International Association for Literary Journalism Studies

• CURRENT ISSUE - This is the current issue of Literary Journalism in the form of a PDF file. It is rather large, so it may take a few minutes to download. Please be patient. Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
  • DeGregory's The Girl in the Window"

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    Archived issues of Literary Journalism can be found here:

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  • FALL 2009 ISSUE (Vol 3, No 4) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Crane's "In the Depths of a Coal Mine"

    • Grunberg's On Armies, War and an Aging Israel"

    • Jones's "The Things ThatCarried Him"

    • Junod's "The Loved Ones"

    • Konigsberg's "Prairie Fire"

  • SUMMER 2009 ISSUE (Vol 3, No 3) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Bufford's "Carnal Knowledge"

    • French's "Angels & Demons"

    • Malan's "AIDS in Africa"

    • Wright's "The Killer Elite"

  • SPRING 2009 ISSUE (Vol 3, No 2) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Legge's "Clubland"

  • WINTER 2009 ISSUE (Vol 3, No 1) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Boo's "Swamp Nurse"

    • Tosches's "If You Knew Sushi"

  • FALL 2008 ISSUE (Vol 2, No 4) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Raghavan's "Anguish in the Ruins of Mutanabi Street"

  • SUMMER 2008 ISSUE (Vol 2, No 3) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Blais's "In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle"

    • Preston's "The Mountains of Pi"

  • SPRING 2008 ISSUE (Vol 2, No 2) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Paterniti's "Driving Mr. Albert"

  • WINTER 2008 ISSUE (Vol 2, No 1) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Sheeler's "Final Salute"

    • Tietz's "The Boy Who Loved Transit"

  • FALL 2007 ISSUE (Vol 1, No 2) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Hull's "A Better Life"

    • Boo's "The Marriage Cure"

  • SUMMER 2007 ISSUE (Vol 1, No 1) - Below are commendable examples of literary journalism mentioned in the issue.
    • Anderson's "Prisoners of War"

    • Langewiesche's "City of Fear"

    • Paterniti's "The Long Fall of One-Eleven Heavy"

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  Link to the web site of the IALJS:
  • IALJS Home Page> - A variety of information on the association is available here.

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  Links to a variety of other information:
  • A Historical Bibliography - An impressive historical bibliography of literary journalism, originally published as an appendix in Norman H. Sims, True Stories: A Century of Literary Journalism (Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2007).

  • Best American Journalism of the 20th Century - A highly subjective but nonetheless interesting list compiled by a panel of experts assembled by the Department of Journalism at New York University.

  • Nieman Narrative Digest - A very useful resource, filled with information about literary (or narrative) journalism, hosted by the Nieman foundation at Harvard University.

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