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Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction

The document outlines 11 different forms and types of creative nonfiction including autobiography, biography, blog, critique, peer critique, personal narrative, reflective essay, reportage, testimonio, travelogue, and true narrative. These forms describe different styles of creative nonfiction writing such as autobiographical accounts, reviews, reflections, reports, and narratives of travel experiences.

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Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction

The document outlines 11 different forms and types of creative nonfiction including autobiography, biography, blog, critique, peer critique, personal narrative, reflective essay, reportage, testimonio, travelogue, and true narrative. These forms describe different styles of creative nonfiction writing such as autobiographical accounts, reviews, reflections, reports, and narratives of travel experiences.

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Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction

1.

Autobiography

a written account of the life of a person written by thatperson2.

Biography

a detailed description or account of a person’s life

3.

Blog

a web log: a website containing short articles called posts thatare changed regularly. Some blogs are
written by one personcontaining his/her own opinion, interests and experiences, while othersare
written by many different people.4.

Critique

a critical discussion or review that describes, summarizes,analyzes, and evaluates the strengths and
weaknesses of a work. It iswritten in paragraph form.5.

Peer critique

or peer review , the practice of writers to review and

provide constructive criticism of each other’s works.

6.
Personal narrative

a narrative essay about a true story of somethingthat happened to someone, usually told to illustrate
an insight; is basedon autobiographical events.7.

Reflective or reflection essay - a form of writing that examines and

observes the progress and meaning of a writer’s individu

al experienceslike a journal about the thoughts on a certain topic.8.

Reportage

a kind of literary journalism that reports on an event, history or an actual case based on direct
observation, investigation or thorough research and documentation.9.

Testimonio

literally, a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter.In literature, it is an oral or written


autobiographical narrative referred to

as “testimonial literature.” The term “testimonio” refers to a kind of

writing which comes from Latin America dealing with experiences ofhuman rights abuse.10.

Travelogue - a story of the experiences encountered by someonewhile touring a place for the pleasure
of travel.11.

True narrative

is an objective account of something (e.g. journalisticreport).

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