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Nonfiction, South Africa, Literary Journalism

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An independent narrative and immersion journalist, Maggie Messitt has spent the last decade reporting from inside underserved communities in southern Africa and Midwestern America. Typically focused on complex issues through the lens of every day life, her work is deeply invested in rural regions, social justice, and environmental sustainability. A dual-citizen, Messitt lived in South Africa from 2003 to 2011. During this time, she was a long-form reporter, a newspaper editor, and the founding director of a writing school for rural African women. A 2015 Kenyon Review Peter Taylor Fellow, 2016 Scholar-in-Residence at Bowers Writers House, and 2016 Clayton B. Ofstad Endowed Writer-in-Residence, Messitt is working to complete her PhD in creati ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 44 ratings · 14 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Rainy Season: Three Lives in the New South Africa 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Newspaper by Maggie Messitt (Goodreads Author), Ian Bogost (Series Editor), Christopher Schaberg (Series Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative Issue 12.2 Spring 2011 by Joe Mackall (Editor), Gabriel Urza (Goodreads Author), Bob Cowser Jr. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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