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Oxford American A quarterly literary magazine dedicated to exploring the complexity and vitality of the South. For more information, visit OxfordAmerican.org.

The Oxford American is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization and national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing, while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South. Billed as “A Magazine of the South,” it has won four National Magazine Awards and other high honors since it began publication in 1992. The magazine has featured the original work of such

literary powerhouses as Charles Portis, Roy Blount, Jr., ZZ Packer, Donald Harington, Donna Tartt, Ernest J. Gaines, and many other distinguished authors, while also discovering and launching the most promising writers in the region. In 2007, The New York Times stated that the Oxford American “may be the liveliest literary magazine in America.” The Oxford American is committed to the development of young individuals aspiring to work in the publishing industry, and to the production and presentation of multidisciplinary arts events in and around Little Rock, Arkansas. The Oxford American is published from the University of Central Arkansas.

In this brand new feature, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Clarence Williams documents the impact of Hurricane ...
22/08/2025

In this brand new feature, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Clarence Williams documents the impact of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans’ recovery as a survivor. He writes, “‘Katrina 20’ is more than just a collection of photographs; it is a testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity.”

Content warning: This photo essay contains graphic content, including images of deceased individuals. Viewer discretion is advised.

Reflect on the visual narrative here: https://oxfordamerican.org/eyes/katrina-remembered

Is this a never-before-seen photo of William Faulkner?“Whether the man in the photo is him or not, the archival find col...
22/08/2025

Is this a never-before-seen photo of William Faulkner?

“Whether the man in the photo is him or not, the archival find collapses the century that’s passed since it was taken. What antics unfolded that Mardi Gras day in 1925? With whom did Faulkner have the very most fun, so much so that he rarely spent time in New Orleans after?”

—After a free Craigslist listing led Joseph Makkos of NOLA DNA Archive to uncover what could be a photograph of literary giant William Faulkner at Mardi Gras in 1925, the digitally-rendered image is being published for the very first time. Gabriela Tully Claymore explores Faulkner’s time in New Orleans and discusses the discourse of whether the photo is truly of him.

Do you think it’s Faulkner? Check out the photograph and read the arguments here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/a-century-old-photo-of-faulkner-at-mardi-gras

“Hurricane Katrina was more than a storm; it was a rupture in the lives of people, systems, and cultural continuity.” —M...
19/08/2025

“Hurricane Katrina was more than a storm; it was a rupture in the lives of people, systems, and cultural continuity.”

—Monica Sanders introduces the OA’s Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years After the Storm retrospective with a reflection on resilience and the divide between the before and after. With an emphasis on what was lost and the cost of rebuilding, Sanders draws attention to the echoes of what the storm took.

Read the full introduction to the series here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/the-storm-that-blew-us-apart

Photography by Clarence Williams

“The Rosenbaum House is one of the first designed in Wright’s Usonian style, which was distinct in both design and theor...
15/08/2025

“The Rosenbaum House is one of the first designed in Wright’s Usonian style, which was distinct in both design and theory. The term ‘Usonia’ was a play on ‘United States of America,’ and represented a new way of thinking about America for the architect.”

—In a feature article from Burnaway , Whitney Washington details the organized labor, design, and skill that went into the creation of the Rosenbaum House in Florence, Alabama, which redirected the focus of architecture at the time from opulence to intentionality.

Read the full narrative here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/frank-lloyd-wright-s-rosenbaum-house

The 2025 Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle will bring together country music legends Rosanne Cash and Trisha Yearwood (ac...
14/08/2025

The 2025 Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle will bring together country music legends Rosanne Cash and Trisha Yearwood (accompanied by John Leventha) for a night of unforgettable music and storytelling.

Join Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home on September 12 at 7 p.m. at Riceland Hall of Fowler Center at Arkansas State University for this rare opportunity to see these incredible artists in an intimate setting, while honoring Johnny Cash’s enduring legacy and the place where his story began.

