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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pitch us your idea for a true post in our In Conversation category: buff.ly/UuFwuwD In Conversation: These posts are for pressing conversations that are in response to work published elsewhere, larger conversations around telling true stories taking place in online spaces or at your kitchen table.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pitch us your idea for a true post in our Flotsam category: buff.ly/Yh7eC0t Flotsam: If you have an idea for a story that doesn’t fit neatly into our other categories, please let us know. We are especially interested in work that generates or continues conversation around telling true stories.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pitch us your idea for a true post in our Review category: buff.ly/7Zvvtv9 Reviews: Where we review nonfiction storytelling in all its forms. Explore a compelling work you’ve recently encountered—documentaries, photojournalism, public art, performance, or great reads.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pitch us your idea for a true post in our Craft category: buff.ly/mb5phox Craft: A space to explore craft and the work of “creating” true stories. Share your own point of view or offer another’s perspective through an interview, panel discussion, or summary piece.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Do you work in the fourth genre? We'd love to hear from you. true welcomes pitches and submissions related to the craft of telling true stories, in whatever form. We have a sweet spot for essay-reviews; think of this as a cross between a personal essay and a book review. buff.ly/5Uf6Z40.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New at true! What if nonfiction writing is the cure to the chaos imposed by society's assault on truth? Zeb Larson explores this question and the ways that writing can ground us in turbulent times. buff.ly/jQqCU7o buff.ly/TiHjEhI

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Send us your craft essays on anything and everything nonfiction!

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

true is open for submissions! Bring us your best craft essays about nonfiction in all its many forms. Topics ranging from technique, to experimentation, to research, to language, to ethics, to any writing complications are encouraged. Submit at buff.ly/qxcD0xP.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New at true! Are you a scent-follower or an outliner? What is it like to be the memoirist in the family? How do you reconstruct a period of time that precedes you in the family history? Melanie Hall and Hyeseung Song, author of Docile, discuss the long game of memoir-writing. buff.ly/PHNXYyt

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New at true! Annika Berry interviews Courtney LaFaive about her recent book, Follow the Signs: Searching for Linda Goodman, America's Forgotten Astrology Queen. The authors discuss how examining someone else's life can help you better understand your own. Read the piece here: buff.ly/bAIe4cP

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New at true! Savannah Cottingham examines how structure, honesty, and memory in Melissa Fabos' Girlhood are braided to construct an unflinching narrative about how girlhood shapes care over time. @savannah_wanderingpages #truemag #literarymagazine

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

New at true! Writer Joshua Thusat considers the strategies that writers use to create and layer meaning into their work in his craft essay, "Mosaic: Craft as Discrete Infinity." Read the piece here: buff.ly/Elzp7Zp #truemag #nonfictionwriting #craftwriting #nonfictionauthor #literarymagazine

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

New! Shannon Tsonis shares an important conversation with Kate Crane about writing against the backdrop of tragedy and incorporating a setting filled with emotion, memory, and controversy. This is a piece you won't want to miss. Read here: buff.ly/aqDizgf #truemag #baltimore

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We're here with a writing prompt to kickstart your creativity this week! Share your story, but most importantly, share your experience actually writing it down. Be sure to tag us in your responses---we're looking forward to hearing what this prompt meant for you. #truemag #creativenonfiction

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Lessons in writing craft can be found in the most unusual of places. In this week's essay, writer Ana Hein (anahein.bsky.social) parses out key elements of memoir writing as conveyed through AMC's adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. buff.ly/RAropQB

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Do you dabble in form? How do you combine your writing with art, music, or design? Tell us about your process of creating multi-modal nonfiction work. Submit here: buff.ly/hs1u3H3 #truemag #multimodalessay #nonfictionwriting

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Today, true is honoring all the work that writers do, both on the page and off it. Whether you're a teacher, an artist, or an engineer, we see the hard work and long hours you put into your passions. We want to know: What work do you do aside from writing? We'd love to hear in the comments below!

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New at true! J.M.C. Kane provides careful insight into the balance of authority between literary criticism and the language of classification. Read here: buff.ly/vHSl7yv And check out more of Kane's work here: buff.ly/BiJRrMY

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Meet the team at true! This is who is excited to share your nonfiction craft essay, review, or interview with the world. Submit your piece here: buff.ly/dYoe4uV #truemag #editorialteam #nonfictionwriting #literarymag #writing

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

How is your writing going? Do you have a craft concern or writing theme that you're toying with? true accepts essays about the craft of nonfiction writing, and we would love to hear about the journey you're taking to tell your stories. Submit here: buff.ly/kknxgQu #truemag #nonfictionwriting

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We want to know what nonfiction works have inspired you, comforted you, or motivated you. true welcomes nonfiction book reviews that focus on the writers' craft. Share your review with us here: buff.ly/dYoe4uV We're eager to share the story of writing!

