John W Macilroy

Retired from the law, business, and teaching, MacIlroy began writing short fiction a decade ago. He was a Finalist in both the 2021 Coker Fiction Fellowship and Excellence in Southern Lowcountry Writing competitions for "The Man Inside;" Winner ofthe 2021 Amy Munnell Prize for "Three Buses;" and a "Best of 2019 Short Story" selection from Y'all Magazine for "Duke's." Whatever Happens, Probably Will was named a Finalist in the 2022 International Book Awards, and in 2024 the collection was included as one of four collections in the Forbes Magazine List of "The 25 Greatest Short Stories of All Time."