The conversations section includes short, informal discussions of a craft element or reaction to a work of nonfiction (book length or otherwise) or a nonfiction author. Typically, this section is 1000-3000 words, but the length limits are very flexible. One mistake we often see: submissions that are too general and do not reference the original text enough. Make sure yours does both. Don't worry too much about length--make sure you cover your subject.

For inspiration:

• Jody Keisner, "“Did I Miss a Key Point?”:  ​A Study of Repetition in Joan Didion’s Blue Nights"
• Barrie Jean Borich, "Deep Portrait: On the Atmosphere of Nonfiction Character"
• Julija Sukys, "In Praise of Slim Volumes:  Big Book, Big Evil"
• William Bradley, "On the Pleasure of Hazlitt"