''Bayou'' is a major American

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

based at the

University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...

. The magazine was established in 2002 and is published on a biannual basis. It features poetry, fiction, essays and the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest. ''Bayou'' published through the dislocations surrounding the aftermath of

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

.New Orleans Times-Picayune, December 15, 2005 Work that has appeared in ''Bayou'' has been short-listed for the

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

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Jacob M. Appel Jacob M. Appel (born February 21, 1973) is an American author, poet, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic.Nagamatsu, Sequoia "A Few Words with the Ubiquitous Jacob M. Appel" ''Prince Mincer'' Journal http://primemincer.com/ confirmed ...

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Sean Beaudoin Sean Beaudoin is an American writer. Biography Beaudoin is the author of the Young Adult novels ''Going Nowhere Faster'', ''Fade To Blue'', ''You Killed Wesley Payne'', ''The Infects'', and ''Wise Young Fool''. He has a collection of adult short ...

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Mark Doty Mark Doty (born August 10, 1953) is an American poet and memoirist best known for his work ''My Alexandria.'' He was the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008. Early life Mark Doty was born in Maryville, Tennessee to Lawrence an ...

; Marilyn Hacker; Lyn Lifshin; Timothy Liu;

Virgil Suarez Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...

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Tom Whalen Tom Whalen (born October 28, 1948) is an American writer and scholar. Education and career Whalen graduated from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) in 1970 with a B.A. in English, and earned a M.A. in writing from Hollins College (Virginia ...

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