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Creative Essay
Any short, non-fiction text written with
specific attention to its aesthetic qualities
and presentation that is written from the
point of view of the author. It focuses on a
personal experience that is a turning point,
a change in direction, an event that has
significant meaning, and also shares a
universal truth with readers.
What is a Personal Narrative Essay?
• based on memory of an event or experience or
moment in time that had significant meaning to
you
• tell a true story about a turning point in your life
• the event or experience actually happened to
you
• look back into your memory, to an earlier time
in your life, and unearth true stories that had
significant meaning to you
Inspiration
• Memory. Mining your memory for turning points in your life. Turning
points, such as a job loss, illness, disease, death, first encounters.
• Family life. Reflecting on family-What family events had significant
meaning? What do you remember about family life?
• Spiritual journey. Write about your spiritual journey.
• Place. Write about home. What is home? Travel experiences. The
natural world, such as hiking, biking, camping, exploring the
wilderness.
• Popular culture. Write about film, music, fiction, poetry,
photography, art—and how it has impacted you. What memories do
you have?
• The global village. Write about the world in which you live, such as
the environment.
Other Ideas
• Journey, quest, pilgrimage
• Mysteries and investigations
• Rituals, games, performances, events
• Your thoughts
• Your feelings
• Your opinions
• Personal Reflections
Keep in mind that a creative essay does
not strive to provide answers to questions or
even to necessarily explain a particular concept.
Rather, a creative essay is meant to help create
sense of the world and to raise questions that
the reader may wish to explore further.