Our Purpose

The Southern Literary Review celebrates southern authors and their contributions to American literature.  We feature classic southern writers who have defined southern literature, such as Zora Neale Hurston and William Faulkner.  SLR also profiles and interviews modern novelists such as Tom Wolfe and Wendell Berry and emerging southern writers such as Daniel Wallace and Sue Monk Kidd.  With hundreds pages of original content, we are dedicated to offering quality information about America’s southern authors, and their works.  Peruse our excellent book reviews on new southern novels as well as the classics of southern literature.

SLR was founded in 2004 by Jamie Cox Robertson, an author, editor, and teacher.  With an overhaul of the site in Spring 2009, SLR has now invited several contributors to join in producing fresh content on a regular basis, so there will always be something new to see here.  Julie Cantrell became editor in 2010.

Contact

The Editor, Julie Cantrell, can be contacted at julie.cantrell@southernlitreview.com.   Other contributors may be contacted at the addresses specified on their bios.

Contributors

SLR is always looking for talented writers and serious readers to contribute to this site.  Please contact the Editor, Julie Cantrell, at julie.cantrell@southernlitreview.com, and include a sample review of a book.

Publisher Guidelines

We are happy to review newly-released books, profile emerging southern authors, and interview them.  Thousands of dollars worth of books are sold on our website monthly, and we have a growing mailing list of readers that are eager for recommendations.  Feel free to contact the contributors directly at the addresses specified on their bios, or contact the Editor, Julie Cantrell, at julie.cantrell@southernlitreview.com.

For expedited review, please include:

• a headshot of the author,
• biographical information, and
• indicate the author’s  availability for an interview.

PLEASE NOTE: While we applaud the efforts of all writers, we do not consider self-published works for review. This includes publishing-on-demand companies like Publish America.  Thank you.

Advertisers and Sponsorships

SLR welcomes inquiries from those who are interested in supporting the site.  Contact the Editor, Julie Cantrell, at julie.cantrell@southernlitreview.com.