Craft Classics

What Is a Hermit Crab Essay, Anyway?

In this craft piece, journalist Suzanne Cope explains this writing technique, and breaks down three essays in which writers employ it, each with nature…

Aug 7 •

This is, Quite Literally, What a Personal Essay Looks Like

In this visual guide from Creative Nonfiction magazine, learn about the basic "shapes" of memoir writing—and achieve a more personal, unique result in…

May 11 •

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