Nancy M Fowler, MFA     [email protected]     314.280.6689

I'm a lifelong storyteller, published in a variety of media. As an Emmy- and Murrow Award-winning journalist, marketing professional, personal essayist and grant writer, I've worked in digital, print, radio, television and for nonprofit organizations. In addition to my other work, I'm currently focused on publishing a memoir.

In my marketing efforts, I often promote the accomplishments of colleges and universities, writing web content as well as articles for their student and alumni magazines. My creative nonfiction, including the essay "Everybody Smile!" which is published in The Best American Essays 2023," explores family dynamics, LGBTQ+ life, grief and aging, among other topics. As a full-time journalist, I focused on the arts, social justice, health/mental health and cultural trends.

Marketing

'Poet Dana Levin Receives National Acclaim'

'Female Tech Students Soar'

'Introducing ‘Maryville Live!’ Broadcast'

'Adjunct Nursing Professor Returns from Afghanistan to Fight the War on COVID-19'

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​Journalism

'Virtual Therapy Helps Colleges Meet a Growing Need Amid Increased Demand and Counselor Burnout'

'How Four Colleges Bucked a National Trend to Increase Undergraduate Enrollment'

'Frustrated, Angry, Depressed': Pandemic Takes A Toll On Mental Health

'Hospitals asking community for personal protective equipment is unprecedented'

'Some St. Louisans Find Therapy, Meaning in Psychedelics as Researchers Study Benefits'

‘Couldn’t believe I was seeing it’: Home movies offer rare glimpse of gay life in St. Louis in 1945

'Senegal to St. Louis: Family’s search for the American dream sets graduate up for success'


Personal Essay

'Everybody Smile!,' designated as a notable essay of 2022 in the current collection of Best American Essays

'The Barbie Scale' 

'HuffPost Personal: Being Gay Made Me an Unfit Parent'