We are the storytellers and the soul of our publications. If a story makes you laugh, cry, taste or empathize, it’s a feature story.

We are the storytellers and the soul of our publications. If a story makes you laugh, cry, taste or empathize, it’s a feature story.

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Webinar: SFJ award winners on how they practice inclusive storytelling

In a webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, four SFJ Excellence in Features award winners will discuss how they find stories, build trust, and prove that community-led narratives can transform both newsrooms and the communities they serve.

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Watch replay: Pulitzer winner Katie Engelhart shares tips for reporting, outlining, writing complex stories

Katie Engelhart, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, talked about her winning New York Times Magazine story with Maria Carrillo, a veteran editor and Pulitzer juror, at a Society for Features Journalism webinar on Oct. 15, 2024. They discussed a wide range of skills and techniques that can help journalists hone their craft.

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Webinar: Pulitzer winner Katie Engelhart to share tips for managing complex stories

The Society for Features Journalism will host a free virtual event on Oct. 15, 2024, with Katie Engelhart, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, and Maria Carrillo, a veteran editor and Pulitzer juror.

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Watch replay: Mike Hixenbaugh of NBC News on his book writing process, from pitch to print

NBC News journalist Mike Hixenbaugh, the author of the new book “They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms,” shares the story of how his book came to be and shows how journalists can transform their own beats into books .

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“It’s clear that features journalists are helping to illuminate our world by shedding light on the diversity that makes us stronger, the problems that face us and the strange times we’re facing. And we’re also there to inform, entertain and surprise readers — it’s all part of that magical world of features journalism.”

— Jim Haag, SFJ president (2017-18) and retired features editor at The Virginian-Pilot

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The Society for Features Journalism is a group representing hundreds of writers, editors, designers, visual journalists and other members of the media. Our ranks come from news organizations large and small, trade organizations and freelance creators, student journalists and those aspiring for a career in the field.

Members have access to SFJ programs and events, job postings and community conduits such as a listserv and a soon-to-be-launched dedicated Slack channel.

Membership is free, so don’t hesitate to join today!

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