Three Peauxdunquians are on the lists published by the Best American … series this year!

• Maurice Carlos Ruffin‘s short story, “The Children of New Orleans,” published by AGNI, has been listed as one of the 2016 “Distinguished Stories” in Best American Short Stories 2017. This is Maurice’s second-consecutive year with a story on that list.
• Maurice‘s essay, “Fine Dining in New Orleans,” published by Virginia Quarterly Review, has been included on the list of “Notable Essays and Creative Non-Fiction for 2016” in Best American Essays 2017. Joining Maurice on that list are Tad Bartlett‘s “My Time With You,” published by Chautauqua, and Tom Carson‘s “True Fakes on Location,” published by The Baffler.