Publications, Lectures, Interviews and MORE

Interview with City Lights and Lois Reitzes about the William Gay’s artwork and the Revival: Lost Southern Voices, March 20, 2023.

To listen: City Light Interview

“The Dark Tourist” An essay on Dark Tourism by Dawn Major

WELL READ Magazine October 2023 Issue No. 15

“The Boardwalk,” Short Memoir by Dawn Major

(Print: WELL READ Magazine’s Best of 2023 Anthology)

WELL READ MAGAZINE July 2023 Issue No. 12

“A Round Table Discussion with Team Gay”

WELL READ Magazine December 2022 Issue No. 5

“Mystery Outside the Frame: An Analysis of William Gay’s Literary Landscapes”

WELL READ Magazine November 2022 Issue No. 20

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in William Gay’s Works”

WELL READ Magazine October 2022 Issue No. 19

“Remembering William Gay with Team Gay”

WELL READ Magazine September 2022 Issue No. 18

Stories from the Attic by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB 50-WORD OR LESS WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE 2021 WINNER

Insects dip in and out on fat green leaves while the sun and wind gently waltz the dance of drying laundry. Rain showers, a nap, the aroma of a well-loved home. Mother Earth makes no demands but that you breathe, drink, chew, swallow what she gives you freely.

“Nativity,” A Classic Christmas Short Story by Dawn Major

Elder Moutain: A Journal of Ozark Studies (Missouri West University, West Plains

“Best Friends Forever,” a Haunted Short Story by Dawn Major

GEORGIA GOTHIC, Stories from the dark side of the South. Available at: AMAZON, PUBSHARE, APPLE BOOKS, BARNES & NOBLE, OR RAKUTEN KOBO.

“Walking with Strangers” Short Weird Fiction by Dawn Major

**Springer Mountain Press Summer Slasher Anthology Vol. I**

Fugitives of the Heart by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

*William Gay, photo taken by Michael White*

Southern Literary Review

“Condensed Careers, Poetry, Scandal, and Southern Gothic,” Dawn Major presents on William Gay at the Lost Southern Voices Festival

*“The Lightpainter” by William Gay*

Lost Southern Voices Festival

“A Window into William Gay: A Southern Author, A Southern Painter” an Essay about Gay’s paintings and prose by Dawn Major

**Five Points, Vol. 19, no. 3:**
**NOTE:** Cover image painted by William Gay. This edition includes an interview with the William Gay lead archivist and biographer, J.M. White and William Gay, and seven images Gay’s paintings as well as an image of his map of fictional world.

An interview with Dawn Major about Southern Author, William Gay with Five Points PODCAST

The Five Points Podcast Episode No. 2, Vol. 19, Issue No. 3

“The Attic Dreams of William Gay,” An introduction by Dawn Major to William Gay’s “The Dream”

James Dickey Review Vol. 35, 2019

melodically challenged (2019-2020): Student Radio Poetry & Alternative Music

In collaboration with GSU and Album 88.5, melodically challenged is a weekly radio show plays the best in contemporary poetry, traditional, and avant-garde poetry, and alternative music revolving around a theme.

“The Witching Hour” (Oct. 2019); “Villains” (March 2020); “Bad to the Bone” (July 2020)

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in the Works of William Gay” presented by Dawn Major

New Voices Graduate Conference was created in 2012 by graduate students for graduate students. The conference is affiliated with, organized, and funded by Georgia State University’s Graduate English Association (GEA) with the goal of helping graduate students gain confidence and public speaking experience. Each conference revolves around an interdisciplinary theme which changes year-to-year. The goal of the conference is to lead intersecting discussions of art and science that unearth new research ideas and innovative methodologies. These discussions will provide feedback for future research and future presentation that encourage participants to continue on their unearthing journey.

