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Interview: Migration stories

June 11, 2021by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I did a craft interview on immigration journalism, podcasting, and the power of slowness.

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Nonfiction Writing

Feature: The State of Waiting

May 27, 2021by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Wafa and Moutaz exemplify the long-haul love story of many immigrants, whose children, parents, and spouses remain on the other side of geopolitical barriers.

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Nonfiction Writing

“Shared Breath” honored by Best American Essays

October 15, 2020by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

The essay I published last year with Longreads, “Shared Breath,” has been honored with an “honorable mention” from the Best American Essays.

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Feature: Shared Breath

July 29, 2019by Caitlin Dwyer 2 Comments

How does receiving a donated organ affect your sense of self? Read more at Longreads.

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Featured, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Writing

AUDIO: Refugees in Their Own Voices

May 11, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

As part of my work with Oregon Humanities, I recorded and edited three radio clips of the people I interviewed.  Chhabi, Ammar, and Solange are all refugees who came to […]

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Longform: Our Own Magic

April 25, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

This story is close to my heart.  A few years ago I stumbled on a pagan solstice ritual, and I’ve been delighted and intrigued by modern Druid practice ever since.  […]

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Featured, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Writing

LONGFORM: Squash on the Hill

January 8, 2017by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

Last year I won a fellowship from Creative Nonfiction to develop a piece of researched literary journalism on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Each of us involved in the Writing Pittsburgh project worked […]

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Featured, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Writing

EVENT: Book Launch at Hugo House

September 20, 2016by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

I’m proud and pleased to announce that one of my essays is coming out this fall in the collection “What I Didn’t Know: True Stories of Becoming a Teacher” (In […]

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Events & Workshops, Nonfiction Writing

LONGFORM: Escaping the Gaokao

September 19, 2015by Caitlin Dwyer Leave a comment

My newest article, a longform nonfiction piece on the trend of Chinese students studying in the U.S.A., is now up at The Big Roundtable.  Featuring profiles of four Chinese students […]

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Featured, Literary Journalism, Nonfiction Writing

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