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James Alan McPherson Contributor Profile ![]() One of America's most venerated fiction writers, McPherson has garnered an impressive collection of accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1973 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1978 (for his collection of stories, Elbow Room). His other books are Hue and Cry (1969), Railroad (1977), and Crabcakes (1996), and he has also edited special issues of the Iowa Review and Ploughshares. The Atlantic published his first story, "Gold Coast," in 1968 and made him a contributing editor in 1969. His writing for The Atlantichas included short stories, book reviews, and non-fiction pieces (among them "Indivisible Man," co-written with Ralph Ellison). His work has appeared in twenty-seven journals and magazines, seven short-story anthologies, and, most recently, The Best American Essays 1995. In 1995 McPherson was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Copyright © 1996 by The Atlantic Monthly Company. All rights reserved. |
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