Red Dirt Forum: A Journal of Contemporary Literature is a biannual soft cover publication that focuses upon contemporary American Southern literature and music. Each issue contains an author interview and features a noteworthy musician and/or band, along with poetry, prose and cross-genre works. Both established and emerging voices are included in each issue. This issue includes music lyrics and an interview with Shawna Russell, an author interview with Lara Bernhardt, poetry and prose by Nancy Dillingham, Carl Sennhenn, Suzanne Hudson, John Dorroh, Patricia Taylor, Joe Formichella, William Bernhardt, and others.