{"product_id":"the-rose-metal-press-field-guide-to-writing-flash-nonfiction-advice-and-essential-exercises-from-respected-writers-editors-and-teachers-9780984616664","title":"The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers","description":"Unmatched in its focus on a concise and popular emerging genre, THE ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH NONFICTION features 26 eminent writers, editors, and teachers offering expert analysis, focused exercises, and helpful examples of what make the brief essay form such a perfect medium for experimentation, insight, and illumination. With a comprehensive introduction to the genre and book by editor Dinty W. Moore, this guide is perfect for both the classroom and the individual writer's desk--an essential handbook for anyone interested in the scintillating and succinct flash nonfiction form. How many words does it take to tell a compelling true story? The answer might surprise you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing essays from: Barrie Jean Borich, Jenny Boully, Norma Elia Cantú, Rigoberto González, Carol Guess, Jeff Gundy, Philip Graham, Robin Hemley, Barbara Hurd, Judith Kitchen, Eric LeMay, Dinah Lenney, Bret Lott, Patrick Madden, Lee Martin, Maggie McKnight, Brenda Miller, Kyle Minor, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Anne Panning, Lia Purpura, Sue William Silverman, Jennifer Sinor, Peggy Shumaker, Ira Sukrungruang, and Nicole Walker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoore, Dinty W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dinty W. Moore is the author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eBetween Panic \u0026amp; Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize in 2009. His other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Buddhist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eToothpick Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor's Virtual Clothes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the writing guides, \u003cem\u003eThe Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/em\u003e. Moore has published essays and stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarpers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Sunday Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGettysburg Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrazyhorse\u003c\/em\u003e, among numerous other venues. A professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University, Moore has won many awards for his writing, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction. He edits \u003cem\u003eBrevity\u003c\/em\u003e, an online journal of flash nonfiction, and serves on the editorial boards of \u003cem\u003eCreative Nonfiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNew Ohio Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He regularly teaches workshops across the country and in Europe and currently lives in Athens, Ohio, where he grows heirloom tomatoes and edible dandelions.","brand":"Rose Metal Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611459555602,"sku":"9780984616664","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0538c53-3ad2-4af0-8ee0-695ee2658776.jpg?v=1732362116","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rose-metal-press-field-guide-to-writing-flash-nonfiction-advice-and-essential-exercises-from-respected-writers-editors-and-teachers-9780984616664","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}