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

The best creative writing conference you ever attended, in book form.

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.

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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 (and what we don't remember) The quiet memoir

... and so. much. More.

Getting to the Truth features the wisdom and insight of writers such as:

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