Sally Cline, Midge Gillies

The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction is an essential guide to writing in a wide range of genres, from travel writing to feminist polemic and writing on nature, history, death, friendship and sexuality.

Part 1 explores the full range of genres and asks the question: what is literary non-fiction?

Part 2 includes tips by such bestselling literary non-fiction writers as: Lisa Appignanesi, Rosemary Bailey, Gillian Beer, Bidisha, Lizzie Collingham, William Dalrymple, Stevie Davies, Colin Grant, Rahila Gupta, Philip Hoare, Siri Hustvedt, Alice Kessler-Harris, Barry Lopez, Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Sara Maitland, Neil McKenna, Caroline Moorehead, Susie Orbach, Jennifer Potter, Susan Sellers, Dava Sobel, Diana Souhami, Dale Spender, Francis Spufford, Daniel Swift, Colin Thubron, Natasha Walter, Sara Wheeler and Simon Winchester.

Part 3 offers practical advice - from planning and researching to writing a proposal and finding an agent or a publisher when your work is complete.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408175200
• Artikelnr.: 52064057

Autorenporträt

Sally Cline, award-winning biographer, short story writer and winner of the BBC short story contest, is the author of ten books, including ground-breaking biographies of Radclyffe Hall, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Advisory Fellow for the Royal Literary Fund and a judge and mentor for the Arts Council Escalator scheme. She has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University, where she is Writer in Residence and a mentor on the MA in Creative Writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by David Kynaston Preface to series by Sally Cline and Carole
Angier Part 1: Literary Non-Fiction Introduction and Structure of book by
Sally Cline What is Literary Non-Fiction? by Sally Cline Challenges of
Literary Non-Fiction by Midge Gillies Reflections on Travel Writing by
Midge Gillies Reflections on Food writing by Sally Cline Reflections on
Nature and Landscape by Midge Gillies. Reflections on Writing about
Feminism by Sally Cline Reflections on Social and Cultural History by Midge
Gillies Reflections on Sexuality, Death and Friendship by Sally Cline
Reflections on the Mysteries of Mind and Body by Sally Cline Tips and tales
- guest contributions Lisa Appignanesi Rosemary Bailey Gillian Beer Bidisha
Lizzie Collingham William Dalrymple Stevie Davies Colin Grant Rahila Gupta
Philip Hoare Siri Hustvedt Alice Kessler-Harris Barry Lopez Richard Mabey
Robert Macfarlane Sara Maitland Neil McKenna Caroline Moorehead Susie
Orbach Jennifer Potter Susan Sellers Dava Sobel Diana Souhami Dale Spender
Francis Spufford Daniel Swift Colin Thubron Natasha Walter Sara Wheeler
Simon Winchester Part 3: Write on A. Planning Important general points for
all writers of literary non-fiction. Planning your writing - general by
Sally Cline Planning social or cultural history by Midge Gillies Planning
travel and nature writing by Midge Gillies Planning an autobiography or
biography by Sally Cline Planning a memoir by Sally Cline Planning a
literary documentary by Sally Cline Structure by Midge Gillies Writing a
proposal by Midge Gillies Mentoring and other matters by Sally Cline
Finding an agent and publisher by Midge Gillies B. Research Where to go
National archives Births deaths marriages Wills Local archives Libraries
and museums On-line sources Other research activities C. Writing - top tips
and exercises Short pieces as starting points by Sally Cline Description by
Midge Gillies Interviewing by Sally Cline Using quotes and dialogue by
Midge Gillies Truth versus facts by Midge Gillies Acknowledgements
Permissions Bibliography The Arvon Foundation Index