From the Editor A Patrick Radden Keefe reading list Boston University's Power of Narrative conference. Plus: J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards March 20, 2026 Mark Armstrong How Stephen Rodrick prepared for his story about ICE occupying a small town Plus: Audio Flux wants your (short) story, and Tom Junod on publishing his first book at age 67 March 13, 2026 Mark Armstrong Bringing your values to your reporting and writing Irin Carmon annotates her book on the lives of five pregnant women post-Dobbs. Plus: More awards and fellowship deadlines March 6, 2026 Mark Armstrong Roy Peter Clark on storytelling lessons for — and from — students How to write a college admissions essay. Plus: National Magazine Award finalists February 27, 2026 Mark Armstrong Tricky questions with using second person in storytelling An Atlantic essay raises questions about point of view. Plus: Tricia Romano on how to write an oral history February 20, 2026 Mark Armstrong Telling true stories: the hardest part ‘We're navigating in a sea of ambiguity.’ Plus: Kim Cross on expository asides, and the American Mosaic Journalism Prize February 13, 2026 Erika Hayasaki ‘If you have three quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks’ Soledad O’Brien on documentary storytelling. Plus: The Power of Narrative conference and the principles of plotting February 6, 2026 Mark Armstrong Piecing together the past Author Brendan O’Meara reconstructs a legendary race. Plus: Bruce Springsteen and the return of the protest song January 30, 2026 Mark Armstrong Holding up our phones as a mirror Local journalists and citizens are documenting history in Minnesota, the Pacific Northwest, and around the U.S. January 23, 2026 Mark Armstrong How to end a story A Zoom with Susan Orlean reveals an ending for Ellie Silverman’s story about a D.C. officer five years after Jan. 6, 2021 January 16, 2026 Mark Armstrong 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 21 Next
