Hello Readers (and Writers!),
We received a triple-digit number of submissions of sample essays in our search for new columnists. Most of them were very good as usual (with the normal number of incomprehensible and some even insane pieces thrown in just to test our sanity, I suppose) and it was hard deciding whom to accept and whom not to. So hard, in fact, that we ended up deciding that we will dramatically expand the number of 3QD columns on Mondays. Hence today we welcome to 3QD the top 32 people (in the combined ratings of the editors). Without further ado, here they are, in alphabetical order by last name:
Omar Ali
- Robert P. Baird
- Kevin S. Baldwin
- Simon Boas
- Rishidev Chaudhuri
- Gabe DiNicola
- Melody Dye
- Wayne Ferrier
- Julia Galef
- Jonathan Halvorson
- Liam Heneghan
- Joy Icayan
- Thomas Jacobs
- David Maier
- James McGirk
- Vivek Menezes
- Dave Munger
- Feisal H. Naqvi
- Jen Paton
- Alyssa Pelish
- Gautam Pemmaraju
- Steven Poole
- Akim Reinhart
- Meghan Rosen
- Ryan Sayre
- Haider Shahbaz
- Hartosh Bal Singh
- Robert Basil Talisse & Scott Forrest Aikin
- Terrance Tomkow
- Jenny White
- George Wilkinson
- Frederick William Zackel
A few of these people will begin writing at 3QD today (see below). I will be in touch with the rest of you to schedule a start date. The “About Us” page will be updated with short bios and photographs of the new writers no later than the day they start.
Thanks to all of the people who sent samples of writing to us. It was sometimes tiring, but still a pleasure to read them all. If you didn't make it this time, we will keep you in mind for the future. And congratulations to the new columnists!
Best wishes,
Abbas