CREATIVE

NONFICTION
JOHAILA MERIE M. MINALANG
 CREATIVE NONFICTION???
Also referred to as:

 Personal journalism
 Literacy journalism
 Dramatic non-fiction
 the new journalism
 Parajournalism
The literature of fact
 Creative non-fiction (Cherry,
1991)
 Requires the skill of the storyteller and the research ability of the reporter.

Doesn’t just report facts; delivers facts in ways that move people toward a deeper
understanding of the topic.

Creative non-fiction writers must see beyond facts “ to discover their underlying meaning:,
they must “ dramatize that meaning in an interesting evocative, informative way.
 WHY CREATIVE NON-FICTION?
 Conventional: non-fiction’s purpose was not to entertain, but to inform, to teach,
to lecture.

 research findings: we learn best when we are at the same time entertained. When there is
joy and pleasure in the learning: the strongest, most lasting memories are those embedded in emotion.

Insight: Creative non-fiction writers inform

their readers better by making
the reading experience vivid and enjoyable.
“Creative non-
fiction uses vivid
language”
 “Creative non-fiction uses
emotions to arrive at the truth”
“Creative non-fiction stimulates
the reader’s imagination”
“Creative non-fiction
uses rhetorical
strategies”
Some rhetoricals strategies:
 Narration/storytelling

Description
Definition
Comparison and contrast
 classification
Illustration/ exemplification
 analysis
 cause and effect
Argumentation and persuasion.
 Application of Creative non-fiction
History
Travel essays
 characters sketches/ profiles
 personal reflections/ memories
 Journalism
Nature
Science & technology
Business writing
Popular culture
THANK YOU!!