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I'm a fiction writer, fiction editor, former staffer at The New Yorker, Forbes Inc, and New York Times Custom Publishing. My editorial work has appeared in a variety of magazines (all of the way from Maxim to Good Housekeeping). My copy writing has been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Condé Nast Traveler.
I am the recipient of scholarships to Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (a difficult award to get) and Summer Literary Seminars in Russia.
I've been anthologized in four times. My nonfiction has been praised in The New York Times. My work as an editor was lauded in Esquire.
I have an MFA from Columbia University and a screenplay of mine was once optioned by a major film production company.
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- Last Night’s Reading | Meakin Armstrong on Reading: Freerange Nonfiction, May 5th
- Last Night’s Reading | Meakin Armstrong on Reading: MR. Beller’s Neighborhood, Feb 14th
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Author Archives: Meakin Armstrong
Amitav Ghosh in Guernica
Guernica this week features the work of Amitav Ghosh. Honored to have him in there. We’ve also interviewed him before. Here’s a link to his fiction, the first chapter of his novel, River of Smoke.
Blogging About Sustainability
I’ve been hired to blog about sustainability issues for The Atlantic. It’s a lot of work, of course. And complicated. I’m posting twice a week until the end of the year. I’m also “vlogging” (god, I hate that word) twice … Continue reading
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I Interview Craig Thompson of “Blankets” and “Habibi”
I spoke with Craig Thompson for Guernica, and I asked him about his new graphic novel, Habibi, and why he chose to set it in the Middle East. I didn’t mention it in the piece, but during the interview, I … Continue reading
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Chinua Achebe, excerpted on Guernica
You probably had to read him in college—Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart. I certainly did and I remember not looking forward to it. I didn’t like the book cover, which was a confusion of yellows, browns, and … Continue reading
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“Because Arab American fiction IS American literature”
I’d wanted to put together an Arab American fiction section for several years. Years. The section remained a no-go for some reason though, but maybe it was for the best: Randa Jarrar, who guest-edited the section, did an amazing job … Continue reading
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Been Blogging About Coffee (While Drinking Tea)
I just finished a short-term gig blogging for Starbucks. Primarily, my blog was concerned with the environment and shade-grown coffee. While working on the project, I learned that when coffee growers preserve the trees on their land (rather than rip … Continue reading
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Guest-Blog at Gotham Ghostwriters
I wrote a guest blog entry over at the Gotham Ghostwriters site, regarding Greg Mortenson and the fact that he seems to feel that his ghostwriter is to blame for the factual errors in his books. You can find my … Continue reading
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Last Night’s Reading
On stage, I normally I read from my own fiction. I have read nonfiction pieces before—at Freerange Nonfiction and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood—but the pieces there were essays from my life. The one I read last night started out as though it … Continue reading
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New Fiction on Guernica: Will Self
The Will Self, whose novel, Walking to Hollywood will be releasing soon, has a story in Guernica. If you’re not aware of who Self is, look at his Wikipedia page. Or just read his story in Guernica.
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I’ll be Giving a Reading on the 17th
The people at InDigest have curated a reading on Nabokov. I’ll be reading an essay about visiting Nabokov’s childhood home in St. Petersburg (where I went on a scholarship to a writers’ conference). From Indigest: April 22nd is Vladimir Nabokov’s 112th … Continue reading
