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.
Landfall
Cecilia Aldarondo captures Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane María, tracing its twin storms of natural disaster and economic collapse.
The Neutral Ground
CJ Hunt explores how monument removals expose the legacy of the American Civil War and America’s enduring myth of the “Lost Cause.”
How US Abortion Politics Distorts Women’s Lives in Conflict Zones
Marcia Chatelain Wins Pulitzer Prize
Marcia Chatelain, 2017 Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fellow, was awarded the 2021 prize in history for her book
Why Don’t Homeless People Just Get Jobs? Many Already Have One. Or Two.
Brian Goldstone talks about his upcoming book on the growing population of the “working homeless.”
