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A Writer’s Insight: Analía Villagra
Analía Villagra’s story, “The Base Camp,” appears in the Autumn 2025 issue of The Southern Review. The author discusses tension in intimate relationships, her dedication to research, and how her roles as a writer and editor feed into each other. Jalen Giovanni Jones: Verónica loves to distract herself with work. Where do you think this obsession with […]
A Writer’s Insight: Jake Maynard
Jake Maynard’s story, “Frank Across Time,” appears in the Autumn 2025 issue of The Southern Review. The Slime Line author discusses humor that risks, the line between community and authority, and the significance of bears. Jalen Giovanni Jones, Editorial Assistant: Frank gives so much of himself to his work in this story. He had to […]
A Writer’s Insight: El Williams III
El Williams III’s poems “Tuition Ledger: Slaughter, 1859–1863” and “Financial Record May 13, 1849” appear in the spring 2025 issue of The Southern Review. Here, he discusses working with historical texts, self-care while balancing historical contexts, and exploring what it means to be Black in Jesuit educational settings. Halley McArn: I get the sense that these […]
A Writer’s Insight: Hua Qing and Liang Yujing
Hua Qing’s poem, “Dreamland,” appears in a new translation by Liang Yujing in the Spring 2025 issue of The Southern Review. Here, poet and translator discuss the fragmented wholeness of both dreams and translation. Hua Qing’s answers in this interview have been translated by Liang Yujing. Halley McArn: What was the process of working together like? […]
A Writer’s Insight: Dina Nayeri
Dina Nayeri’s story, “Pleasures, Again,” appears in the Winter 2025 issue of The Southern Review. Here, she discusses the relationship between our emotions and ourselves, and how to focus on the joys of writing. This interview was transcribed from audio recordings. Halley McArn: The narrator of this story is a woman in her forties experiencing newfound […]