The Southern Review is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Literary Translation, 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
Lucas Southworth
for the story, “Quantum Physics,” from our winter 2022 issue
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Nonfiction is
Heather Aruffo
for the essay, “At the Women’s Only Handgun Class in Fairbanks, Alaska,” from our spring 2022 issue
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Poetry is
Michael Pontacoloni
for the poem, “Antique Map of Dorchester Neck,” from our summer 2022 issue
The recipient of the Oran Robert Perry Burke Award for Literary Translation is
Charlotte Coombe and Antonio Díaz Oliva
for the translation from Spanish of Antonio Díaz Oliva’s story, “Mrs. Gonçalves and the Lives of Others,” from our spring 2022 issue
The recipient of the James Olney Award is
torrin a. greathouse
for the poem, “Etymythology,” from our spring 2022 issue
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