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NonfictioNOW Conference |
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Explore the past, present, and future of nonfiction with over 60 panels, roundtables, and more. Featuring keynote speakers Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Gretel Ehrlich, and Francisco Cantú. Other speakers include Venita Blackburn, Brian Blanchfield, Chen Chen, Matthew Gavin Frank, Stephanie G’Schwind, Lily Hoang, Lacy M. Johnson, Michael Martone, Dinty W. Moore, Ander Monson, Elena Passarello, Beth (Bich Minh) Nguyen, Paisley Rekdal, Ira Sukrungruang, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Elissa Washuta, Xu Xi, and more. Registration is $250. Students can register for $115. Keynote tickets are $8 each or $20 for all 3. All keynotes are included in conference registration. To learn more about the conference, About the Conference Founded by Robin Hemley at the University of Iowa in 2005, the NonfictioNOW Conference is a regular gathering of over 400 nonfiction writers, teachers, readers and students from around the world in an effort to explore the past, present, and future of nonfiction. NonfictioNOW is unique in being neither a conventional academic conference nor a writers’ festival, but rather a conversation among peers, from well-established writers and artists to those just starting out. NonfictioNOW gathers leading writers from around the world to share notes with emerging peers and audiences on the intricate challenges and intriguing delights of writing and reading nonfiction NOW. The growing success of NonfictioNOW highlights the great energy and interest in the art of nonfiction storytelling in all its forms, from literary and political essays and memoir to reality TV. Panels and readings highlight the myriad forms of nonfiction, from the video essay and graphic essays, to the memoir, lyric essay, and literary journalism. Past keynote speakers have included Karl Ove KnausgÃ¥rd, Maggie Nelson, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Alison Bechdel, Rebecca Solnit, Wayne Koestenbaum, Pico Iyer, Margo Jefferson, Richard Rodriguez, and Tim Flannery, among others. |