Short Creative Non-Fiction Essay Prompts

Portrait of a Friend or Family Member

it show be non-fiction For your first assignment, you will submit a short creative non-fiction essay. Your writing may stem from and elaborate on prompts we’ve done in class or you may take inspiration from our lessons, readings and discussions. Your creative non-fiction writing should showcase your understanding and command of the forms and skills we’ve covered. Directions to take your creative non-fiction essay: a`Portrait of a Friend or Family Member Taking cues from Alexander Chee, select a friend or family member and portray their personality, spirit and likeness through vignettes and descriptions, illustrating both this person and your relationship. You will need to decide how to balance the spectrum of abstraction for this portrait. a`Life Changes In the Instant: Before, During and After Select a significant moment in your life and explore the meaning and intricacies of experiencing the lead-up, aftermath, and event itself. How were you changed or unchanged by this event? How might you play with language and style to signal the before, during and after of the moment? a`Braided Essay Choose two seemingly disparate topics and write about them in a way that bridges them and unearths surprising connections. You might begin by identifying two topics you know something about and following the wisdom from there. For example, what do surfing and grief have to say to one another? Is there a particular video game that has imparted lessons on the nature of time? What do your favourite person and favourite colour have in common?