With inaugural leadership from Jonathan Levi, co-founder of Granta, and Ginger Thompson, Chief of Reporters at ProPublica, journalism has become an integral part of Under the Volcano’s two-week January residency.  The program views both investigative and documentary journalism as  crucial tools for exposing injustice and misinformation, as well as for highlighting innovative responses to the issues of our time. .

We welcome working reporters committed to telling stories that matter, including applicants writing from or about areas of conflict or crisis. By bringing journalists together across borders in a community that also includes poets, essayists and novelists, Under the Volcano offers solidarity, community, professional guidance and ongoing connection to accomplished peers.

Together, our journalism program and master classes in literary nonfiction embody our commitment to what we call Writing of Witness, and our core belief in freedom of expression.