{"product_id":"a-guide-to-creative-writing-and-the-imagination-paperback","title":"A Guide to Creative Writing and the Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKris Saknussemm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching creative writing for the multicultural, global, and digital generation, this volume offers a fresh approach for enhancing core writing skills in the major forms of Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama. \u003cem\u003eA Guide to Creative Writing and the Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e aims to provide students with organic, active learning through imitation and examples which not only emphasize writing and reading but look to other art forms for inspiration. This volume's key features include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Strengthening key underlying capabilities of what we mean by imagination: physical and mental alertness, clarity of perception, listening skills, attention to detail, sustained concentration, lateral thinking, and enhanced memory. 　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Taking direction from other art forms such as African American musical improvisation, Brancusi's sculptural idea of \"finding form,\" key ideas from drawing such as foreground, background, and negative space-and some of the great lessons learned from National Geographic photography. 　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Incorporating techniques drawn from unusual sources such as advertising, military intelligence, ESL, working with the blind, stage magic, and oral traditions of remote indigenous cultures in Oceania and Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe work is intended for a global English market as a core or supplementary text at the undergraduate level and as a supporting frame at the M.F.A. level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKris Saknussemm\u003c\/strong\u003e received a B.A. with Distinction from Dartmouth College, double majoring in English and Native American Studies. He holds an M.A. from the University of Washington where he was the Robertson Fellow. His first novel \u003ci\u003eZanesville\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award and has gone on to be a cult favorite in translation in Russia and Poland. His novel \u003ci\u003ePrivate Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e achieved bestseller status in France and Italy. His work \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Wound\u003c\/i\u003e won First Prize in the Missouri Review Audio Play competition, and the film of his published play \u003ci\u003eThe Humble Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e (which was the featured work at the Las Vegas Fringe Festival and has also been staged in Australia and Sweden) has been screened at 17 international festivals, including two of the world's most prestigious LGBTQ events. His short fiction has won First Prize in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e Short Story Contest and First Prize in the \u003ci\u003eRiver Styx\u003c\/i\u003e Short Short Fiction Contest. In poetry, he has won Australia's Newcastle Poetry Prize and the Mary Gilmore Award. His journalism has appeared in over 300 newspapers and magazines worldwide. His professional photography has appeared in many publications. Two fine arts books of his paintings and visual art have been published in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327245140217,"sku":"9780367691738","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Q3Z1Y29kbXo1a0M1cDN0MW9TTnpBQT09.webp?v=1769577979","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-guide-to-creative-writing-and-the-imagination-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}