Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction

Sally Cline, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Advisory Fellow to the Royal Literary Fund, is an award winning biographer and short fiction writer. Her 12 books include biographies of Zelda Fitzgerald, Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett, and Radclyffe Hall, (shortlisted for USA LAMBDA award).She is currently writing a Brief Life of Dashiell Hammett. Former Writer in Residence at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, she is co-Series Editorof Bloomsbury's eight volume Arvon series onwriting. Midge Gillies has written seven non-fiction books, including two highly acclaimed biographies: Amy Johnson: Queen of Air about the record-breaking pilot, and Marie Lloyd: The One and Only, a life of the Edwardian music hall star. Her most recent book is The Barbed-Wire University: The Real Lives of Allied Prisoners of War in the Second World War. She is a part-time tutor at Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education.

• Foreword by David KynastonPreface to series by Sally Cline and Carole Angier Part 1: Literary Non-FictionIntroduction and Structure of book by Sally Cline What is Literary Non-Fiction? by Sally Cline Challenges of Literary Non-Fiction by Midge Gillies Reflections on Travel Writing by Midge Gillies Reflections on Food writing by Sally Cline Reflections on Nature and Landscape by Midge Gillies. Reflections on Writing about Feminism by Sally Cline Reflections on Social and Cultural History by Midge Gillies Reflections on Sexuality, Death and Friendship by Sally Cline Reflections on the Mysteries of Mind and Body by Sally Cline Tips and tales - guest contributions Lisa AppignanesiRosemary BaileyGillian BeerBidishaLizzie Collingham William Dalrymple Stevie DaviesColin GrantRahila Gupta Philip HoareSiri HustvedtAlice Kessler-HarrisBarry LopezRichard MabeyRobert MacfarlaneSara MaitlandNeil McKennaCaroline MooreheadSusie OrbachJennifer PotterSusan SellersDava SobelDiana SouhamiDale SpenderFrancis SpuffordDaniel SwiftColin ThubronNatasha WalterSara WheelerSimon WinchesterPart 3: Write onA. PlanningImportant general points for all writers of literary non-fiction. Planning your writing - general by Sally ClinePlanning social or cultural history by Midge Gillies Planning travel and nature writing by Midge GilliesPlanning an autobiography or biography by Sally Cline Planning a memoir by Sally ClinePlanning a literary documentary by Sally Cline Structure by Midge Gillies Writing a proposal by Midge Gillies Mentoring and other matters by Sally ClineFinding an agent and publisher by Midge Gillies B. ResearchWhere to goNational archivesBirths deaths marriagesWillsLocal archivesLibraries and museumsOn-line sourcesOther research activitiesC. Writing - top tips and exercisesShort pieces as starting points by Sally Cline Description by Midge Gillies Interviewing by Sally Cline Using quotes and dialogue by Midge Gillies Truth versus facts by Midge Gillies AcknowledgementsPermissionsBibliographyThe Arvon FoundationIndex