Writing Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Session W.3

Area: Creative Writing and Publishing · family: Creative writing and publishing

Role	Name as printed	Affiliation as printed	Paper
Speakers	Lynn Bloom	University of Connecticut → University of Connecticut
Speakers	Melissa A. Goldthwaite	Saint Joseph’s University → Saint Joseph's University	Hide and Seek
Speakers	Libby Falk Jones	Berea College → Berea College	Exercises in Style
Speakers	David MacWilliams	New Mexico State University, Alamogordo → New Mexico State University Alamogordo two-year	It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Speakers	Sandee McGlaun	Roanoke College → Roanoke College	Performing Silence
Speakers	Irene Papoulis	Trinity College → Trinity College	Exploring Your Relationship with Dancing
Speakers	Erin Pushman	Limestone College → Limestone College	The Craft of Research in Creative Nonfiction
Speakers	Amy Quan	Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY → Ithaca College	My, the Desks Look So Small
Speakers	Wendy Ryden	Long Island University Post → Long Island University	Finding Your Inner Monster
Speakers	Mimi Schwartz	Richard Stockton University → Stockton University	My Name Is…
Speakers	Jenny Spinner	Saint Joseph’s University, Drexel Hill → Saint Joseph's University
Speakers	Judith Szerdahelyi	Western Kentucky University → Western Kentucky University	Be the Yogi You Want to Be

Source

NCTE's program, near page 58 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Writing Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary.” 2020 Convention Program, Milwaukee, session W.3. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 3, 2026.