prosaist

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Noun
  • At the start of my thirteenth Minnesota winter, I was invited by Mizna, a local Arab arts organization, to read at Baba’s Hummus House with a couple of other poets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The new iteration was to have honored Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who died in an Israeli airstrike in October 2023.
    News Desk, Artforum, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Poets and playwrights worked alongside speechwriters on his staff.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Paulus learned about her through Mikel’s work with V (the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler), and Mikel was impressive enough to land a bigger role in the 2023 touring production.
    Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The legendary screenwriter and director of The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and the Avatar films will be presented with the honor at the 78th annual Writers Guild Awards on March 8.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • How many blockbusters does James Cameron need to write before he’s finally considered a great screenwriter?
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And because the scriptwriters love a good story, the Rams must return to the same field as their penance.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But for all those American fans who plan to watch the Cortina Olympics, be forewarned: Hollywood’s best scriptwriters are sitting at their typewriters, pounding out the bones of a sports movie about Lindsey Vonn.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • He is known as the world's most famous playwright and England's greatest dramatist, but even William Shakespeare got writer's block.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict.
    Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Baggott, who also writes under two pen names, is a bestselling novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet who has written more than 20 books.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Merrill Markoe is an Emmy-winning comedy writer, author, and essayist.
    Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Pizzo, who wrote Rudy and Hoosiers, is the bard of Indiana sports movies — perhaps the bard of all sports movies.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mrigakshi is a science journalist who enjoys writing about space exploration, biology, and technological innovations.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As Semafor wrote in 2024, despite having just a small staff of editors, curators, and some journalists with its Apple News podcast, the platform is read by tens of millions of people, who might casually scroll the platform or check out stories via push alerts.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Prosaist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosaist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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