Julie Cantrell of Oxford, Mississippi will take over as Editor-in-Chief of Southern Literary Review beginning June 14, 2010. Julie comes to the job a successful author and editor and we are thrilled to have her on board as a manager with new ideas and lots of enthusiasm.

Julie has worked as a freelance writer for nearly a decade, serving as contributing editor for MOMSense magazine and publishing articles about parenting, education, health, and faith across a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, and radio spots. Julie is also the author of two children’s books, God Is with Me Through the Day and God Is with Me through the Night (Zondervan, 2009). Her first  novel, Into the Free will be released in 2012.

Contact Julie at julie.cantrell@southernlitreview.com.

The Southern Literary Review celebrates southern authors and their contributions to American literature.  We feature the classic writers who have defined southern literature, and we highlight emerging authors through interviews, profiles, and book reviews.

Southern States

Southern literature is defined as literature about the South, written by authors who were either brought up in the South, spent many years in the South, or came from southern parents.  But exactly where does the “South” begin and end?  Geographically, the South can reach as far west as Oklahoma and Texas, and as far north as Kentucky, and Virginia.  Some might argue for the inclusion of parts of Illinois, Tennessee, or even Maryland.

Characteristics of southern literature are: (more…)