“The Bystanders,” A Short Story by Dawn Major

Sanctuary, The Interdisciplinary Arts Magazine of Reinhardt University, 2018

2017 Recipient of the James Dickey Fellowship Awarded to Dawn Major

James Dickey Review: Vol. 34

Dawn Major is the 2017 selection for the assistant editor position at the James Dickey Review

“The Annual Picnic” Summer Lovin’ themed Short Story by Dawn Major

Sediments Literary-Arts Journal

DAWN MAJOR

Publications, Lectures, Interviews and MORE

Interview with City Lights and Lois Reitzes about the William Gay’s artwork and the Revival: Lost Southern Voices, March 20, 2023.

“The Dark Tourist” An essay on Dark Tourism by Dawn Major

“The Boardwalk,” Short Memoir by Dawn Major

“A Round Table Discussion with Team Gay”

“Mystery Outside the Frame: An Analysis of William Gay’s Literary Landscapes”

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in William Gay’s Works”

“Remembering William Gay with Team Gay”

Stories from the Attic by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB 50-WORD OR LESS WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE 2021 WINNER

“Nativity,” A Classic Christmas Short Story by Dawn Major

“Best Friends Forever,” a Haunted Short Story by Dawn Major

“Walking with Strangers” Short Weird Fiction by Dawn Major

Fugitives of the Heart by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

“Condensed Careers, Poetry, Scandal, and Southern Gothic,” Dawn Major presents on William Gay at the Lost Southern Voices Festival

“A Window into William Gay: A Southern Author, A Southern Painter” an Essay about Gay’s paintings and prose by Dawn Major

An interview with Dawn Major about Southern Author, William Gay with Five Points PODCAST

“The Attic Dreams of William Gay,” An introduction by Dawn Major to William Gay’s “The Dream”

melodically challenged (2019-2020): Student Radio Poetry & Alternative Music

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in the Works of William Gay” presented by Dawn Major

“The Bystanders,” A Short Story by Dawn Major

2017 Recipient of the James Dickey Fellowship Awarded to Dawn Major

“The Annual Picnic” Summer Lovin’ themed Short Story by Dawn Major

“Get Inspired,” An Artist Profile about Steven Lester by Dawn Major

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Publications, Lectures, Interviews and MORE

Interview with City Lights and Lois Reitzes about the William Gay’s artwork and the Revival: Lost Southern Voices, March 20, 2023.

“The Dark Tourist” An essay on Dark Tourism by Dawn Major

“The Boardwalk,” Short Memoir by Dawn Major

“A Round Table Discussion with Team Gay”

“Mystery Outside the Frame: An Analysis of William Gay’s Literary Landscapes”

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in William Gay’s Works”

“Remembering William Gay with Team Gay”

Stories from the Attic by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

ATLANTA WRITERS CLUB 50-WORD OR LESS WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE 2021 WINNER

“Nativity,” A Classic Christmas Short Story by Dawn Major

“Best Friends Forever,” a Haunted Short Story by Dawn Major

“Walking with Strangers” Short Weird Fiction by Dawn Major

Fugitives of the Heart by William Gay, A Review by Dawn Major

“Condensed Careers, Poetry, Scandal, and Southern Gothic,” Dawn Major presents on William Gay at the Lost Southern Voices Festival

“A Window into William Gay: A Southern Author, A Southern Painter” an Essay about Gay’s paintings and prose by Dawn Major

An interview with Dawn Major about Southern Author, William Gay with Five Points PODCAST

“The Attic Dreams of William Gay,” An introduction by Dawn Major to William Gay’s “The Dream”

melodically challenged (2019-2020): Student Radio Poetry & Alternative Music

“A Southern Mythology: An Exploration of the Supernatural in the Works of William Gay” presented by Dawn Major

“The Bystanders,” A Short Story by Dawn Major

2017 Recipient of the James Dickey Fellowship Awarded to Dawn Major

“The Annual Picnic” Summer Lovin’ themed Short Story by Dawn Major

“Get Inspired,” An Artist Profile about Steven Lester by Dawn Major

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