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Recent Examples of essayist
Joy Williams is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist best known for her short fiction.
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Joy Williams, The Dial, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1989, at Dartmouth College, the poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky delivered what must be one of the strangest commencement addresses of all time (and definitely one of the most Russian).
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
Baxter, a fiction writer and essayist who has won two Minnesota Book Awards and is a former University of Minnesota professor of creative writing, calls for more poetry now.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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Joy Williams, The Dial, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1989, at Dartmouth College, the poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky delivered what must be one of the strangest commencement addresses of all time (and definitely one of the most Russian).
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
Baxter, a fiction writer and essayist who has won two Minnesota Book Awards and is a former University of Minnesota professor of creative writing, calls for more poetry now.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for essayist
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Fortunately, the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany has been methodically recording thousands of writers’ events since 1983, when it was founded by the novelist William Kennedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Written by Coel, the series follows Henri (Coel), British-Ghanaian novelist who is on the run – from herself, her life, her partner, and that weird guy at her book talk.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like any playwright, William Shakespeare made stuff up.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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While known for his onscreen roles, including Vizzini in The Princess Bride, Wallace is also a prolific playwright, with plays including Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Designated Mourner and Grasses of a Thousand Colors, in addition to his other collaborations with Gregory.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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To be a good poet or pamphleteer, like Thomas Paine or Samuel Johnson, requires a kind of day-to-day daring, with triumphs made in conversation and correspondence; a good banker or stockbroker makes his in columns of numbers.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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The journalist and storyteller has launched Do Good Crew, a new media company built around his podcast, The Person Who Believed in Me, along with a newsletter and live events.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Are there storytellers who influenced you?—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Omar Badawy Omar is a comedian and satirist originally from Egypt.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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John Heartfield, the pseudonym of German artist Helmut Herzfeld, was a leading photographic satirist who was fiercely opposed to Hitler and his Nazi party.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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In other news related to the feature film program, Irish actress-producer-director Sharon Hogan and screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies have been unveiled as keynote speakers, joining Neon founding head Tom Quinn, who was announced last week.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Later, director and screenwriter Sofia Alvarez spent an hour on the phone with Dessen talking about the book.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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