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

New at true! Student author Melanie Hall talked with Sarah Minor about how everything from design to memory to the idea of math equations influence her creative process and work together to form a truly holistic craft. Read here: buff.ly/YA7ZgJE @sarahceniaminor.bsky.social

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

How does your medium change the meaning of your words? We learned so much at AWP's "Material Encounters: On Teaching the Multimodal." This Friday, we're looking forward to exploring visual essays in a special interview with Sarah Minor. Stay tuned! #truemag #literarymagazine #awp #writing

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

true's submissions are open and we would love to read your writing. We are committed to sharing stories on the craft of writing. Whether it's a book review or personal reflection, your work is worth amplifying. Send your pitch to editors@truemag.org or submit your piece here: buff.ly/JGTfjT7

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We’re reflecting on the AWP workshops, and one that sits top of mind is “Inspired by a True Story”: Fusing Fact & Fiction from Headlines to History. The workshop is reminiscent of our conversation with Putsata Reang, where she discussed blending factual and emotional truth. Read: buff.ly/TYi0Zj6

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Michael Igoe said that “writing about people is not for the faint of heart.” Fresh off AWP, we’re thinking about all the ways we tell stories, about ourselves as well as stories about the people around us. Read Michael’s piece to dive into how writers portray those they encounter. buff.ly/3rvMCMI

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Tomorrow marks 6 years since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. Read our interview with author Athena Dixon about how the pandemic informed the writing of her book "The Loneliness Files" and learn more about how she views loneliness and community in our isolated and digital age. buff.ly/QwHWBQ3

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Vicki Valosik was signing copies of her book, Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water, at AWP. Did you snag a copy? Deep historical research played a central role in Valosik’s writing process. Read true’s annotated interview for a glimpse into the crafting of this nonfiction work.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Donna Lewis Johnston shares how crucial it is to give young people access to comprehensive writing education. Writing illuminates our experiences, which Donna witnessed firsthand while teaching writing at an inner-city school. What's your first memory of discovering writing's power? buff.ly/4VmNDIb

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Many writers are also teachers of writing. How do these identities shape us? Olga Katsovskiy dives into how teaching nonfiction brought her back to writing. Has a writing class influenced your writing or your life, either as teacher or student? We'd love to hear in the comments. buff.ly/RFeUQ1K

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We're looking back at Parisa Saranj's exploration of the loss of, and quest to find, identity rooted in language. Parisa's piece was the first essay published for true's 2023 relaunch. An evergreen essay for all writers searching for self. buff.ly/0y1NKix

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today, we're highlighting another of true's young writers with "Cracking Open: Accessing Vulnerability as an Emerging Writer" by Abby Conrad. The essay discusses the tremendous impact that sharing vulnerability can have. Are you a college student with an idea? Send us a pitch at editors@truemag.org!

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This week, we're highlighting the voices of true's young writers, starting with Goucher College graduate Aniya Carrington's 2023 piece "Rewriting Your Code." At true, we're proud to amplify the stories of young writers and we know there is even more to hear. Send a pitch to editors@truemag.org

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

As we step into 2026, we're reflecting on our favorite works from 2025. Click the link in our bio to find out the books that true's authors particularly loved this year. What were your favorite reads from the last 365 days? We want to hear in the comments!👇 #truemag #nonfiction #books #reading

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

New at true! Writers Chris Campanioni and Richard Scott Larson discuss the processes of their memoirs, touching on topics such as the secrecy of observation, fluidity versus intentional disruption of time in narrative, and horror films as comfort and also construct. buff.ly/zfVZX3r

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Body/Work: A Correspondence

Since we’d never met in person, I had to picture Richard taking notes, making observations as he walked around Brooklyn’s Cortelyou Road or maybe further south, on Foster Avenue, perhaps on his way…

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

New at true! Katelynn Humbles contemplates the purpose of intermingling self with reporting: "Before I publish anything personal, I consider, 'Why am I sharing this? What purpose does it serve for the reader?'"

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Memoir in the Margins

The dance between journalism and memoir is like two old friends reconnecting at a party—there’s an awkwardness, a curiosity, and an undeniable chemistry. When I first happened upon this merge…

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

New at true! In looking back at how two authors wrote about human rights atrocities, Georgie Archer offers a perspective on the risks and rewards of reaching an intended audience. www.truemag.org

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Have you checked out what's been going on at true? Read some of our latest at www.truemag.org, then head on over to Submittable and send in your nonfiction craft essay, book review, or interview: buff.ly/xZKH04z. We're open until May 1.

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TRUE.True is a bi-weekly conversation around telling true stories. It brings interviews, reviews, craft essays, and personal essays together to explore nonfiction storytelling across form. Read more…

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

New at true. How the movie "Smoke" gave Tricia Patras pause to consider how writing renders the passage of time.

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Daily Photographs

On a slower pace, writing, and realizing what time brings.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Have you checked out what's been going on at true? Read some of our latest, then head on over to Submittable and send in your nonfiction craft essay, book review, or interview: buff.ly/xZKH04z. We're open until May 1.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Submissions for true are now open! Send us your nonfiction craft essays, book reviews, and interviews. Find us at: buff.ly/GutdpR2.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Up now at true. Winner of the 2024 Proximity Essay Prize, this reflection on dwindling memory by Marcia Gregorio Roberts. Read it at truemag.org/2025/02/07/a....

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Founded in 2014, true was originally the blog for Proximity, which went on hiatus (like many lit mags) during the pandemic. Read about our comeback. truemag.org/2023/08/25/t...

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true is Back

Please allow us to re-introduce true, a home for essays and writing on the craft of nonfiction in its many forms, as well as reviews, interviews, and criticism.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Check out our contributors' and editors' favorite reads from 2024. What nonfiction did YOU read last year that you're still thinking about? truemag.org/2024/12/20/2...

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2024 Nonfiction Round Up

Here’s what our contributors and editors loved in 2024 and what they’re excited for in 2025.

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true magazine @truemag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Hi there, Bluesky! We're new here. Visit us at truemag.org. We publish conversations around telling true stories.

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