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Nora Magid (1926 - 1991) was a Canadian-American writer and professor in the department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. [1] She was the literary editor of The Reporter and is the namesake of the Nora Magid Mentorship Prize [2] and the PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing. [3]

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Career

Magid was the literary editor of The Reporter from 1954 to 1968. In 1970, Magid began teaching classes in nonfiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania and became a senior lecturer in 1984. In 1988, Magid won the Provost's Award for distinguished teaching. [4]

Magid earned a reputation for being a skilled teacher and enthusiastic mentor, so much so that some former students of hers reportedly began calling themselves "Nora-ites." [2] Some of Magid's students have achieved prominence in the field of journalism, including Stephen Fried and Jean Chatzky. [2] Upon Magid's death in 1991, Fried published an essay in Philadelphia magazine titled "My Last Paper for Nora: Notes on the passing of Penn's one-woman journalism school." [5]

Works by Magid have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. [4] Magid also had a long-term relationship with fellow writer and educator Gerald Weales. [4] [6]

Death

Magid died of natural causes in her home in West Philadelphia in March 1991. She was 65 years old. [4]

In 2003, a group of Magid's former students established the Nora Magid Mentorship Prize in her memory. [2] [7] [8]

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