Embarking on a Major Journalistic Project

Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist who writes for such publications as The New York Times Magazine and Mother Jones. She is also the author of eleven books of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, including The New York Times bestselling true-crime narrative, The 57 Bus.

She will discuss the reporting, research, and writing process as she embarks on a long magazine article or book. She will discuss these articles in particular:

North Dakota's Norway Experiment
Can You Talk Your Way Out of a Life Sentence?

You can read a Q&A with her at How the Personal Narrative Can Make the Difference Between Prison and Release