The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Latest Episodes:

Episode 281: Susan Orlean Tackles Ledes, Generating Story Ideas, and 'On Animals' Oct 08, 2021

Show notes

Susan Orlean is the best selling author of The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, and The Orchid Thief. She's a staff writer for The New Yorker and her latest collection is On Animals.

Show notes and newsletter at brendanomeara.com

Social Media: @CNFPod on Twitter and @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram.

Episode 280: Laura Todd Carns and 'Searching for Mr. X,' an Atavist Original Oct 01, 2021

Show notes

Laura Todd Carns (@LauraToddCarns) comes by the show to talk about her Atavist feature "Searching for Mr. X."

We also hear from the lead editor of the piece Seyward Darby. Visit magazine.atavist.com to read the piece and subscribe to The Atavist.

Keep the conversation going @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter.

Show notes and to sign up for the Up to 11 Newsletter, visit brendanomeara.com.

Episode 279: Athena Dixon on Opening Doors, Day Jobs, and the Personal Essay Sep 24, 2021

Show notes

Athena Dixon (@AthenaDDixon) is the author of the essay collection "The Incredible Shrinking Woman."

We talk about day jobs, finding the time to write, and stringing together essays for a collection.

Sponsors: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and the Empathy Prize.

Social Media: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter.

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Episode 278: Having a 'Blast' with Volcanologist Jess Phoenix Sep 17, 2021

Show notes

Jess Phoenix (@JessPhoenix2018) is a volcanologist and the author of Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life (Timber Press, 2021).

Lots of great stuff here.

Social Media: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter.

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Sponsor help: mfa.wvwc.edu and thefacingprojectpress.submittable.com

Episode 277: Allison K. Williams Talks Planned Practice, Living a Writer's Life, and Her New Craft Book 'Seven Drafts' Sep 10, 2021

Show notes

Allison K. Williams returns to talk about her new book Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book (Woodhall Press, 2021). She's @GuerillaMemoir on social media.

Thanks to West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing for the support.

Social Media: @CNFPod

Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com

Episode 276: Earl Swift Takes Us to the Moon Sep 03, 2021

Show notes

Earl Swift, author of Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings, returns to talk about his latest book.

Sponsor help: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing

Membership: patreon.com/cnfpod

Social Media: @CNFPod

Episode 275: Nile Cappello and Her Atavist Story 'The Girl in the Picture' Aug 31, 2021

Show notes

Nile Capello (@liketheriver) is the writer and reporter behind The Atavist Magazine story 'The Girl in the Picture.'

We talk about true crime as self-preservation and how she vets out her stories. We also talk to editor-in-chief Seyward Darby.

To read the piece, visit magazine.atavist.com.

Episode 274: Ruby McConnell on Stalling Out and Finding Hope Through Writing Aug 27, 2021

Show notes

Ruby McConnell is the author of Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life and A Woman's Guide to the Wild.

She is @rubygonewild on Twitter and Instagram.

Show notes are at brendanomeara.com and you can support the show by heading to patreon.com/cnfpod.

Thanks to West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing for the support.

Episode 273: My #Hippocamp21 Talk — In Their Words: Lessons Learned from the Best of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast Aug 20, 2021

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Behold! My #Hippocamp21 talk: In Their Words — Lessons from the Best of the Creative Nonfiction Podcast.

Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing

Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod

Social: @CNFPod

Episode 272: The Arc of a Goal with Shanna B. Tiayon Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

Shanna B. Tiayon comes by to talk about her Pipe Wrench Magazine piece "If We Can Soar," as well as her work in Longreads, and is she training for a Half Ironman?

You can her @shannbtiayon on Twitter and @black_suburban_homestead on Instagram.

Support: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and Hippocamp 2021.

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Social: @CNFPod

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