Non-Fiction Prompt #9
Write a scene of a personal experience that risks painting you in a negative light. For example, you could write […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #8
This prompt is adapted from an exercise in Brian Kitelely’s 3 AM Epiphany. The original prompt, titled “Déjà Vu,” asks the writer […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #7
Find a piece of music that reminds you of a time and place from your past. Play it in the […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #6
Do something you’ve never done before. Write about the experience. You might perform spoken word, go to a gun range, […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #4
This exercise is inspired partly by Ernest Hemingway’s minimalist writing style, and partly by an exercise from John Gardner’s craft […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #3
Since many are returning to school today after the holidays, our third prompt invites you to recall and write about […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #2
When I consider the phrase “Missed Connections,” I imagine a hollow space, a kind of emptiness where a relationship might […]
Non-Fiction Prompt #1
For the next couple months we’ll be posting non-fiction writing prompts in preparation for our 2016 Non-Fiction Contest. Our first prompt […]
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Review: Non-Fiction by Carol Shaben and Jay Ruzesky
This non-fiction review first appeared in EVENT 42/3. Carol Shaben, Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the […]