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Short Fiction Authors Unify American and Global South

Short fiction authors visiting the Oxford Conference for the Book this year highlight a genre of storytelling that unifies the American South and the Global South. From our very own UM Grisham Writer-in-Residence, Deesha Philyaw, to Ecuador’s Gabriela Alemán and Mexico’s Julián Herbert and Yuri Herrera, these short-story authors represent new perspectives on the long-held tradition.