The Art of Creative Nonfiction

Presenter Type

Undergraduate Student

Document Type

Panel Presentation

Keywords

creative nonfiction, memoir, essay

Biography

Jo McGee is a Creative Writing/Literary Studies major from Philippi, WV. She currently serves as the CNF Editor for Marshall’s literary guild, Et Cetera. She was also a runner-up for the AWP Intro Journals Awards.

Tyler Kennett is a Creative Writing/Sports Broadcast major from Rock, WV. His work “The Last Tree of Bluefield Avenue” was recently published in Under the Sun.

Rileigh Smirl is an English/Political Science major from Huntington, WV. She won a Maier Award for her work “The Simulation of Maternal Monsters in Henry Selick’s Coraline” in 2019; she is also the executive editor of the Honors Oracle.

Kathryn Porter is a Creative Writing/Literary Studies major from Fayetteville, NC. Her works “Lake Body” in 2020 and “At A Loss” in 2021 both won Maier Awards; she also serves as the poetry editor for Marshall’s literary guild, Et Cetera.

Alex Conley is a biology major from Wayne, WV. She was nominated for a Mervin Tyson Award and is a Yeager Scholar.

Major

Creative Writing/Literary Studies

Advisor for this project

Rachael Peckham

Abstract

Upper-level creative nonfiction students at Marshall University will share portions of their essays, exploring everything from trauma to religion to the Appalachian region, and other pressing subjects. These essays do more than narrate memories; they examine, question, speculate, and meditate upon those experiences and discoveries that have had the most impact on our sense of who we are. Each panelist will read a short selection from such essays, followed by a short Q&A at the end.

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The Art of Creative Nonfiction

Upper-level creative nonfiction students at Marshall University will share portions of their essays, exploring everything from trauma to religion to the Appalachian region, and other pressing subjects. These essays do more than narrate memories; they examine, question, speculate, and meditate upon those experiences and discoveries that have had the most impact on our sense of who we are. Each panelist will read a short selection from such essays, followed by a short Q&A at the end.