When fiction meets fact : literary journalism in National Magazine Award features
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Literary journalism, also known as narrative journalism, uses literary techniques to immerse audiences into the story topics. This is done by using elements of fiction such as description, dialogue, character development, world-building, and foreshadowing. This thesis analyzes how the creative writing techniques of dialogue, description, character, point of view, setting, pacing, and structure are used in the American Society of Magazine Editors National Magazine Awards winning and finalist feature stories from 2013 to 2023. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of fictional storytelling techniques in pieces of award-winning journalism. Through this close textual examination, seven tenets of literary journalism are proposed to serve as a guide for future literary journalists.
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M.A.