News and Updates

A Cornucopia of Queerness: An Interview with Lydia Conklin

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Lydia Conklin, author of One Story Issue #285, “Sunny Talks” and the short […]

Look Homeward, Angel: An Interview with Arinze Ifeakandu

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Arinze Ifeakandu, author of One Story Issue #256, “The Dreamer’s Litany” and the […]

Literary Debutante Reading

On June 2nd, we gathered for a virtual reading with our Literary Debutantes, hosted by our friends at Greenlight Bookstore. Watch the event below, and visit this page to purchase their books directly from Greenlight:

A Playful Kind of Seriousness: An Interview with Omer Friedlander

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Omer Friedlander, author of One Story Issue #287, “The Miniaturist” and the […]

The Limits of Freedom: An Interview with Aamina Ahmad

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Aamina Ahmad, author of One Story Issue #259, “The Red One Who […]

One Story Debutante Ball Honoring Leigh Newman

Our annual Literary Debutante Ball celebrates One Story authors who are publishing their first books. This year, we’re also honoring a past One Story author who has gone on to make a significant contribution to literature and the literary community. The 2022 Distinguished Alum is Leigh Newman, who published with One Story in 2005.

Mallory, Reconsidered: An Interview with Michelle Hart

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Michelle Hart, author of One Teen Story Issue #29, “Spit” and the […]

Transhistorical Absurdism: An Interview with Gwen E. Kirby

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Gwen E. Kirby, author of One Story Issue #240, […]

Laughing During the End Times: An Interview with Kate Folk

On June 3rd at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating seven of our authors who have recently published 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 Kate Folk, author of One Story Issue #235, “Pups” […]