News and Updates

Announcing the winners of our 2025 Teen Writing Contest

We are excited to announce the winners and runners-up of our 2025 One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest! We received nearly 600 entries from teen writers across the globe, and narrowing it down was no easy feat. Each winner will receive $500 and publication on our website. Ages 13-15 Winner: “Rain” by Carys Schiffer “I […]

Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow Reading (Virtual Event) March 13, 7-8 pm ET

Since 2019, the Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship has offered financial support and mentorship to emerging writers without MFAs whose work speaks to issues and experiences related to inhabiting bodies of difference. Join One Story on Thursday, March 13 for a virtual reading with past and current fellows. Participating writers are Ani Cooney, Keith Hood, Hayden May […]

Announcing Our 2025 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: Hayden May Knight

Together with the Talve-Goodman family, One Story is pleased to announce our 2025 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: Hayden May Knight. Hayden May Knight grew up deaf and gay in the middle of nowhere (Indiana). His writing has appeared in The Coil, Passengers Journal, Sensitive Content Magazine, and elsewhere, and won the 2018 Luminaire Award for Best […]

Chasing Down Ghosts and Monsters: An Interview with Puloma Ghosh

On May 1st at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating four 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 Puloma Ghosh, author of One […]

A Body Is Its Own System of Intelligence: An Interview with ’Pemi Aguda

On May 1st at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating four 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 ’Pemi Aguda, author of One Story […]

Learning to Sit with Unanswered Questions: An Interview with Uche Okonkwo

On May 1st at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating four 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 Uche Okonkwo, author of One Story […]

The Joy of Discovery: An Interview with Shannon Sanders

On May 1st at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating four 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 Shannon Sanders, author of One Story […]

Introducing our 2024 Literary Debutantes

Each year at our annual fundraiser, the Literary Debutante Ball, we honor our authors who have published their debut books.

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Teen Writing Contest

We are excited to announce the winners and runners-up of our 2024 One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest! We received nearly 600 entries from teen writers across the globe, and narrowing it down was no easy feat. Each winner will receive $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of One Teen Story. Ages 13-15 Winner: “A Piece of Him” […]

Announcing Our 2024 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: Keith Hood

Together with the Talve-Goodman family, One Story is pleased to announce our 2024 Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow: Keith Hood.