Photograph of Venus flytrap plants by Elizaveta Mitenkova

In this 28th edition of Waccamaw, the Nigerian poet Fasasi Abdulrosheed Oladipupo unpacks the meaning of “ambit,” defined as “a sphere of action, expression, or influence,” in Merriam-Webster. It’s a fitting word for this issue, which features winners of the South Carolina Creative Sociology Competition. The competition invited written works from undergraduate and graduate student writers across the state who are committed to taking action for social justice by addressing challenges such as those facing Black Children, the global climate, school libraries, and more. Other works in this issue express the lasting effects of abusive fathers on families, and the trauma of car accidents experienced by expectant mothers. All of the works in this issue of Waccamaw illuminate the broad range of influences on the human experience, from difficult themes of identity, borders, and family to more uplifting themes of rekindled romance, marital bonds, and carnivorous plants.

Issue 28

Editorial Team
Nonfiction Editor: Amy Singleton
Poetry Editor: Brittany Davis
Poetry Editor: Kathryn Feazel-Kwiatkowski
Fiction Editor: Patty Smith
Assistant Editor: Lilith Yurkin

Faculty Editors
Editor-in-Chief: Colin Foote Burch
Digital Content Coordinator: Alli Crandell
Copyeditor: Rose Pleasant
Poetry Editor: Amira Hanafi
Fiction Editor: Joshua Cross
Nonfiction Editor: Lane Osborne
Assistant Nonfiction Editor: Sara Sobota

S.C. Creative Sociology Writing Competition
Contest Organizer: Lisa Winters, PhD
Lead Editor: Joshua Cross, PhD
Judge: Amber Wheeler Bacon
Judge: Derrick Bracey
Judge: Todd Madigan
Judge: Ami Stearns
 
 
Photograph by Elizaveta Mitenkova