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Charles Scudder

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Charlie Scudder is a freelance writer and editor in Arlington, Texas, and an adjunct professor at the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas. His writing has been published in The Guardian, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly, SAVEUR magazine, the Tampa Bay Times and others. He has brewed beer for more than 10 years and is a BJCP provisional beer judge.

Raise your glasses to four lessons all writers can learn by judging craft beer

Raise your glasses to four lessons all writers can learn by judging craft beer

Maybe not 99, but at least a few dozen bottles of beer are along the wall. We take one down, pass it around, make sure the barcode on the bottle…
July 15, 2022
From Mayborn: The Pulitzer Effect

From Mayborn: The Pulitzer Effect

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…
July 24, 2015
From Mayborn: How to Develop Landscape as Character

From Mayborn: How to Develop Landscape as Character

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…
July 22, 2015

From Mayborn: The Craft of Covering Race

In a conference themed around “The Great Divide,” stories that bridge societal, economic and cultural gaps, the first session at this year’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference exclusively on race admittedly…
July 21, 2015
From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

Dan Barry said a 90-word wire report from rural Iowa was the spark of what became his 2014 story “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse.’”Thirty men with intellectual disabilities in a…
July 20, 2015
From Mayborn: Confronting Reportorial and Editorial Mistakes

From Mayborn: Confronting Reportorial and Editorial Mistakes

In a room full of writers, Caleb Hannan was remarkably honest and candid about his mistakes.At the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Hannan discussed his 2014 Grantland story that sparked national…
July 20, 2015