The course introduces students to creative nonfiction writing by combining elements of a traditional graduate seminar and a writing workshop. The aim is to improve historical writing and prepare students to incorporate elements of creative nonfiction into their writing about the past, whether in the form of traditional scholarship, public facing work, or innovative hybrid forms. The course material and assignments will focus on careful reading and critical analysis, as well as, writing exercises, creative experimentation, and an exploration of the possibilities of form, style, and media. In order to enable students to develop greater confidence and a more self-aware engagement with writing as craft, the course will delve into creative nonfiction methods, tools, and techniques. These will relate to the fundamentals of narrative (e.g., characters, scenes, structure, plot) as well as more experimental forms of creative expression. We will read exemplary works by historians as well as engage with other forms of narrative nonfiction, literary essays, fiction, poetry, and documentary film.