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The Oxford American is a nonprofit quarterly
published by The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc.,
in alliance with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA).
DANIELLE A. JACKSON
Editor
Digital Editor VERONICA ANNE SALINAS
Assistant Editors CHRISTIAN LEUS, ALLIE MARIANO, JULIA THOMAS
Editor-at-Large ROSALIND BENTLEY
Poetry Editor REBECCA GAYLE HOWELL
Art Directors CARTER/REDDY • www. CarterReddy.com
Art Researcher ALYSSA ORTEGA COPPELMAN
Copyeditor ALI WELKY
Editorial Interns
ANDREW BANNON, ALICE BERRY, GRACE CAPOOTH
Archive Intern
TAYLOR LENA MCTOOTLE
Contributing Editors
LUCY ALIBAR, REBECCA BENGAL, ROY BLOUNT, JR., WENDY BRENNER, KEVIN BROCKMEIER,
BRONWEN DICKEY, LOLIS ERIC ELIE, BETH ANN FENNELLY,
LESLIE JAMISON, HARRISON SCOTT KEY, KIESE LAYMON,
ALEX MAR, GREIL MARCUS, DUNCAN MURRELL, CHRIS OFFUTT,
AMANDA PETRUSICH, PADGETT POWELL, JAMIE QUATRO,
DAVID RAMSEY, DIANE ROBERTS, ZANDRIA F. ROBINSON
The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., Board of Directors
Chairman SARA A. LEWIS
RICHARD MASSEY, JENNY DAVIS, ENJOLIQUÉ A. LETT, DANIELLE A. JACKSON
SARA A. LEWIS
Executive Director
Advertising Sales Director KEVIN BLECHMAN
Senior Account Executive KATHLEEN KING
Senior Account Executive CRISTEN HEMMINS
Account Executive RAY WITTENBERG
Marketing and Communications Manager KELSEY WHITE
Accounting Manager SHAVON TAYLOR
Development Coordinator AMANDA BOLDENOW
Engagement Editor LAURA DALEY
Creative Consultant RYAN HARRIS
Fulfillment Coordinator SARAH GRAHAM
The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., receives support from
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES,
AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP, ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL, ARKANSAS HUMANITIES COUNCIL, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS HERITAGE,
THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTRONOMY AND THE CULINARY ARTS,
STELLA BOYLE SMITH TRUST, THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION and THE COMMUNITY OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSES