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Nick Chiles co-authors “The Black Family Who Built America”
October 16, 2025Nick Chiles (Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction, '22) practices what he teaches. The clinical assistant professor not only teaches feature writing at Grady College but he writes books —23 of them to date—during the summer and winter breaks when he is not teaching.
MFA alumnus shares Pulitzer Prize finalist story with Sunday Long Read Podcast
October 7, 2025The intersection between investigative reporting and narrative writing almost always delivers powerhouse journalism. And that’s what alumnus Max Blau (MFA ’18) discussed with Jacob Feldman, host and co-founder of The Sunday Long Read Podcast.The national podcast episode is set to air Sept. 26, 2025.
MFA Director Moni Basu Reports on a Southern Farmer’s Search for a Better Way
June 9, 2025In her article for The Bitter Southerner, UGA professor and journalist Moni Basu takes readers deep into the Carolina Piedmont, where the landscape is lush, and the future of farming is uncertain.
Redefining the MFA Experience at UGA
March 19, 2025The University of Georgia’s MFA in Narrative Nonfiction, offered through Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, provides an unparalleled opportunity for writers seeking to refine their craft while balancing their professional and personal commitments. Tom Cullen, a graduate of the program and a member of UGA's faculty, recently shared his experience with this low-residency degree, back in its first ever cohort.
Latria Graham Receives 2025 American Mosaic Journalism Prize
February 18, 2025Latria Graham, a mentor in UGA’s Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program, has been awarded the 2025 American Mosaic Journalism Prize by the Heising-Simons Foundation. The prestigious honor, which comes with a $100,000 award, is the largest journalism prize in the U.S. and recognizes excellence in long-form, narrative, and in-depth reporting on underrepresented communities.
Rosalind Bentley produces new documentary focused on Valerie Boyd’s life and research into Black women writers
September 30, 2024Valerie Boyd, biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and creator of the Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program, is the subject of a posthumous documentary produced in part by fellow nonfiction mentor Rosalind Bentley.
Stories Like Sandwiches: Mentor John T. Edge on the South, Good Food, and the Importance of Sharing Diverse Narratives
August 28, 2024"Compared with dinners that unspool like novels, the best sandwiches, eaten on the fly, are short stories, swift and smart and telling," writes John T. Edge, a mentor in UGA's Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program. "Good sandwiches make good memories." And Edge knows something about memories, and how to craft them into compelling narratives.
It’s podcast season at UGA
May 1, 2024It’s podcast season at UGA! Check out these Bulldog-led channels that make it their mission to educate while inspiring their peers through storytelling. Georgia on your Mind: This Emerging Media capstone project allows students to apply skills from their courses in web development, user experience, app development,…
The Peabody Awards Are Moving to Sunny California
March 4, 2024This year, the famous Peabody Awards ceremony will be hosted in Los Angeles for the first time in its 84-year history. Previously hosted in New York City, this year's ceremony will take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on June 9th in LA.
Short-form Journalists Turns Author
February 1, 2024What is your X factor? Explore what makes you exceptional and develop it. Grady Alum Polina Marinova Pompliano shares how she uncovers news-worthy subjects' X factors.