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This story was published in May 2008, five years into Chris Jones’s career at Esquire. Jones was 35 at the time, and he says it was probably the best time…

Long-form narrative writer Neil Shea finds new storytelling possibilities in short posts on Instagram

I’m standing halfway up Hrushevskoho Street on a frosty February morning in Kiev. It’s -13 degrees Celsius, and I’m chain-smoking with my friend and fixer Emine. It makes us feel…

Jean McConville had just taken a bath when the intruders knocked on the door.The rasp of knuckles at a West Belfast flat would jar many people at night in 1972.…

Below is an annotated version of my syllabus for the class “Literary Journalism in America.” I’ve taught this class eight times: five as part of the SAGES program at Case…

The late historical novelist visited the Nieman Foundation in 1977, where he explained why there might be less of a difference between fiction and non-fiction than journalists expect

Since it debuted in 1933, Esquire has helped launch and promote the careers of dozens of renowned writers, from Raymond Carver and Richard Ford to Cynthia Ozick and Elizabeth Gilbert.…

Why journalists are turning to playwriting to express the 'dramatic truth' at the heart of their stories

The final session of the 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference served as a preview of next year’s theme.In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, the conference will…

George Getschow, the tribal leader and founder of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, opened Sunday’s sessions by taking attendees to the Fulton Fish Market in New York, the Los Angeles…