Watch: 3 lessons on inclusive journalism — collaborate, make space, be vulnerable
Four SFJ Excellence in Features award winners share how they collaborated with community members to tell rich and personal stories in a webinar on Nov. 13, 2024. Watch the replay here.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Mike Hixenbaugh of NBC News will share how he turned his beat into a book
Mike Hixenbaugh, a senior investigative reporter for NBC News and author of “They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms,” describes how to turn work done on a journalism beat into a nonfiction book.
Division 3, combined category winners of SFJ 2024 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Winners from the largest circulation publications and from digital-only organizations in the 2024 SFJ Excellence-in-Features journalism contest.
Division 1 winners of SFJ 2024 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Division 1 covers publications with circulation of up to 90,000. Judges comments are included. First-place winners receive $300.
Division 2 winners of SFJ 2024 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
The Division 2 winners of the 2024 SFJ Excellence-in-Features journalism contest. Division 2 covers publications with circulation of 90,001 to 199,999.
Show & Steal: How to use numbers, graphics, audio to make stories more accessible
Newsday editors Robert Shields and Shawna VanNess shared some easy-to-use alternative storytelling formats in an SFJ virtual training session.
Extra, extra! Society for Features Journalism launches new website, Slack channel
The Society for Features Journalism announces launch of two platforms designed to bring our community closer together: a beautiful new website, and a new Slack channel just for SFJ members.
There is life and a career after journalism: Panelists share 9 takeaways
In a virtual panel discussion, six former journalists shared how to leverage your strengths and pursue a career after leaving journalism. The event was hosted by the Society for Features Journalism.
Life after journalism webinar: Hear from 6 journalists who pivoted in their careers
The Society for Features Journalism is hosting a virtual conversation on March 26, 2024, with six former journalists who have taken their skills to new careers. Hear how they did it.
Show & Steal story ideas you can use for the Oscars and other awards shows
In a virtual Show & Steal session, features editors and writers shared ideas for covering the Oscars and other awards shows in ways that connect with your audience.
SFJ’s 2024 Excellence-in-Features contest is open for submissions!
The Society for Features Journalism is thrilled to announce that our 2024 Excellence-in-Features contest is now open for submissions.
Once again, first-place winners in each category will receive $300.
Watch replay: SFJ first-person essay winners on the power of sharing our own stories
In Dec. 12 webinar, SFJ winners share tips for writing first-person stories: ‘Our connective tissue to each other is vulnerability’
How to write about yourself and connect emotionally: SFJ award winners share tips at virtual event on Dec. 12
SFJ award winners Alexandra Rain, Théoden Janes and Janelle Harris Dixon will be in a virtual conversation about writing in first person on Dec. 12 at 2 pm ET.
Here are the winners of SFJ's 2023 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
The winners in three divisions represent the best of storytelling in words, video and podcasts.
Pulitzer Prize winners Eli Saslow and Lane DeGregory share what makes feature stories special
Eli Saslow, the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner for feature writing, and Lane DeGregrory, a Pulitzer judge, held a virtual conversation about what defines a feature story now and shared reporting tips.