‘More than anything I want to be immersed in story’
Nicole Breit, winner of the 2016 CNFC/carte blanche contest, offers tips and words of encouragement for this year’s contestants
Announcing the 4th annual CNFC / carte blanche creative nonfiction contest
carte blanche and the CNFC have teamed up again to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest sponsored by the University of King’s College.
And the winner of the carte blanche/CNFC contest is…
Congratulations to Nicole Breit for her essay “Spectrum”! Nicole Breit is a poet and essayist who lives and writes in the suburbs of Vancouver. She was nominated for the Malahat Review 2016 Open Season awards, the 2015 Room poetry prize and the 2015 PRISM International CNF contest. Her debut poetry chapbook, I Can Make Life, was a finalist for the 2012 Mary Ballard poetry competition. Her work has been published in carte blanche, Exhale and other print and online publications.…
CNFC/carte blanche 2016 contest shortlist
The CNFC and carte blanche are pleased to announce its 2015–2016 creative nonfiction contest shortlist. The winner will be announced on April 23 in Banff, Alberta at the 12th annual CNFC conference. The shortlist was selected by contest judge, Deni Béchard. “Spectrum,” by Nicole Breit Nicole Breit is a poet and essayist who lives and writes in the suburbs of Vancouver. She was nominated for the Malahat Review 2016 Open Season awards, the 2015 Room poetry prize and the 2015 PRISM International CNF contest. Her debut…
Announcing the long list for carte blanche/CNFC contest
carte blanche and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society are pleased to announce the long list for our 2015-16 creative nonfiction competition: “My Father, the Bird” by Kate Braid “Spectrum” by Nicole Breit “The Birth of Lizard Boy” by William J Crow “Answer: Mostly Ds – A Cautionary Quiz” by Phil M Dwyer “Through the Damascus Gate” by Jane Finlay-Young “Members Only” by Janet L Fretter “Kimchi” by Megan A Kaczor “Cannot predict now” by Lezlie M Lowe “Hedy and Flo”…
Announcing the judge for the 2016 carte blanche/CNFC contest
carte blanche and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society are pleased to announce the judge for our third annual creative nonfiction contest: Deni Ellis Béchard is a journalist, novelist, memoirist, photographer, and activist. He has published three books, the first of which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was translated into French, Arabic, and Russian. Deni will also be delivering the keynote at this year’s CNFC conference in Banff, where he’ll address the importance of the narrative arts in a time of social…
Been a while since your last headshot?
All-day professional photography booth at the 2016 CNFC conference in Banff, AB. Ready for your closeup? Now’s the time! Book a headshot session with our fabulous photographer, David Griffin Whyte.
Three Writers, Three Days: Breaking the Silence
CNFC recognizes three “Empty Chair” writers at 2016 conference Words have power. It’s an article of faith for writers—and a reason that repressive governments may try to silence us. Currently, more than 900 writers the world over are imprisoned or in danger for expressing their views. Another 200 are murdered every year. Each year, PEN International selects individual imprisoned writers whose cases are emblematic of the dangers faced by their colleagues around the world. These writers are represented at conferences,…
Uncovering life’s silences and hidden assumptions
CNFC member Sue Harper interviews Michael V. Smith – poet, novelist, writing prof, and recent author of his first memoir, My Body Is Yours: Books help us contain a kind of emotion that might be unpleasant, so we might get a better perspective on it and have a more sophisticated reaction to it in our own lives. Following two novels, Cumberland and Progress (Cormorant Books) and two books of poetry What You Can’t Have (Signature Editions) and Body of Text…
Storytelling Returns to the CNFC Conference
This Really Happened will be holding an open mic event as part of this year’s cabaret. Alongside the 2-minute readings, storytellers will have a chance to be randomly chosen to tell a 3-minute true story. All stories should be true and must be told without notes, but the subject is up to you! (Keep in mind it’s called This Really Happened because something should have happened.) We discourage people from writing out their stories word for word, but we do…