The Power of Narrative Conference

MARCH 27—28, 2026

BOSTON, MA

The Power of Narrative Conference has convened in several places under several names since its founding at Boston University in 1998. Our mission remains constant as storytelling journalism goes digital: helping narrative journalists to strengthen their craft skills, puzzle out the complex ethics of intimate journalism, and impart the down-to-earth humanity that is the genre’s strength.

Faculty: Jazmin Aguilera, Mark Armstrong, Mark Arsenault, Jabari Asim, Deborah Becker, Ken Burns, Seyward Darby, Joan Donovan, Jessica DuLong, Amy Geller, Samantha Hinds, Allie Humenuk, Ally Jarmanning, Patrick Keefe, Asma Khalid, Naomi Kooker, Dick Lehr, Christopher Mathias, Kate McKean, Eric Moskowitz, Kristen Mulvihill, Rhana Natour, Keith O'Brien, Angela Patton, Natalie Rae, Ben Reininga, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, David Rohde, Amory Sivertson, Sarah Stillman, Francis Storrs, Louisa Thomas, Marcus Yam, Brandy Zadrozny

Genres Offered: Journalism, Nonfiction

Contact: Sarah Kess @email