Abstract:
This thesis is an examination of the genre of creative nonfiction. This collection is designed to provide an introductory experience for new readers of creative nonfiction. The introductory essay attempts to define the genre and its aims. Also discussed in this essay are issues for the author of creative nonfiction to consider such as managing facts and the lack thereof, grasping meaning and significance, accepting responsibility as a writer, welcoming various perspectives, setting joumalism and creative nonfiction apart from each other, encouraging acceptance, and promoting empowerment. The three pieces that follow are original examples of creative nonfiction explaining gambling through personal essay, the rise of nerd culture through expository prose, and father-daughter relationships in a travel narrative.
