Taught by James Tate Hill, contributing editor for Lit Hub and author of the memoir Blind Man's Bluff (W.W. Norton, 2021), which includes his essay from Prairie Schooner listed among the Notables in Best American Essays 2020.

The only rule of creative nonfiction is that it must be true, but how do we shape truth into a compelling read? Which parts of the story do we leave out? How do we create a through-line from something as big as a life? By examining the myriad questions faced by writers of nonfiction, this course will help you elevate your own stories, obsessions, and struggles into a cohesive manuscript.

Led by Literary Hub contributing editor and Best American Essays 2020 notable essayist James Tate Hill, each week the class will discuss assigned readings by Mary Karr, Phillip Lopate, and a variety of contemporary authors, focusing on the choices made in crafting experience into art. Class…