Sally Cline, award-winning biographer, short story writer and winner of the BBC short story contest, is the author of ten books, including ground-breaking biographies of Radclyffe Hall, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Advisory Fellow for the Royal Literary Fund and a judge and mentor for the Arts Council Escalator scheme. She has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University, where she is Writer in Residence and a mentor on the MA in Creative Writing.

Literary Non-Fiction: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing in a wide range of genres, from travel writing to feminist polemic and writing on nature, history, death, friendship and sexuality.
Part 1 explores the full range of genres and asks the question: what is literary non-fiction?
Part 2 includes tips by such bestselling literary non-fiction writers as: Lisa Appignanesi, Rosemary Bailey, Gillian Beer, Bidisha, Lizzie Collingham, William Dalrymple, Stevie Davies, Colin Grant, Rahila Gupta, Philip Hoare, Siri Hustvedt, Alice Kessler-Harris, Barry Lopez, Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Sara Maitland, Neil McKenna, Caroline Moorehead, Susie Orbach, Jennifer Potter, Susan Sellers, Dava Sobel, Diana Souhami, Dale Spender, Francis Spufford, Daniel Swift, Colin Thubron, Natasha Walter, Sara Wheeler and Simon Winchester.
Part 3 offers practical advice - from planning and researching to writing a proposal and finding an agent or a publisher when your work is complete.

Foreword by David Kynaston
Preface to series by Sally Cline and Carole Angier
Part 1: Literary Non-Fiction
Introduction 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 Appignanesi, Rosemary Bailey, Gillian Beer, Bidisha, Lizzie Collingham, William Dalrymple, Stevie Davies, Colin Grant, Rahila Gupta, Philip Hoare, Siri Hustvedt, Alice Kessler-Harris, Barry Lopez, Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Sara Maitland, Neil McKenna, Caroline Moorehead, Susie Orbach, Jennifer Potter, Susan Sellers, Dava Sobel, Diana Souhami, Dale Spender, Francis Spufford, Daniel Swift, Colin Thubron, Natasha Walter, Sara Wheeler, Simon Winchester
Part 3: Write on
A. Planning
Important General Points for All Writers of Literary Non-Fiction.
Planning Your Writing - General by Sally Cline
Planning Social or Cultural History by Midge Gillies
Planning Travel and Nature Writing by Midge Gillies
Planning an Autobiography or Biography by Sally Cline
Planning a Memoir by Sally Cline
Planning a Literary Documentary by Sally Cline
Structure by Midge Gillies
Writing a Proposal by Midge Gillies
Mentoring and Other Matters by Sally Cline
Finding an Agent and Publisher by Midge Gillies
B. Research
Where to go
National archives
Births deaths marriages
Wills
Local archives
Libraries and museums
On-line sources
Other research activities
C. Writing - Top Tips and Exercises
Short 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
Acknowledgements
Permissions
Bibliography
Index