CREDO. I believe. No other statement is so full of intent and subversion and power. A Credo is a call to arms. It is a declaration. A Credo is the act of an individual pushing back against society, against established stigmas, taboos, values, and norms. A Credo provokes. It desires change. A Credo is an artist or community challenging dogma, and putting oneself on the frontline. A Credo is art at risk. A Credo can be a marker of revolution. A Credo, is thus, the most calculating and simple form of a manifesto.
CREDOcreates a bridge from the philosophical to the practical, presenting a triad of creative writing manifestos, essays on the craft of writing, and creative writing exercises. CREDO: An Anthology of Manifestos and Sourcebook for Creative Writing is a raw look at what motivates authors today.
Contributing Authors:
Kazim Ali * Forrest Anderson * Rita Banerjee * Lisa Marie Basile
Jaswinder Bolina * Stephanie Burt * Alexander Carrigan * Sam Cha
Melinda J. Combs * Thade Correa * Jeff Fearnside * Ariel Francisco
John Guzlowski * Rachael Hanel * Janine Harrison * Lindsay Illich
Douglas Charles Jackson * Caitlin Johnson * Christine Johnson-Duell
Jason Kapcala * Richard Kenney * Eva Langston * John Laue * Stuart Lishan
Ellaraine Lockie * Amy MacLennan * Kevin McLellan * E. Ce. Miller
Brenda Moguez * Peter Mountford * Nell Irvin Painter * Robert Pinsky
Kara Provost * Camille Rankine * Jessica Reidy * Amy Rutten * Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
David Shields * Lillian Ann Slugocki * Maya Sonenberg * Kathleen Spivack
Laura Steadham Smith * Molly Sutton Kiefer * Jade Sylvan * Anca L. Szilágyi
Diana Norma Szokolyai * Marilyn L. Taylor * Megan Jeanine Tilley * Suzanne Van Dam
Nicole Walker * Allyson Whipple * Shawn Wong * Caroll Yang * Matthew Zapruder
