New America Fellows
The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time. Each year, we select a diverse group of writers, journalists, filmmakers, and innovators who pursue ambitious investigative projects that bridge storytelling with research and lived experience.
Through unrestricted funding, a supportive community, and increased visibility, New America Fellows bring big, bold ideas to life—through books, films, longform articles, podcasts, and other creative nonfiction narrative forms.
Will Hunt on the Power of the Ancestral Dead
New America Fellow Will Hunt spoke about his forthcoming book, Bones.
Dan Xin Huang on Education and Class in America
New America Fellow Dan Xin Huang spoke about his forthcoming book, Rutter.
New America Announces Fellows’ Class of 2026
Out of nearly 400 applications this year, 10 individuals were selected for New America’s Class of 2026 Fellows.
The September Transition
Welcoming the Class of 2026 and highlights from the Class of 2025.
Drug Trafficking in U.S. Special Forces: Journalist Seth Harp on ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’
New America Fellow Seth Harp discusses a dark ripple effect of American “forever wars” that he covers in his new book.
