This anthology revives the iconic annual story collection, New Stories from the South, gathering outstanding short stories written by Southern writers or about the Southern U.S. 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.

The 2026 edition contains an exciting lineup of well-known Southern writers such as Ron Rash, Deesha Philyaw, and Tony Earley, as well as talented newcomers such as Exodus Oktavia Brownlow and A. J. Bermudez.

Appalachian writer Silas House, New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, and the poetry collection All These Ghosts(Blair, 2025) introduces the 2026 volume.

Nominations for the 2027 volume will open on November 1, 2026 and close February 28, 2027.

The Best of 2027 volume will include stories published in the 2026 calendar year. Editors of literary journals and magazines can nominate up to 2 stories.

For full details and to submit, please visit our Submittable.