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The Thrill of the Perfect Ending: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara June 20, 2022November 9, 2022

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Greg Donahue and Atavist editor Jonah Ogles about their work on “The Fugitive Next Door.”

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Plotting Out Structure and Writing Out Heroes: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara May 10, 2022November 9, 2022

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Katia Savchuk and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “A Crime Beyond Belief.”

Posted inFeature

Balancing Story and Sentiment: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara April 6, 2022November 9, 2022

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Kelly Loudenberg and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “The Caregivers.”

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Talking Craft With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara March 7, 2022November 9, 2022

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Bill Donahue and Atavist editor Jonah Ogles about their work on “The Voyagers.”

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Posted inAnnouncements, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

All the Stories Nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Awards

by Peter Rubin February 25, 2022October 19, 2022

Consider this your reading list for the next few weeks.

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Impersonation Nation: A Very Scammy Reading List

by Peter Rubin December 2, 2021October 19, 2022

Five stories that demonstrate we’re living in the golden age of the personal hoax.

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Scott Rudin, As Told By His Assistants

by Seyward Darby April 27, 2021October 19, 2022

“A portrait of a toxic workplace.”

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Switch at Birth — But How?

by Longreads April 8, 2021February 22, 2023

Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.

Posted inCulture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing

Listen to the Sound of My Voice

by Seyward Darby April 5, 2021October 19, 2022

How a journalist found her voice as her mother lost hers.

Posted inNonfiction

Don’t F**K With the Pet Detectives

by Longreads March 9, 2021February 22, 2023

To catch a serial killer.

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