Nobody's Home Modern Southern Folklore

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Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore is an online anthology of nonfiction works about beliefs, myths, and narratives in Southern culture over the last fifty years, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The project, created in 2020 by writer-editor Foster Dickson, collects personal essays, memoirs, short articles, opinion pieces, and contemplative works about the ideas, experiences, and assumptions that have shaped life below the old Mason-Dixon Line since 1970.
Nobody’s Home mixes the literary anthology format with aspects of the blog, news aggregator, curriculum resource, and listserv formats, while throwing in reviews and recommendations, too. Access is free, and while the project is intended for a general readership, teachers are encouraged to share the works in the anthology with their students and use them in their classrooms.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2020

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 April 2027* (approx. 210 days from now) through 15 June 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Interview: 1,000 - 5,000 words.
Review: 1,000 - 5,000 words.
Essay: 1,000 - 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore, See guidelines.
Memoir.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Jun 2026

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