Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction

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Learn how to write creative nonfiction alongside some of the brightest minds in the genre.

Inspired by Hippocampus Magazine's annual conference, Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction features 20+ essays from some of the events' highest-rated speakers and writers behind a few of our journal's most-read craft columns.

Getting to the Truth is full of real-world insight, practical examples, and even creative nonfiction writing exercises and other prompts. Whether you're new to writing creative nonfiction, want to experiment with new forms of storytelling, or wish to improve your craft, there's something within these pages that will ignite your creativity.

Getting to the Truth, like our conference, is about more than the craft of creative writing. It also covers the writing life, paths to publication, and engaging with your audience. So, this creative nonfiction book is divided into three sections:

Getting It Down
Getting Through It
Getting It Right

Plus, a bonus section at the end with lots of resources and reading recommendations.

A CLOSER LOOK

The 20+ creative nonfiction essays include deep dives into topics like:

Imposter syndrome
Generating story ideas
Beginnings and endings in creative nonfiction
Visual essays, lyric essays, and other blending of genres
Writing about family members
Memory
The quiet memoir

… and so. much. More.

Getting to the Truth is edited by Rae Pagliarulo and Donna Talarico and features the wisdom and insight of creative nonfiction writers such as:

Eli Aharon
Steph Auteri
Sue Baldwin-Way
Nicole Breit
Melanie Brooks
Kelly Caldwell
Laurie Jean
Angie Chatman
Sam Chiarelli
Athena Dixon
Wendy Fontaine
Joanne M. Lozar Glenn
Penny Guisinger
Laurie Jean
Elane Johnson
Beth Kephart
Lara Lillibridge
Kate Meadows
Jenna McGuiggan
Randon Billings Noble
Alexis Paige
Dave Pidgeon
Matt Skillen

Rae Pagliarulo is associate editor of Hippocampus Magazine and Donna Talarico is founder and publisher of Hippocampus Magazine and Books.