CNFC and HLR Contest Longlist Announced!
The Creative Nonfiction Collective Society and The Humber Literary Review are pleased to announce the long list for this year’s creative nonfiction contest.
Help Run CNFC, for the fun of it
By Christopher Moore I’ll tell you a secret. Some of the board members and committee members at CNFC don’t have any serious credentials in finance, tech, marketing and promotion, administration, or any of those skills often thought useful for boards and committees. On the other hand, we have some who do have experience in those fields — and it’s very good to have them. But what mainly brings together those who volunteer to help run CNFC is a shared commitment…
The Canada Council “Doesn’t Like Fact”?
Christopher Moore, for the CNFC Blog Ken Whyte runs Sutherland House, a newish publisher dedicated to Canadian nonfiction. And he is worried about Canadian nonfiction. Memoir is doing fine, he acknowledges, and it is part of his publishing program. His concern is the decline in Canadian publishing of what he calls “works of history, biography, natural science, philosophy, religion, politics, criticism, and any other researched non-fiction that intends something other than personal reflection.” He’s concerned that part of the problem…
Meet Board Member Fiona Campbell
Recently CNCF’s Lesley Buxton had the pleasure of interviewing new board member Fiona Campbell.
Meet CNFC member Rachel Rose
CNCF board member Lesley Buxton interviewed Rachel about writing in different forms, teaching, and her recent book crush.
A Mentor, a Mentee, and a Beautiful Residency
In our latest blog post, CNCF member, Sandra Phinney, and Board Member, Darryl Whetter discuss the importance of mentorship.
Protected: 2021 AGM Package Available
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The Road to a Book, Part One
Part 1 of Beth Kaplan’s three-part series of essays focused on the writing and publishing of her new memoir, Loose Woman: my odyssey from lost to found
An interview with Marion Agnew
Check out Lesley Buxton’s interview with Marion Agnew on writing her new book Reverberations: A Daughter’s Meditations on Alzheimer’s.