News and Updates

Lessons from Myths: An Interview with Rita Chang-Eppig

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Rita Chang-Eppig, author of OS #299, “Walking the Dead” and Deep as the Sky, […]

The Randomness of Connection: An Interview with Rachel King

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Rachel King, author of  author of OS #243, “Railing” and Bratwurst Haven (WVU Press).

Holding a Funhouse Mirror to Reality: An Interview with David Lawrence Morse

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 David Lawrence Morse, author of  author of OS #43, “Conceived” and The Book of […]

Nature Is Wild: An Interview with Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, author of  author of OS #291, “Let Your Body Meet […]

2023 Literary Debutante Reading

On April 13th at 7:30pm ET, our friends at Greenlight bookstore hosted a virtual reading with eight of our Literary Debutantes. Watch the event here!

Eight Points of View: an Interview with Laura Spence-Ash

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Laura Spence-Ash, author of One Story Issue #188, “The Remains,”  and the novel Beyond That, […]

Accessing the Truth: An Interview with Josh Riedel

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Josh Riedel, author of One Story Issue #261, “Midnight Sessions,” […]

A Little Contained World: An Interview with Richard Mirabella

On April 27th at our Literary Debutante Ball, One Story will be celebrating nine 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 Richard Mirabella, author of One Teen Story Issue #38, “Mold” […]

The 2023 One Story Literary Debutante Ball

One Story’s Literary Debutante Ball will take place Thursday, April 27th, 2023 at Roulette in Brooklyn. This year, we’ll be celebrating nine One Story and One Teen Story authors who have recently published their first books. We’ll also be toasting to three hundred issues of One Story, and honoring our Distinguished Alum Tania James.

Announcing the Winners of our Teen Writing Contest

We are elated to announce the winners and runners-up of our 2023 One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest! We received over 500 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.