The Southern Review is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry, as well as the James Olney Award. These annual awards, established and funded by the generous support of donors, are presented to contributors in recognition of an exceptional work that appears in the previous volume year. Our congratulations to the winners!
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Fiction is
Kevin Wilson
for his story, “Biology,” from our winter 2020 issue
Read Kevin’s winning story here
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Nonfiction is
Shara McCallum
for her essay, “Through a Glass, Darkly,” from our autumn 2020 issue
Read Shara’s winning essay here
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Poetry is
Joel Peckham
for his poem, “Astrocartography,” from our autumn 2020 issue
Read Joel’s winning poem here
The recipient of the James Olney Award is
Arao Ameny
for her poem, “Home Is a Woman,” from our spring 2020 issue
Read Arao’s winning poem here
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