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Of Nonfiction Blogging: Calling All 21st Century Montaignes

In Call for Submissions, Teaching Resources, blogs we like, creative nonfiction on August 23, 2009 at 10:09 am

Creative Nonfiction magazine has been republishing blog postings in the annual W. W. Norton Best Creative Nonfiction anthologies, and will soon do the same in the magazine itself.  Nominations (even self-nominations) cheerfully accepted.

Here’s some official language:  “Please note, blog nominations will be accepted only through our online submission manager and only during specific reading periods. We are currently accepting blog nominations until August 31, 2009. We’re looking for: Vibrant new voices with interesting, true stories to tell. Narrative, narrative, narrative. Posts that can stand alone, 2000 words max, from 2009.”

For more information, or to nominate a blog, click here.

  1. Sandra Philbrook is awsome in her writing skill’s you must read her blog. well worth it factual, creative,and Vibrant. a writer in the rough,like a diamond…. LuLucero

  2. LuLucero: Can you please provide a link or reference to Philbrook? Just curious to what you refer to. Recommendations should be based on a writer’s merit, not just a friend’s recommendation.