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Allison Wyss

Allison Wyss is the author of the short story collection, Splendid Anatomies (Veliz Books, 2022), which was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award. Her stories, essays, reviews, and interviews have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Cincinnati Review, Water~Stone Review, Wigleaf, Lit Hub, and many other places. Some of her ideas about the craft of fiction can be found in a monthly column she writes for the Loft Literary Center, where she also teaches classes. Find her at https://allisonwyss.com.

Interviews

Allison Wyss

Jan 13, 2026

Embracing Constraint through the Expansion of Going Deeper: A Conversation with Tayyba Kanwal

“I think “escape” does work in that we all need to escape our constraints. How we escape them is the question. Do you escape by breaking down the structures? Or do you escape control by finding ways to accomplish what…
Interviews

Allison Wyss

Nov 7, 2025

Joining the World: A Conversation with Patricia Lockwood

“A lot of pandemic novels were about a place where everyone could get away from it and not directly have to deal. I totally understand that, but as a person who was writing about it from the very beginning, probably…
Interviews

Allison Wyss

Jun 2, 2025

Chaos Seeps Into Order: A Conversation with Maria Reva

If you can laugh about a difficult situation, laugh in your aggressor’s face, it gives you a sense of power.