Practice & Beautiful Failure: An Interview with Lauren Groff
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be honoring a past One Story author who has gone on to make a significant contribution to literature and the literary community. The 2026 Distinguished Alum is Lauren Groff, author of One Story Issue #112, “Sir Fleeting.” Lauren Groff is The New York Times–bestselling author of the […]
Stanzas into Chapters: An Interview with Cay Kim
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating five of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews. Today we’re talking with Cay Kim, author of One Story […]
From Survivor to Escape!: An Interview with Stephen Fishbach
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating five of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews. Today we’re talking to Stephen Fishbach, author of One Story […]
These Concerns Don’t End with Death: An Interview with Senaa Ahmad
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating five of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews. Today we’re talking to Senaa Ahmad, author of One Story […]
A Dream Come True: An Interview with Lily Berlin Dodd
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating five of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews. Today we’re talking to Lily Berlin Dodd, author of One […]
Join us for the One Story Debutante Reading April 9th!
Join us for an online reading and conversation with the 2026 Literary Debutantes, hosted by One Story and Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful. This year, our debutantes are: Senaa Ahmad (The Age of Calamities), Lily Berlin Dodd (The Last Ember), Stephen Fishbach (Escape!), Cay Kim (The Future Perfect), Elane Kim (Antibody), and Lior Torenberg (Just Watch Me). RSVP for this online reading & receive the […]
The Other Side of the Camera: An Interview with Lior Torenberg
On April 24th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating five of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews. Today we’re talking to Lior Torenberg, author of One Story […]
Introducing our 2026 Literary Debutantes
Each year at our annual fundraiser, the Literary Debutante Ball, we honor our authors who have published their debut books.
A Kind of Greed: An Interview with Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
On May 16th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published or will soon publish their debut books. In the weeks leading up to the Ball, we’ll be introducing our Debs through a series of interviews.
Watch the 2025 One Story Literary Debutante Reading
Watch six of our seven Literary Debutantes read from their debut books in an event hosted by us and Adam Vitcavage of Debutiful. Learn more about the readers below, and get your ticket to our Literary Debutante Ball, which is happening on Friday, May 16th, at Roulette in Brooklyn.