Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Untitled announcement

Mailer's untitled announcement in 'Backstage with Esquire' (April 1964) — the result of the essay contest he had announced in his September 1963 'Big Bite' column (63.10): 'Why I am not now and never have been a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.' Mailer names the five winners ($5 apiece).

Untitled announcement. In “Backstage with Esquire,” Esquire, April 1964, 40. Article.

Mailer announces the five winners ($5 apiece) of his essay contest, announced in his September 1963 “Big Bite” column (63.10): “Why I am not now and never have been a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The contest title plays on the standard House Un-American Activities Committee loyalty-oath formula (“I am not now and have never been a member of the Communist Party”).

First published: 1964-04
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 64.11
Cite as: /works/1964-04-backstage-essay-contest-winners
Last updated: 2026-05-27