Foster Dickson is a writer, editor, and teacher in Montgomery, Alabama. His work has centered on the American South, Generation X, the arts and humanities, education, sustainability, and social justice, with special attention to telling neglected or forgotten stories.

Current projects

A history of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, 1873 – 2023

Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore

level:deepsouth— for Generation X

The Fitzgerald Museum’s Literary Contest and Zelda Award

Welcome to Eclectic (blog)

Other Projects

curriculum guide for Alabama in Fourteen Foods (2019)

Chasing Ghosts (family history, 2013 – 2019)

Patchwork: A Chronicle of Alabama in the New South (2009 – 2010)

See the Books page for more of Foster’s work