The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

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**The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O’Meara**

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O’Meara is a weekly podcast that showcases leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, documentary film, radio and podcasts about the art and craft of telling true stories. Follow the show @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!

Latest Episodes:

Episode 183: Sonia Hamer — Crock-Pot Prose Dec 27, 2019

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Sonia Hamer talks about her story Pig: An Essay.

This show is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction.

It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Once a month. No spam. Can't beat it.

Episode 182: Jake Gronsky — Discipline, Sticking Up for Your Work, and Always Having an Apprentice Mindset Dec 20, 2019

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Jake Gronsky, author of A Short Season and a Best American Sports Writing 2019 Notable Selection joins me to talk about writing and always having that apprentice mindset.

This episode is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing.

It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Sign up at brendanomeara.com.

Episode 181: Amy Fish — Starting Late, Dealing with Rejections, and How to Get Someone to Clean Up After Their Dog Dec 13, 2019

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Amy Fish, author of I Wanted Fries With That, joins me to talk about her writing and coming to the genre later in life.

Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support.

This podcast is also brought to you by my monthly newsletter. Head to brendanomeara.com to sign up.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, man.

Episode 180: Lindsay McCrae — A Year Among Penguins Dec 06, 2019

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Lindsay McCrae jumps on the podcast to talk about his book My Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors.

Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing helped make this show possible.

Episode 179: John O'Connor — Finding Your Donkey Nov 29, 2019

Show notes

John O'Connor talks about his "True Story" piece "Everything Gets Worse" and how every story needs a donkey.

Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter and Instagram @CNFPod and find show notes at brendanomeara.com

Episode 178: Elisa Gabbert — Tweet-Size Ideas and Letting Time Do the Work Nov 22, 2019

Show notes

"Time is doing so much work," says Elisa Gabbert, the essayist and poet.

This episode's patron is Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing.

Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @CNFPod.

Episode 177: Steven Moore — Essays About to Break, Keeping Track of the Positive, and 'The Longer We Were There' Nov 15, 2019

Show notes

Steven Moore is here to talk about his memoir The Longer We Were There: A Memoir of a Part-Time Soldier (University of George Press, 2019).

Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction for the support.

Link up to the show on Twitter and Instagram @cnfpod.

Episode 176: Kevin Robbins — Limitations vs. Ambitions, Chasing the Greats, and 'The Last Stand of Payne Stewart' Nov 08, 2019

Show notes

"I'm still trying to figure out why the greats are great," says Kevin Robbins, @kdrobbins on Twitter.

Kevin Robbins returns to the show to talk about The Last Stand of Payne Stewart.

Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction for the support.

In Order to Keep Going, You Must Start Nov 04, 2019

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Thanks to Austin Kleon sharing a Stephen Harrigan quote to inspire this pod.

Episode 175: Cassandra King Conroy — Mid-life Resurgence and Her Time with Pat Conroy in 'Tell Me a Story' Nov 01, 2019

Show notes

"Writing is not a competitive sport," says Cassandra King Conroy, author of Tell Me a Story, her memoir of her time with Pat Conroy.

This show is made possible by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing.

Follow the show on Twitter @CNFPod.

I hope you dig it.

Party on, CNFers!

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