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Will Bunch writes about a child who dreamed of flying 

Will Bunch writes about a child who dreamed of flying 

Plus: The "Division Street Revisited" podcast, and stories of your first big break.
February 7, 2025
How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

As I officially join as Storyboard editor, a question about landing your big break.
January 31, 2025
When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

Journalists can find value in the old-school approach of handwritten letters to gain interviews and thank sources
December 19, 2024
A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

What a New York Times editor’s father-son trip can teach us about personal essay writing
December 13, 2024
Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Narrative journalism guru Lee Gutkind sunsets his seminal magazine and launches a partnership with Narratively
November 27, 2024
Effective editing: 'I’m in service of you, the writer'

Effective editing: ‘I’m in service of you, the writer’

Author Glenn Stout has built a following as a freelance editor, giving writers confidence, solutions and sometimes channeling their voice
November 7, 2024
A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses
October 31, 2024
Effective editing: Get on the phone to talk through ideas and problems

Effective editing: Get on the phone to talk through ideas and problems

After a decade of editing, The Atlantic's Family Editor Julie Beck is going to apply her experience to full-time writing of her own stories
October 24, 2024

Telling True Stories

Practical craft tips on narrative nonfiction from some of America’s leading journalists By Mark Kramer and Wendy Call The country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard’s Nieman Conference…
October 21, 2024
Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers
October 17, 2024