Lit Fest 2025

The “crónica” has become the great genre of Latinx journalism. Diverse and broadly free, the crónica is an informative nonfiction piece that uses the resources and techniques of fiction. Crónica is as much about the facts as it is about the person who tells the story. Writers in this seminar can expect to learn what a crónica is, what it's not, and how to identify a good story for a crónica. We'll also write some in-class paragraphs of a short crónica, and writers will receive oral feedback from the instructor. Our references will be Rodolfo Walsh, Martín Caparrós, and Leila Guerriero.