Henry Hicks IV (he/him) is an American writer and organizer.

With roots planted in the Deep South, Henry’s writing centers the people and communities realizing new visions of what our world can be.

He is an editor at The Oxonian Review. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Nation, Mother Jones, Teen Vogue, In These Times, The Drift, and The Brooklyn Rail, among others. His fiction has been supported by Lambda Literary, Tin House, the Sundress Academy for the Arts, the Oxford Writers’ House, and the Porch. He's led creative writing and political education workshops for PEN America, Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA), the Brookings Institution, the National Press Club, Indivisible, and more.

Henry is a current graduate student at the University of Oxford, where he researches histories of race, democracy, and American social movements. He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College in creative writing and comparative American studies.

He is currently seeking representation for his debut novel.