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New at true! Writers Chris Campanioni and Richard Scott Larson discuss the processes of their memoirs, touching on topics such as the secrecy of observation, fluidity versus intentional disruption of time in narrative, and horror films as comfort and also construct. buff.ly/zfVZX3r
Body/Work: A Correspondence
Since we’d never met in person, I had to picture Richard taking notes, making observations as he walked around Brooklyn’s Cortelyou Road or maybe further south, on Foster Avenue, perhaps on his way…
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August 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New at true! Katelynn Humbles contemplates the purpose of intermingling self with reporting: "Before I publish anything personal, I consider, 'Why am I sharing this? What purpose does it serve for the reader?'"
Memoir in the Margins
The dance between journalism and memoir is like two old friends reconnecting at a party—there’s an awkwardness, a curiosity, and an undeniable chemistry. When I first happened upon this merge…
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May 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
New at true! In looking back at how two authors wrote about human rights atrocities, Georgie Archer offers a perspective on the risks and rewards of reaching an intended audience. www.truemag.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Have you checked out what's been going on at true? Read some of our latest at www.truemag.org, then head on over to Submittable and send in your nonfiction craft essay, book review, or interview: buff.ly/xZKH04z. We're open until May 1.
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TRUE.True is a bi-weekly conversation around telling true stories. It brings interviews, reviews, craft essays, and personal essays together to explore nonfiction storytelling across form. Read more…
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April 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New at true. How the movie "Smoke" gave Tricia Patras pause to consider how writing renders the passage of time.
Daily Photographs
On a slower pace, writing, and realizing what time brings.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Have you checked out what's been going on at true? Read some of our latest, then head on over to Submittable and send in your nonfiction craft essay, book review, or interview: buff.ly/xZKH04z. We're open until May 1.
true magazine Submission Manager
TRUE.True is a bi-weekly conversation around telling true stories. It brings interviews, reviews, craft essays, and personal essays together to explore nonfiction storytelling across form. Read more…
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April 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Submissions for true are now open! Send us your nonfiction craft essays, book reviews, and interviews. Find us at: buff.ly/GutdpR2.
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Up now at true. Winner of the 2024 Proximity Essay Prize, this reflection on dwindling memory by Marcia Gregorio Roberts. Read it at truemag.org/2025/02/07/a....
February 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Founded in 2014, true was originally the blog for Proximity, which went on hiatus (like many lit mags) during the pandemic. Read about our comeback.
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true is Back
Please allow us to re-introduce true, a home for essays and writing on the craft of nonfiction in its many forms, as well as reviews, interviews, and criticism.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Check out our contributors' and editors' favorite reads from 2024. What nonfiction did YOU read last year that you're still thinking about?

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2024 Nonfiction Round Up
Here’s what our contributors and editors loved in 2024 and what they’re excited for in 2025.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hi there, Bluesky! We're new here. Visit us at truemag.org. We publish conversations around telling true stories.
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