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WATERVILLE — Professor Michael Burke of Colby College will lead area residents in a two-hour discussion on the nature, features and tools of Creative Nonfiction Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St.
The session will begin with a description of the many types of creative nonfiction being written now, with examples, then turn to a discussion of the craft tools employed by the creative nonfiction writer. Following this introduction, participants will respond to writing prompts and practice drafting their own nonfiction in the classroom.
This session is appropriate for anyone 18 and older. Participants should bring something to write on and with; i.e., a laptop, iPad, pad of paper, pens, pencils, etc.
A minimum of 6 participants are needed to run the class, with a maximum of 20 seats available. Although free and open to the public, the seating is limited and pre-registration is required at creativenonfiction.eventbrite.com/
Burke has taught at Colby College since 1987, where he is a professor of English and creative writing and director of their creative writing program. His nonfiction has appeared in the Boston Globe, The New York Times, Down East magazine, Yankee magazine, Islands, Outside, and other national and international publications He is the author of an adventure/memoir — “The Same River Twice” (University of Arizona Press). He received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Wilton with his wife, the fiction writer Patricia O’Donnell.
