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.
When Dasani Left Home
Who is in the Class of 2022 New America National Fellows?
Meet the storytellers selected for our prestigious annual fellowship.
New America Announces National Fellows Class of 2022
The September Transition
‘I Helped Destroy People’
Puerto Rico’s Journey After the Storm
Cecilia Aldarondo opens up about her film Landfall, and the complex politics wrapped up in Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria.
Memory, Monuments, and Breaking Up with the Confederacy
CJ Hunt talks about his film, The Neutral Ground, the reckoning taking place over Confederate monuments, and Lost Cause propaganda.