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Kept Secret: The Half-Truth in Nonfiction
Literary Collections > Essays
- Michigan State University Press
- Paperback
- 9781611862478
- 8.9 X 6 X 0.5 inches
- 0.6 pounds
- Literary Collections > Essays
- (Single Author) Asian American
- English
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Author Bio
Jen Hirt is a creative writer who specializes in creative nonfiction essays and book-length memoirs, as well as experimental nonfiction and prose poetry. Her first book, the memoir Under Glass: The Girl with a Thousand Christmas Trees, was published in 2010 and won an emerging writer prize.
She regularly teaches introductory creative writing courses, as well as advanced courses in nonfiction, poetry, expository writing, and social science writing. She is the faculty advisor to From the Fallout Shelter, the campus literary arts magazine, and she is active in the honors program and the graduate communications program. Hirt’s research is focused on the natural world, especially odd encounters with animals, unusual trees, and greenhouses.
Research Interests
- The art of the essay
- 20th century and 21st century creative nonfiction writers
- Trends in award-winning essays
Source: The Pennsylvania State University System
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