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Orwell, of course, is an essayist as well as a fiction writer who wrote parables that spoke to humanity and politics, like your new novel The Emergency.
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Soyinka, born on 13 July 1934 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, is a renowned playwright, poet, essayist and public intellectual.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Having started his career as a film critic and essayist on YouTube, Stuckmann makes the transition to director with a horror movie that expertly blends media and feels at times like a mockumentary ripped right from the video platform.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Baggot, who will also serve as executive producer, is a novelist, essayist, poet and associate professor at Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Soyinka, born on 13 July 1934 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, is a renowned playwright, poet, essayist and public intellectual.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Having started his career as a film critic and essayist on YouTube, Stuckmann makes the transition to director with a horror movie that expertly blends media and feels at times like a mockumentary ripped right from the video platform.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Baggot, who will also serve as executive producer, is a novelist, essayist, poet and associate professor at Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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