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Bayou 50 is now available for your reading pleasure. See the latest work from these fine contributors:

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2008 PUSHCART NOMINEES

Poetry: "Lot (Hermes in the Tulips)" by James Scannell McCormick, "Chilled" by Maxine Cassin, "A History of My Exercises" by Ben Berman

Fiction: "Drawing Lessons" by Shashi Bhat and "Undertow" by Joe Edd Morris

Nonfiction: "What Hands Can Do" by Sara C. Levine and "Nile River Zig Zag" by William Borden

A young publication with an old soul, each issue of Bayou Magazine contains stunningly beautiful fiction, nonfiction and poetry. And one issue a year contains the winning play from the Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest. From quirky shorts to more traditional stories, we are committed to publishing solid work. Regardless of style, at Bayou we are always interested first in a well-told tale. Our poetry and prose are filled with memorable characters observing their world, acknowledging both the mundane and the sublime, often at once, and always with an eye toward beauty.

Bayou is packed with a range of material from established, award-winning authors as well as new voices on the rise. Recent contributors include Eric Trethewey,Virgil Suarez, Marilyn Hacker, Sean Beaudoin, Tom Whalen, Mark Doty, Philip Cioffari, Lyn Lifshin, Timothy Liu and Gaylord Brewer. And in one issue every year, Bayou features the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Play Competition.

We are a member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, and every year Bayou nominates one of its published works for the Pushcart Prize, O.Henry Award and Best American Essays.  Additionally, we publish the winner of the Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Review One-Act Play Contest.

Bayou Magazine is a non-profit journal for the arts. Patrons ($1000), Benefactors ($500), Friends ($250), and Supporters ($100), are honored in each issue and receive a subscription. Donations are tax deductable. Please make checks payable to The UNO Foundation. Thank you for your support.