The Reported Essay
Erika HayasakiSharing lessons on freelancing, narrative nonfiction storytelling, and craft tips.
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From Prize-Winning Nonfiction Proposal to Published Book
This week, I talked to Lorraine Boissoneault, a writer, producer, and journalist who has a beautiful new reported memoir out: “Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene.”
For Nieman Storyboard, Lorraine generously walked...
'To be brave costs something'
One of my favorite parts of publishing The Reported Essay over the last two years has been hearing from readers. Many of you have reached out and mentioned projects you are working on, stories you are trying to tell, questions about pitchin...
Speculation in Nonfiction
New video interview: Raksha Vasudevan on reported memoir, plus feature Pulitzer honorees
It’s Pulitzer Prize week, and you can find the list of winners and finalists here, including nominees in the features category, noted below:
Braided & Reported Essays
What are they?
This week, I’m sharing a few notes from a recent panel discussion: “Craft Talk: Finding Your Story’s Structure & the Braided Essay,” which I took part in at the American Society of Journalists and Authors 2026 virtual confer...
Discovering What Your Story is 'About'
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Barry Siegel on practicing and teaching literary journalism
This week, one of my journalism students came to me with a conundrum: she had interviewed a subject who revealed something painful, traumatic, and to...
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Independent journalist writing longform features. Author of two narrative nonfiction books. Professor in the Literary Journalism Program at UC Irvine.
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