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Join authors Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) and Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal & Nev) for author interviews, book club discussions, and immersive short stories — all celebrating fiction from some of today's most thrilling writers, with an emphasis on spotlighting underrepresented voices.


Listen to Nana Nkweti’s New Short Story “Dance the Fiya Dance”

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
October 12, 2022  By Ursa 
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The Impact of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Two Years Later

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
September 29, 2022  By Ursa 
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Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing and Storytelling

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
September 14, 2022  By Ursa 
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Creative Journey from Lawyer to Award-Winning Writer

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
August 31, 2022  By Ursa 
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An English Professor Finds a New Line of Work in Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Short Story, “Ghetto University”

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
August 24, 2022  By Ursa 
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The Life and Stories of Diane Oliver

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
August 17, 2022  By Ursa 
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Young, Gifted, and Black: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Life and Short Stories of Diane Oliver

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
August 9, 2022  By Ursa 
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Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Business of Publishing

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
August 1, 2022  By Ursa 
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Cleyvis Natera on Her New Story “Fog,” Staying True to Your Voice, and Embracing Short Stories as Play

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
July 25, 2022  By Ursa 
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Listen to Cleyvis Natera’s New Short Story “Fog”

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
July 18, 2022  By Ursa 
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Chelsea T. Hicks on the Stories and Wazhazhe Language in A Calm & Normal Heart

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
July 5, 2022  By Ursa 
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“Your Character Has to Fail in Telling Their Story.” A Conversation with William Pei Shih

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
June 22, 2022  By Ursa 
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Aria Song Reads William Pei Shih’s “Happy Family,” a Story of a Chinatown Childhood

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton
June 22, 2022  By Ursa 
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Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton: Why We Love Short Stories

Introducing the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast
June 6, 2022  By Ursa 
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