What is APCD’s definition of creative non-fiction?
Creative non-fiction is writing that meets the standards of literature, while being about “real” subjects rather than the created ones of fiction; it is narrative text about real events, people or ideas, where the writer’s voice and opinion are evident and the narrative is set within a context and critical framework. The work should be accessible to a general reading audience [i.e. a trade book] and cannot be intended for a specialized or academic readership. Eligible literary non-fiction titles make a significant contribution to literature, or to information about the arts or to the enjoyment of writing by Canadians. Titles within the following subjects are eligible, if they meet all other eligibility criteria: art, architecture, biography, history, literary criticism, nature, philosophy, politics, social sciences and travel.
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