University News Last updated 16 December 2014
'Creative non-fiction' may sound like a somewhat contradictory term as far as literary genres go, but what is it?
The American writer David Shields once said, "Dividing literature into 'fiction' and 'non-fiction' is like dividing your clothes into 'socks' and 'non-socks.'"
Ian Marchant, Lecturer in Creative Writing at the School of English explains all in our latest animated video (1:33):
Illustration and animation by Russell Jeavons.
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