Lee Gutkind

Lee Gutkind is an American writer

He is the founder of the literary magazine Creative Nonfiction and the author or editor of over a dozen books. He currently teaches creative writing courses at the the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he started the first ever MFA program in creative nonfiction.

Gutkind was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and educated at the University of Pittsburgh.

Books

Written by Lee

Title	Description	Publisher	Year	ISBN
Almost Human: Making Robots Think	Documents four years of observation at the Carnegie-Mellon University Robotics Institute, as they imagine, design, build, and test robots. Some scenes also take place at NASA and in the Atacama Desert in Chile.	W. W. Norton & Co.	2007	ISBN 978-0-393-05867-3
Forever Fat: Essays by the Godfather	A memoir.	University of Nebraska Press	2004	ISBN 0-8032-2194-0
The Best Seat in Baseball, But You Have to Stand: The Game as Umpires See It	A reprint of the original 1973 book from Dial Press.	University of Southern Illinois Press	1999	ISBN 978-0809321957
The Veterinarian's Touch: Profiles of Life Among the Animals	Various profiles of veterinarians.	Owl Books	1998	ISBN 978-0805058116
The Art of Creative Nonfiction: The Literature of Reality	A writer's guide to the craft of creative nonfiction.	John Wiley & Sons	1996	ISBN 0-471-11356-5
Creative Nonfiction: How to Live it and Write It	A guide to teach young writers how to use creative nonfiction	Chicago Review Press	1996	ISBN 1-55652-266-5
Stuck in Time: The Tragedy of Childhood Mental Illness	An examination of the American health care system.	Henry Holt and Company	1994	ISBN 0-8050-1469-1
One Children's Place: Inside a Children's Hospital	An examination of the American health care system.	A Plume Book by Penguin	1992	ISBN 978-0452266872
Many Sleepless Nights: The World of Organ Transplantation	An inside look at the world of organ transplantation.	W. W. Norton & Co.	1990	ISBN 978-0822959052
The People of Penn's Woods West	Essays about rural America.	University of Pittsburgh Press	1984	ISBN 978-0822953609
God's Helicopter	A novel.	Slow Loris Press	1983	ISBN 978-0941038096
The Best Seat in Baseball, But You Have to Stand: The Game As Umpires See It	An inside look at the life of major league umpires.	Dial Press	1975	ISBN 978-0809321957
Bike Fever: An Examination of the Motorcycle Subculture	Lee's first book.	Avon Books, Inc.	1974	ISBN 978-0695803803

Edited by Lee

Title	Description	Publisher	Year	ISBN
The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 3	A third special issue of Creative Nonfiction that features twenty-five essays that originally appeared in alternative publications, blogs, literary journals, and other publications.	W.W. Norton	2009	ISBN 978-0-393-33025-0
The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 2	A second special issue of Creative Nonfiction that features twenty-nine essays that originally appeared in alternative publications, blogs, literary journals, and other publications.	W.W. Norton	2008	ISBN 978-0-393-33024-3
Anatomy of Baseball	Twenty new and classic essays about the American past time.	SMU Press	2008	ISBN 978-0-87074-522-5
Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction	Provides writers with the working parameters of the creative nonfiction genre	W.W. Norton	2008	ISBN 978-0-393-06561-9
Silence Kills: Speaking Out and Saving Lives	Twelve new essays written by physicians, patients, and family members. Explores the communication breakdown in the current American health care system	SMU Press	2007	ISBN 978-0-87074-518-8
The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1	A special issue of Creative Nonfiction that features twenty-seven essays that originally appeared in alternative publications, blogs, literary journals, and other publications.	W.W. Norton	2007	ISBN 978-0-393-33003-8
Hurricanes and Carnivals: Essays by Chicanos, Pochos, Pachucos, Mexicanos, and Expatriates	Originally published as Issue 23 of Creative Nonfiction, this book features fifteen essays that push the boundaries between fact and fiction.	The University of Arizona Press	2007	ISBN 978-0-8165-2625-3
Our Roots are Deep with Passion: Creative Nonfiction Collects New Essays by Italian American Writers	Twenty-one essays written by established and emerging writers that explore the unique intersections of language, tradition, cuisine, and culture that characterize the diverse experience of Americans of Italian heritage.	Other Press	2006	ISBN 978-1-59051-242-5
Rage & Reconciliation: Inspiring a Health Care Revolution	Originally published as issue 21 of Creative Nonfiction, the book includes new essays and an 80- minute CD containing three essays read by professional actors and a panel discussion of the ethical dimensions of the issues raised. Produced in conjunction with Pittsburgh's Jewish Healthcare Foundation, writers tackle health care in America, including problems of patient rights and professional responsibility.	SMU Press	2005	ISBN 0-87074-503-4
In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction	Twenty-five essays, all originally appearing in Creative Nonfiction, republished in honor of the journal's tenth anniversary.	W.W. Norton	2005	ISBN 0-393-32665-9
On Nature: Great Writers on the Great Outdoors	Twenty original and previously published essays	Jeremy P. Tarcher	2002	ISBN 1-58542-173-1
Healing: 20 Prominent Authors Write About Inspirational Moments of Achieving Health and Gaining Insight	Twenty original and previously published essays	Jeremy P. Tarcher	2001	IBSN 1-58542-079-4
Lessons in Persuasion: Creative Nonfiction/Pittsburgh Connections	Eighteen essays written by writers with ties to the city of Pittsburgh.	University of Pittsburgh Press	2000	ISBN 0-8229-5715-9
Connecting: Twenty Prominent Authors Write About the Relationships That Shape Our Lives	Twenty original and previously published essays	Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam	1998	IBSN 0-87477-904-9
A View from the Divide: Creative Nonfiction on Health and Science	Seventeen essays that attempt to demonstrate the many ways in which aspects of the scientific world--from biology, medicine, physics, and astronomy--can be captured and dramatized for a humanities-oriented readership.	University of Pittsburgh Press	1998	ISBN 978-0822956853

External links

• Lee Gutkind's Website
• The Creative Nonfiction Website

Sources

Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2007. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000040630.