Crafting The Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Non-Fiction
Dinty W. Mooreearned a BA in writing from the University of Pittsburgh, worked briefly as a journalist, and also served short stints as a documentary filmmaker, modern dance performer, zookeeper, and Greenwich Village waiter. It was only after failing at each of these professions that he went on to earn an MFA in fiction writing from Louisiana State University. He has guest taught creative nonfiction seminars across the United States and in Europe. In addition to editing the internet journal,Brevity(www.brevitymag.com), he is on the editorial board ofCreative Nonfictionand is coordinating editor for the annual anthologyBest Creative Nonfiction(W.W. Norton). Moore teaches writing at Ohio University and serves on the Board of Directors of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs.