Neda Toloui-Semnani

Professional Bio

Neda Toloui-Semnani is an author and multimedia journalist. Her work has received numerous awards, including seven news and documentary EMMYs for her work with VICE News and VICE News Tonight. She’s currently a story editor with Kaleidoscope, a global podcasting company. Her byline has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, VICE News, New York Magazine, The Baffler and Roll Call. Her memoir, They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents, was published in 2021 by Little A. She was formerly core faculty at Goucher College’s master of fine arts program in creative nonfiction.

Neda holds an master of science degree in gender and social policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an master of fine arts degree in nonfiction from Goucher College. She has a bachelor of arts degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland. She was named a 2018 fellow with the Logan Nonfiction Program and a 2017 NYSCA/NYFA fellow in Nonfiction.

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