Along with a new story by William Faulkner, the authors of the 1996 edition include Robert Olen Butler, Moira Crone, Janice Daugharty, J. D. Dolan, Ellen Douglas, Kathy Flann, Tim Gautreaux, David Gilbert, Marica Guthridge, Jill McCorkle, Robert Morgan, Tom Paine, Susan Perabo, Annette Sanford, and Lee Smith.