Oxford American Issue 126 (Fall 2024)

Oxford American Issue 126 (Fall 2024)

Our Fall 2024 edition celebrates the gritty, absurd, and deeply human experiences that define the South and the stories we tell about it. With a lineup of short fiction, poems, and essays from both new and established writers, the latest entry in our ongoing Southern Lit series seeks to explore and expand the boundaries of narrative-making in our region.

Issue 126 features an intimate account of a fateful meeting with the late fiction writer and poet Ellen Gilchrist by James McWilliams; debut fiction from Kevin Wranovix and Josie Tolin; a conversation about visual storytelling between OA Art Editor Alyssa Ortega Coppelman and Texas painter RF. Alvarez; a ghost story by National Book Award winner Justin Phillip Reed; plus more work that tackles loneliness and legacy, lost innocence and chance encounters.

Read about it on the Oxford American website.