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 September Transition
New America Announces Fellows’ Class of 2025
Seventy Miles in the Darién Gap
Caitlin Dickerson wrote a cover story for The Atlantic about migrants risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel…
Gender Lines “Tested”: Rose Eveleth Examines Gender Rules in Sports
Rose Eveleth explores the history of gender verification in women’s sports on Tested & implications as 2024 Paris Olympics approach.
Casey Gerald on Great Refusals
New America Fellow Casey Gerald spoke about his forthcoming book, The Great Refusal.
Made In Ethiopia
Xinyan Yu follows three women caught between a Chinese mega‑factory and a vanishing Ethiopian countryside, exposing the true cost of global