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Also known as “The Fourth Genre” (since it is not exactly Drama, Fiction, or Poetry), the art of Creative Nonfiction can encompass everything from a prose poem to straight-forward journalism; hence, its definition is a slippery fish. What, exactly, is Creative Nonfiction? If fiction is “not true,” then nonfiction is “not not true,” right? Not enough for you? Explore the links below, and enjoy the fruits of this side-project from Vandoren Wheeler’s Writing 240 at PCC Sylvania. After you are done, sign up for one PCC’s most innovative, engaging writing courses, taught by a variety of talented writers: Creative Nonfiction, WR 240.
(Props to the students that put this together: Michelle Anderson, Andrew Brookins, Mark Harwood, Eamonn Kearney, and Spencer Morris)
Creative Nonfiction:
The magazine not only takes submissions of creative nonfiction work, but instructs in the art of nonfiction. Amongst other useful things, the site includes lists of online resources and a mentoring program: http://www.creativenonfiction.org
Short on time? Check out these "new craft essays looking hard (and briefly) at short shorts, prose poems, and all manner of miniature prose": http://www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/index.htm
Defining the issue, "What is Creative Nonfiction, anyway?” in a comprehensive and interesting way: http://homepages.utoledo.edu/pmany/litjournal.html
Creative Nonfiction Writer's take on a besmirched Creative Nonfiction Writer: http://www.mobylives.com/Almond_Foer.html
Blogs:
The Portland Writer rocks!: http://theportlandwriter.blogspot.com/
Topics on the blog include jobs, writing tips, and possible subjects, but that’s only the beginning: http://www.internetwritingjournal.com/
A site formed by instructors of creative nonfiction. Here, professors (and students) can read about essays and techniques useful in the teaching of this genre:http://teach-essay.blogspot.com/
Other blogs to check out:
www.dooce.com
http://tequilamockingbird.blogspot.com
Politics:
Ever wanted to know random people’s opinions on politics?:
http://www.annansi.com/blog/
www.instapundit.com
http://reporting-africa.blogspot.com/
www.thinkprogress.org
www.blueoregon.com
http://sudanreeves.org
http://talkingpointsmemo.com
Literature:
This online literary journal encompasses both amateur and professional submissions. A favorite of author Ann Beattie; as Billy Collins states, “It is hard to imagine a cooler magazine”: http://www.webdelsol.com/Five_Points/issues/v9n1/contentv9n1.shtml
The Portland-based, nonprofit organization is determined to explore the art of writing and expose writers, all in the name of better experiencing our world: http://www.literary-arts.org
PCC’s very own annual literary magazine loves creative nonfiction! Also linked on the page is PCC’s quarterly lit. mag., Alembic:
http://www.pcc.edu/academics/index.cfm/104,817,76,32,html
Born is an artistic experiment combining language, sound, and visual
art. Submitting artists collaborate and the results are published online: http://www.bornmagazine.com/submissions.html
Other vital spots you NEED to visit:
www.thegodparticle.com
http://versemag.blogspot.com/
www.bookslut.com/blog/
http://cutbankpoetry.blogspot.com
http://rhubarbissusan.blogspot.com
Music:
Front man Mark Oliver Everett (E) is constantly changing and
rearranging the members of his group to create a new experience with
every album and every concert. Highlights of the site include CD
excerpts and a pages dedicated to E’s mistress and pet dog:
http://eelstheband.com/
A fun underground group determined to make you feel good (or at least your ears). Their brand of spunky rock is upbeat even when the lyrics are against the grain and intense: www.belleandsebastian.com
Other class favorites:
http://www.myspace.com/lauragibson
http://www.timmcmahan.com/lazyeye.htm
http://pinkmartini.com/scoop/pm_blog.html
Random Links (or are they?):
Check out what a PCC student is doing to help the people of Ghana. This blog-style site provides a history of the country and outlines the purpose of his upcoming trip: www.ghanadrew.com
Winner of WR 240’s Most Bizarre Miscellaneous Site Contest: http://nakayasu.blogspot.com
Effective instruction in raising vermin, the Liberian way: http://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/BUS/r_PET01100/p_3/Mice__Hamsters__Guinea_Pigs__Etc_.htm
Writers' Block?! New York Times Archives. Often listed in no discernible order, but great for inspiration and subject matter: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html
Every worked in a restaurant? Start the healing process here. An angst-ridden waitress writes about the underbelly of New York’s restaurant world with a scathing and clever blog, reminding us never to upset anyone who has access to both our food and our credit card numbers: www.bitterwaitress.com
Other Random, Fascinating Links:
http://areportfromtheunderground.blogspot.com
http://ravenface.livejournal.com
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