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Causes: Arts & Culture, Printing & Publishing
Mission: To explore and celebrate the American South through literature and literary journalism, community-based activites, and outreach initiatives.
Results: The OALP recently forged a partnership with NPR to create an ongoing collaborative project called Southword, which presents thoughtful and textured reporting about the people, places, and trends that are shaping the modern American South. SoLost’s Dave Anderson teams up with NPR's celebrated journalists to go wherever an important or interesting story is unfolding. Together, they produce video and radio pieces that provide timely and artful perspectives on a region that continues to evolve in unexpected ways.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 55,000
Programs: The Oxford American magazine, The Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers, SoLost, Southword