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Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. The title reflects the intention to give nonfiction its due as a literary genre to give writers of the fourth genre a showcase for their work and to give readers a place to find the liveliest and most creative works in the form. To reflect the genre's flexibility and expansiveness, the journal includes works ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism.
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Volume 20, Number 1, Spring 2018Table of Contents
- Embracing the Complications
- pp. v-viii
Winner, 2017 Fourth Genre Steinberg Essay Prize
Essays
- Attachment Therapy
- pp. 9-23
- Sardine Parties
- pp. 25-35
- Not in My Backyard
- pp. 61-75
- Whale Fall
- pp. 87-102
- The Maternal Lizard Brain
- pp. 103-114
- Emily in the Ocean
- pp. 115-130
- Don’t Fucking Touch Me
- pp. 131-134
- What Waiting Looks Like
- pp. 135-137
- What’s Not There
- pp. 139-145
Essay and Commentary
- My Life in Movies
- pp. 147-174
- Commentary on the Graphic Memoir
- pp. 175-180
Writer As Reader
Review Essays
- Alpine Heart
- pp. 197-201
- She Finally Gets Her Close-Up
- pp. 203-207
- A Mind Thinking
- pp. 209-220
- About the Contributors
- pp. 221-224
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