Check out our full program for the SFJ 2026 conference in Phoenix!
We are so excited to unveil the full program for our 2026 Society for Features Journalism national conference in October! Speakers will include Pulitzer Prize winners Robin Givhan, Aaron Parsley and Mitchell S. Jackson, along with storytelling giants Tom Sietsema, Kurt Streeter, Mark Armstrong, Jan Winburn, Monimala Basu and many more.
Robin Givhan reflects on her journalism career with wonder: ‘I get to do this’
SFJ is thrilled to induct Robin Givhan into the SFJ Hall of Fame at our conference in October. The honor recognizes journalists who have made incredible contributions to arts, entertainment, culture, lifestyle and narrative journalism. Robin shares her earliest memories of journalism in this Q&A.
SFJ’s 2026 conference returns to Phoenix this October: ‘Reinventing with Purpose’
The Society for Features Journalism is gearing up for our next national conference from Oct. 22-24, 2026 at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix. Get a sneak peek at our stellar conference speakers! This year’s theme is Reinventing with Purpose.
Watch replay: Minnesota Star Tribune feature writers share tales from the front lines of the ICE surge
On Feb. 12, 2026, SFJ hosted a timely webinar with Minnesota Star Tribune features journalists who have spent more than two months covering the impacts of the ICE surge on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Watch the replay and read the stories that were discussed.