About this Event
Celebrate the relaunch of the iconic anthology New Stories from the South at Bookmarks! At this free event, readers will hear from contributor Dean Marshall Tuck and editor Robin Miura about the 2026 collection.
RSVP to let us know you're coming! You'll have the opportunity to pre-order a copy of the book with your registration. Copies will also be available for sale on release date (10/6) and at the event.
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About New Stories from the South
New Stories from the South 2026 is the revival of an iconic anthology of best Southern short stories featuring eminent and emerging voices, with an introduction by Appalachian writer Silas House. It marks the much-anticipated return of the annual story collection, gathering outstanding short stories written by Southern writers or about the American South. Stories were nominated by editors of literary journals and magazines, publishers of short story collections, and by prominent Southern writers who served as contributing editors for this volume.
About Dean Marshall Tuck
Dean Marshall Tuck is a writer from eastern North Carolina, where he resides with his wife and daughters. His novel Twinless Twin (University of Nebraska Press, 2025) was chosen by Jason Mott as the winner of AWP’s 2024 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel. Tuck serves on the advisory board for the North Carolina Literary Review and teaches writing at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. For more, visit www.deanmarshalltuck.com.
About Robin Miura
Robin Miura is Editorial Director at Blair. She has worked in publishing for more than 25 years, first as a production editor for Oxford University Press and then as a freelance editor, proofreader, publishing consultant, and writing coach for publishing companies and individual authors. Robin’s freelance clients have included Algonquin Books, Oxford University Press, Duke University Press, and University of North Carolina Press. She is also a founding editor of the online magazine South Writ Large (www.southwritlarge.com). She lives in Clayton, North Carolina.
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