Ticket prices include:
$250 | Reception, concert, after-party with champagne toast & a special gift
$150 | Reception & concert
$55-$75 | Concert only

Secure your seats now: https://bit.ly/SLSC_2025

Proceeds benefit the ongoing preservation and operation of the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.

RumbleStrip Records

“Pride, joy, hilarity, struggle, devotion—'To Fit My Own Category’ is as much a paean to the animating and energizing at...
12/08/2025

“Pride, joy, hilarity, struggle, devotion—'To Fit My Own Category’ is as much a paean to the animating and energizing attributes of every honestly lived life as it is a portrait of Ni**od Workman.”

—Guitarist and archivist Nathan Salsburg recalls his first encounter with Ni**od Workman, the singer, coal miner, and activist from West Virginia, and details his Appalshop-produced documentary, “To Fit My Own Category.”

Read more about Workman’s impact and watch the documentary here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/appalshop-spotlight-nimrod-workman

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In a brand new feature, Gabrielle Garcia Steib resurfaces archival family photographs that were warped by the floodwat...
10/08/2025

In a brand new feature, Gabrielle Garcia Steib resurfaces archival family photographs that were warped by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. She writes, “Their distortions are not flaws—they are visual testimonies to the precarity of a region shaped by extraction, displacement, and environmental neglect.”

Explore the full visual narrative here: https://oxfordamerican.org/eyes/water-damage-like-celluloid

“No matter how much empathy you think you might have, it hits different when someone you know is taken.” —Documenting th...
08/08/2025

“No matter how much empathy you think you might have, it hits different when someone you know is taken.”

—Documenting the aftermath of the July 8 decision to enter Key West into an agreement with ICE is Zack Ford (), who speaks with locals fighting to uphold the ethos of their city’s official motto: One Human Family.

Read more about what the agreement means for Key West here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/paranoid-island-ice-in-key-west

“That first night Fredericks stored his bounty under a tarp in his girlfriend’s back yard . . . He joked with his friend...
07/08/2025

“That first night Fredericks stored his bounty under a tarp in his girlfriend’s back yard . . . He joked with his friends that he might build a barbecue pit with them, but inside he always felt like they held the possibility of so much more.”

—Ivy Knight details the restoration efforts of Banksy’s “Boy on a Life Preserver Swing,” which appeared in New Orleans in 2008 and was subsequently defaced and demolished. Now, the fully restored work can be viewed in the lobby of the International House hotel.

Read more about the restored Banksy here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/saving-a-new-orleans-banksy

In this new feature, Katie Clark captures fleeting suburban life on the outskirts of New Orleans, demonstrating the im...
04/08/2025

In this new feature, Katie Clark captures fleeting suburban life on the outskirts of New Orleans, demonstrating the importance of living in the moment. She writes, “You could choose to ignore it all and cocoon, but think of what you would miss?”

View the full visual narrative here: https://oxfordamerican.org/eyes/selected-suburbia

“So what does it mean that doulas and community health workers are poised to move to the frontlines of maternal health i...
01/08/2025

“So what does it mean that doulas and community health workers are poised to move to the frontlines of maternal health in Arkansas?”

—In the fourth and final installment of the Maternal Health in Arkansas series, Caroline McCoy speaks with the community health advocates who are stepping up for new and expectant mothers in rural areas, where obstetric care is becoming nonexistent.

Read more about the groups and their mission here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/the-realities-of-pregnancy-in-rural-arkansas

“It’s strange how easily disasters echo. Different countries, different continents—but the same wet footprints of abando...
30/07/2025

“It’s strange how easily disasters echo. Different countries, different continents—but the same wet footprints of abandonment. The same bureaucratic indifference. The same expectation that the poor should be both patient and grateful.”

—Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi weaves Louisiana and the Niger Delta together to examine humanity's resilience in the aftermath of extreme weather disasters when the institutions built to provide assistance fall short.

Read the full narrative here: https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/what-the-river-took

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