Behold! Here’s the full program for the SFJ 2025 conference in Phoenix
The Society for Features Journalism’s first national conference since the pandemic will be November 6-8 in Phoenix. The focus will be on craft, camaraderie, education and inspiration with speakers like Eli Saslow, Lane DeGregory, Mike Wilson, Mark Warren and many more. See the full conference program.
Why and how we’re spotlighting AI at our SFJ conference in Phoenix
SFJ is partnering with Arizona State University’s Knight Center for the Future of News to present “The Power of AI: 9 Ideas You Can Take Home and Try” at our comeback conference. The workshop will be on Saturday morning, Nov. 8, 2025, and you can now register just for that day for only $50.
From gorgeous hikes to golfing, you can turn the 2025 SFJ conference into a cool November getaway
The Society for Features Journalism conference runs Nov. 6-8, but SFJ’s $189-a-night room block stretches from Nov. 3-11, making it easy to add vacation days to the start or end of the conference. It’s a great reason to join other talented features journalists as we reinvigorate our craft and spend a few days exploring Phoenix, the fifth largest city in the United States.
The SFJ conference is back! Join us in Phoenix in November
The Society for Features Journalism is bringing back an in-person national conference from Nov. 6-8, 2025 at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix. Speakers will include Eli Saslow, Lane DeGregory, Mike Wilson, Mark Warren, Kim Cross and more, and AI realities will be tackled head-on.
This will be SFJ’s first official national conference since the pandemic. The theme is “Rewriting the Narrative.”
Watch replay: Mallary Tenore Tarpley shows journalists how to weave personal narrative with strong reporting
Journalist Mallary Tenore Tarpley, author of “Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery,” led an SFJ webinar about how to blend personal narrative and reportage in essays and books. Watch the replay here.
Webinar: Mallary Tenore Tarpley on blending personal narrative and reporting in essays and books
On July 15, 2025, Mallary Tenore Tarpley will join SFJ in a free webinar on how to blend personal narrative and reporting. Tarpley is an assistant professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches journalism and writing classes. Her upcoming nonfiction book, “Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery,” is equal parts memoir and journalism.
Division 1 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Here are the winners in Division 1 of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.
Division 2 winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Here are the winners in Division 2 of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.
Division 3, Combined winners of SFJ 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism awards
Here are the winners in Division 3 and the Combined division of SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features journalism contest! First-place winners receive $300.
Show & Steal: How features writers are making Trump administration news local and useful
SFJ members gathered for a virtual Show & Steal story session on March 27 to learn what Trump administration related stories have resonated with readers and share ideas that others may want to replicate. From covering the cost of eggs to tariff impacts to what to do if you see ICE agents, features writers across the country have been finding angles that are useful and local.
SFJ’s 2025 Excellence-in-Features contest launches with new divisions, categories
Society for Features Journalism’s 2025 contest to honor excellence in features storytelling is open for entries. New this year: updated contest divisions and new categories. There’s an early-bird entry free until February 18.