- Christie Aschwanden, “Why Blog?” (The Last Word on Nothing)
- Kerry Clare, “Solid” (Pickle Me This)
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Champion Barack Obama” (The Atlantic)
- Jill Kronstadt, “You’ve Come a Long Way, Lady James” (Bloom / The Millions)
- Steven Kurutz, “Lee and Morty Kaufman: Cleaning Up in Their 90s” (The New York Times)
- Edan Lepucki, “Style Sheet: A Conversation with My Copyeditor” (The Millions)
- Megan McArdle, “Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators” (The Atlantic)
- Seth Mnookin, “Why Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Is So Scary” (Slate)
- Maureen Orth, “Mia’s Story” (Vanity Fair, from 1992)
- Jennifer Pastiloff, “Survival of the Fittest: On Losing My Hearing” (The Nervous Breakdown)
- Janet Potter, “28 Books You Should Read If You Want To” (The Millions)
- Arianne Wack, “Is She Writing About Me?: A Profile of Lorrie Moore” (The Millions)