie Jamison • on the usefulness of cliché
Wait Times
Sheri Fink • on blending science and narrative
Monsters
No One Lives Here
Cheryl Strayed & Elissa Bassist • on how they measure success
Black Is the Body
Erik Larson • on the joys of digging through archives
Secret Museums
Recorded Lightning
In the Grip of the Sky
Elizabeth Kolbert • on the terror of being at the mercy of events
The Walk Home
Patricia Hampl • on what makes a memoirist
Any Given Day
About the Encounters
About the Artists
TINY TRUTHS • from winners of the daily # cnftweet contest
True stories Well told