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.
The Sports Binary: The Restrictive Practice of Sex Verification Testing
Women have been scrutinized and regulated by sport governing bodies through gender testing practices that violate fundamental ethics.
If You Can Ever Get Back
Taylor Lee Nagel and Emma Findlen LeBlanc follow soldiers returning home, showing how “homecoming” becomes the start of another.
Peter Bergen on Decades of Reporting on Afghanistan
New America Vice President and former Fellow Peter Bergen spoke about Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and his decades of reporting on terrorism.
Who is in the Class of 2022 New America National Fellows?
Meet the storytellers selected for our prestigious annual fellowship.
Sarah Kay on Family, Memory, and the Stories We Inherit
New America 2022 Fellow Sarah Kay spoke about her forthcoming book about her family’s history.
New America Announces National Fellows Class of 2022
