Category Archives: Nonfiction

Marina Chernin ’23 published in The Star-Ledger

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Flannery James

Junior Marina Chernin’s personal essay about the war in Ukraine and her family’s connections to the region has been published in The Star-Ledger. You can read an online version here or view an excerpt of the print version below. Congratulations, … Continue reading →

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Michaela Wang ’21 Wins Gandhi Art & Writing Contest

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Flannery James

Michaela Wang ’21 was selected as a top contestant in the 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Art and Writing Contest, sponsored by the Association of Indians in America. The annual contest strives to “raise awareness on the importance of Gandhi’s message on … Continue reading →

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“A Tale of Two Cities” by Alexis Romay

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Flannery James

Faculty member Alexis Romay (aka Profe) writes about his complicated relationship with the city of Havana. The piece was published on World Literature Today. You can read his essay and poem in Spanish here. Havana just turned five hundred. The beautiful … Continue reading →

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James Blume Earns NCTE Achievement Award for Writing

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Flannery James

This essay by James Blume ’19 was part of a portfolio of work that earned a 2018 NCTE Achievement Award for Superior Writing. The Illustrated Generation To the great disdain of my parents and utter delight of his high school … Continue reading →

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Global Speaker Daryl Davis

Posted on February 19, 2019 by tjames

Newark Academy’s Global Speaker Series hosted R&B/blues musician, activist, author, actor and bandleader Daryl Davis. An acclaimed boogie-woogie pianist, Davis has played with musicians Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, B. B. King, Bruce Hornsby, as well as Bill Clinton. In … Continue reading →

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Personal Essay by Antonia Park

Posted on January 22, 2019 by tjames

After graduating from Newark Academy, Antonia Park ’18 took a gap semester from Middlebury College to walk el Camino de Santiago in Spain and do volunteer work in Bali. While at Newark Academy, she attended the Alzar School, a semester … Continue reading →

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On Being a First Generation Korean American Woman by Antonia Park

Posted on October 9, 2018 by tjames

The following article by recent graduate Antonia Park ’18 was originally published in Keke Magazine, of which she is the Managing Editor. Focused on on female empowerment and representation, Keke offers unfiltered, honest reflections of women’s lives and seeks to … Continue reading →

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An Exploration of Armor in Don Quixote by Reyther Ortega

Posted on May 23, 2018 by tjames

This essay written by Newark Academy faculty member Reyther Ortega of the Language Department was presented at a May 2016 graduate student panel at Montclair State University where she studied in the Department of Spanish and Italian. Enjoy this thought-provoking … Continue reading →

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Montclair Times article by Betsy Zaubler

Posted on January 24, 2017 by tjames

Newark Academy senior and Montclair resident Betsy Zaubler published this essay in the The Montclair Times in December 2016 in support of the Public Library. Betsy has received numerous awards for her writing, including the NJ Young Playwrights Competition, the … Continue reading →

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The Joy of SET by Rebecca Gordon & Co.

Posted on November 16, 2016 by tjames

Newark Academy math teacher Rebecca Gordon has co-authored a book with Liz McMahon, Gary Gordon and Hannah Gordon: The Joy of SET: The Many Mathematical Dimensions of a Seemingly Simple Card Game, published by Princeton University Press. Have you ever … Continue reading →

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“Searching for Ghosts” a Route 66 Journey by Steve Miller

Posted on October 28, 2016 by tjames

Searching For Ghosts: Feral Tourist Explores the Past on Route 66 INTRODUCTION: Steve Miller, blues musician and longtime member of the NA Maintenance Department, ventured on a week-long motorcycle exploration of historic Route 66, also known as ‘Will Rogers Highway,’ … Continue reading →

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“The Russian Victory Network” creative nonfiction by Aaron Weiss

Posted on April 23, 2016 by tjames

A. A. Weiss grew up in Maine and now resides in New York City. He teaches in NA’s Language Department after having lived in Ecuador, Mexico, Moldova and New Jersey. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Hippocampus Magazine, … Continue reading →

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“A Gun Story” by Aaron Weiss, Pushcart Prize Nominee

Posted on December 12, 2015 by tjames

“A Gun Story” is excerpted from a memoir, LENIN’S ASYLUM, which is forthcoming from Bleeding Heart Publications in 2016. Aaron Weiss also serves as nonfiction editor for The Indianola Review. Visit his website at www.aaweiss.com. Orginally published in Hippocampus Magazine … Continue reading →

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“No More Shame” an essay by SaVonne Anderson ’13

Posted on November 28, 2015 by tjames

“No More Shame” by SaVonne Anderson ’13 was published on the blog For Harriet, and reprinted in SaVonne’s book, Womanifesto, edited by classmate Alyssa McPherson ’13.  SaVonne’s work has also appeared in the Comma literary magazine and LoveBrownSugar multicultural beauty blog. … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed & Personal Essay by Alexis Romay published by Translating Cuba & NBC News

Posted on October 10, 2015 by tjames

“On Cuba, Hope and Change” was published on December 23rd, 2014, by Translating Cuba, the platform that publishes the blogs that are banned by the Cuban government. (Here you can read the essay in Spanish.) Alexis Romay of the NA … Continue reading →

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“Intimacy and Disequilibrium” an essay by Claudia Lu ’15

Posted on May 3, 2015 by tjames

The following essay by Claudia Lu ’15, written for the Film Studies class taught by Ms. Acquadro, won a 2015 Scholastic Silver Key Writing Award in the “Critical Essay” category. Intimacy and Disequilibrium: A Film Study on On the Waterfront … Continue reading →

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“If I Could Write to Truman Capote” an essay by Haley Mudrick ’15

Posted on April 12, 2015 by tjames

Haley Mudrick’s personal essay, “If I Could Write to Truman Capote,” excerpted below, won the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English 2015 Gold Medal for Creative Nonfiction.  Dear Mr. Capote, I was raised to believe that people could be … Continue reading →

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“Catey Shaw’s ‘Brooklyn Girls’ Is Only Cute When Lana Does It” by Elizabeth Coscia ’11

Posted on September 18, 2014 by tjames

Alumnus Elizabeth Coscia ’11 is a New York Observer columnist operating out of New York and Washington D.C. with a background in culture and politics. Elizabeth participated in the Creative Writing Workshop at NA and currently attends Georgetown University. Read … Continue reading →

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