The Best American Essays 2013, ed. Cheryl Strayed, named Rolf Potts’ “Tourist Snapshots,” from The Common Issue 03, as a Notable Essay of 2012.
NEWS AND EVENTS
The Common has announced Ben Tamburri ’27 as the 2026-27 David Applefield '78 Fellow, marking the fourth year of the fellowship at Amherst College’s award-winning, open-access literary journal.
NEWS AND EVENTS
The Common has announced Aidan Cooper ’26 as the 2026-27 Literary Editorial Fellow, marking the seventh year of the fellowship at Amherst College’s award-winning, open-access literary journal.
We are thrilled to announce that "The Hare,” written by Ismael Ramos and translated from the Galician by Jacob Rogers, and "Inês" by Joāo Pedro Vala have been selected for the O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction for 2026.
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