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.
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.
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.