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Because submissions for our 2023 Profile Prize are open and in full swing, we thought we’d do a little #tbt with the winner of our 2022 Spring Memoir Prize @truly.madly.deeply_since1991. Laura got to sit down with @snapjudgmentradio’s master podcaster (and Memoir Prize guest judge) @glynndwashington chatting about how her work might live beyond the written word! Check out the rest of their convo by clicking the link in our bio! And PS: if you’re interested in chatting with your storytelling heroes, winning our 2023 Profile Prize will give you the opportunity to chat with Gay Talese, Lisa Lucas, and Rebecca Traister. Insane, right?
Illustrator Ryan Raphael gives us an inside look into his process when creating the art for the Narratively story Inside the Queer-Centric Frat That Dared to Question What a Frat Even Is.
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Storyteller Spotlight: Julia Métraux
The Narratively team is so excited to highlight one of our talented contributing editors, Julia Métraux. Julia has authored and edited many Narratively pieces, and she commissioned two recent Hidden History pieces about little-known disabled figures: "The One-Eyed African Queen Who Defeated the Roman Empire" and "She Spoke to the Dead. They Told Her to Free the Slaves." Watch the video above to hear in Julia's words what selecting and editing these powerful stories means to her. (p.s. She's also the writer of our most recent piece, "The Pirate Queen Who Avenged Her Husband’s Death on the High Seas." Check it out!
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A Cuban Prodigy and the King of Instruments
A driven young protégé facing the end of his career, an exiled Cuban musician hungry to help, and one violin’s inspiring journey from Manhattan to Havana.
Courvosier Cox Knows He’s a Superstar
Fifteen-year-old Courvosier Cox is a self-proclaimed “triple threat” talent. Struggling to find his place during a complex adolescence, he undertakes a relentless quest to escape into the spotlight.
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They Couldn't Afford a Haircut. This Former Inmate Changed That.
After being released from prison, Adrian Swearengen worked with the reentry organization (Offender Aid & Restoration) OAR of Richmond to learn new skills as a barber-in-training. At the OAR office, Swearengen gives free cuts to former inmates and others who cannot afford a trip to the barbershop—a small step toward helping people get back on their feet, while learning a trade he hopes will help him rebuild his own life.
The Brooklyn Fashionista With A Hijab For Every Occasion
How one outspoken entrepreneur proved that modesty can still be comfortable, confident and sensual.
Playing by Ear
Ibrahim Shahadat has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye disease, but embraces his blindness as an asset rather than a disability. He is an overachiever who thinks his world would be shattered if he ever saw again. Ibrahim’s positive attitude has helped him become one of the top New York State players of goalball—a Paralympic sport for the visually impaired. As some of his teammates slowly lose their sight to the same culprit, Ibrahim helps them cope with the condition as their world progressively turns dark.
Forty Years in Flames
After a barn fire destroys a lifetime of master reels and priceless memories, one documentary filmmaker picks up the pieces of his career's cruelest plot twist.
Friday Night Magic
There are millions of registered Magic: The Gathering players worldwide. Now past its 20th year, the game—in which two players wage battle using trading cards that cast spells and creatures upon their opponent—is more popular than ever. Some of these ninety million play just for fun; others compete for winnings that can reach to the tens of thousands per tournament. In New York City on any given Friday night, MTG devotees can find officially sanctioned Friday Night Magic tournaments at ten comic book and gaming stores in the five boroughs.
A Family Locked Apart
William Koger lives in Washington, D.C., with his mother, Sandra, and three boys: Isaiah, 11, Demetri, 10, and Deshawn, 8. But it is the absence of their mother, Sherrie Harris — who is serving a long-term sentence at Hazelton Penitentiary, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia — that looms over the household. William took on the unexpected role of primary caregiver to all three children, including one stepchild, but he has been in and out of jobs and in and out of prison himself.
