Logan Nonfiction Program

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We are so proud of #LoganFellow Jessica Bruder and her continued success with her book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. It was recently released as a feature film starring Frances McDormand and has now won a Golden Globe for Best Drama Film of 2021. Highly recommend reading and watching! #logannonfiction #fellowship #journalism #nonfiction #nomadland

Quarantine Reading List Book #17Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller’s Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration published February 2, 2021 (Little, Brown and Company). Miller (‘20), a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. Informed by Miller’s experience as the son and brother of incarcerated men, he captures the stories of the men, women and communities fighting against a system that is designed for them to fail.

Introducing our Alumni Feature Series! We’re so excited to be spotlighting some of our incredible fellows and what they’re working on. Up first, photographer Robert Nickelsberg (‘19), who shares his experience capturing the Capitol Insurrection on Jan. 6. Read the Q&A on our website at logannonfiction.org. All photos: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Photo captions: 1: Capitol Hill protestor with American flag painted on his face.... 2: Capitol Hill protestors carrying American flags and Trump flags. 3: Trump supporters hold Stop the Steal rally in DC amid ratification of presidential election. 4: Capitol Hill protestor cheers with fists in the air. 5: Capitol Hill protestors, man in camouflage vest with service dog center. See more

Applications for our Spring 2021 class of Logan Nonfiction fellows are open until February 1. We’re looking for journalists and filmmakers working on deeply reported, longform nonfiction projects. Working on one? Apply at logannonfiction.org.

Introducing our second virtual class of our Fall 2020 session! We’re so impressed with these nonfiction storytellers from around the world; their projects range from a book about an African American man born into slavery who became the world’s first self-described drag queen to a film about the Taiwanese culinary ingredient suan cai and the relationship between food, place and memory. These 15 fellows will participate in a mini virtual residency with online workshopping sessions and panels. We can’t wait to see what unfolds over their session.

An early November snowfall covered our campus last week. We miss seeing the fellows snowshoe their way through the many trails that surround the Institute. The deer, on the other hand, are quite enjoying the solitude. Can’t wait to see all our the fellows participating in our virtual residency finally see the campus’s beauty for themselves. #fellowship #residency #journalism #documentaryfilm #filmmakers

Quarantine Reading List Book #16Anton Harber’s So, for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture published October 8, 2020 (Jonathan Ball Publishers). Harber (‘19) brings all his investigative skills to bear on his very own professionthe mediareporting on two tales that reveal the lows and highs of journalism during an era of state capture. It’s a celebration of brilliant investigative reporting by brave and ethical journalists, as well as the disquieting exposé of how easily the media can be duped by a conniving cabal for its own selfish ends.

Quarantine Reading List Book #15Lee Van der Voo‘s As the World Burns: The New Generation of Activists and the Landmark Legal Fight Against Climate Change published September 29, 2020 (Workman). Van der Voo (‘19) follows the plight of 21 plaintiffs from across America, chronicling their legal battle suing the federal government over climate change, charging that actions promoting a fossil fuel economy violate their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property. Along the way, Van der Voo weaves their experience into a broader narrative of America, where politics and policy threaten the very existence of our youth and way of life.

We are very excited to announce our first virtual class of our Fall 2020 session! These incredible nonfiction storytellers from around the world will participate in a mini residency with online workshopping sessions and panels and will come to campus when it is safe. We can’t wait to see what they create during their session.