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Tag: dan-baum

  • (Un)Successful Assignment Proposals

    I could/should have included this in my previous post on Baum, but I believe these merit separate mention: Successful assignment proposalsĀ for publications such as Playboy, Rolling StoneĀ and The New York Times. Unsuccessful assignment proposalsĀ for Gourmet, The New Yorker, and more. As Jason points out, New Yorker editor John Bennet called Baum’s proposal for a story…

  • Dan Baum and The New Yorker

    Dan Baum (a staff writer for The New YorkerĀ ’til his firing in 2007) has been revealing details about his tenure on his Twitter account.Ā In addition to discussing some day-to-day workings ofĀ The New Yorker, he’s also provided some great advice for aspiring writers. Baum has compiled his tweets in a much more readable format on his…