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Camonghne Felix, poet and essayist, is the author of Build Yourself a Boat, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry, shortlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, and shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Awards.
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Joy Williams is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist best known for her short fiction.
—Joy Williams, The Dial, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1989, at Dartmouth College, the poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky delivered what must be one of the strangest commencement addresses of all time (and definitely one of the most Russian).
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Joy Williams is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist best known for her short fiction.
—Joy Williams, The Dial, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1989, at Dartmouth College, the poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky delivered what must be one of the strangest commencement addresses of all time (and definitely one of the most Russian).
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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