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Strong Writer-Editor Partnerships Create the Best Stories, As This Extended Bus Metaphor Will Prove

We need your help to keep this bus gassed up.

Personal narratives are powerful. Help us support writers and artists who have these stories to tell.

There’s a direct link between our readers’ commitment to Longreads and our ability to commit your favorite writers.

Longreads is pushing to achieve long-term sustainability, and reader support is more critical than ever.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our readers, we received $30,391 in contributions and membership subscriptions.

Today we’re launching the 2018 Longreads Member Drive with the goal of raising $50,000 from readers by November 2.

Thanks to all of our generous readers and supporters, who helped us raise more than $140,000 for our story fund.

Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.

“The reasons people migrate and the violence they suffer are the stories of our time.”

Today we’re launching the 2017 Longreads Member Drive with the goal of raising $25,000 from readers by November 16.