News and Updates

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.

Announcing One Story’s 2026 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: A. Artemis Chen

Together with the Talve-Goodman family, One Story is pleased to announce our 2026 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: A. Artemis Chen. A. Artemis Chen (she/her) comes from multiple diasporas, but now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her partner and two cats. She is a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop and her short fiction has appeared […]

Claire-Emmanuelle Boucher on “The End of the World”

What do you do when your best friend is about to leave for college and it feels like the world is ending? Take a road trip together to a place called The End of the World, of course! Buckle up for an emotional ride with our Teen Writing Contest winner, Claire-Emmanuelle Boucher, author of “The […]