A former Poet Laureate of Alabama (2017-2021), Jennifer Horne is also the author of three collections of poems, Bottle Tree, Little Wanderer, and Borrowed Light, In addition to poetry, she is the author a collection of short stories, Tell the World You’re a Wildflower and a biography of the writer Sara Mayfield, Odyssey of a Wandering Mind: The Strange […]
Welcome to new Associate Editor Jennifer Lewis
September 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Southern Literary Review welcomes Jennifer Lewis as its newest Associate Editor. Lewis is an English Instructor at Marshall University and an Editorial Assistant for Mountain State Press. As a student, she earned her BA in Theatre and MA in English at Marshall. She’s had her work published in the 2023 and 2024 issues of Et […]
Gwaltney to lead Pat Conroy Literary Center
August 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
The Pat Conroy Literary Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Gwaltney as its new Executive Director. A nonprofit executive and critically acclaimed author, Gwaltney brings more than 25 years of mission-driven leadership and community service, along with a deep personal connection to the work and legacy of Pat Conroy. A lifelong resident […]
Blair Lee Lunn
August 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Blair Lee Lunn is a writer and educator from North Carolina and the author of Emergence (Bottlecap Press). Her interests in reading and study include the craft of writing, speculative fiction, and queer and multicultural American literature. Among other places, her writing has appeared in American Short Fiction, The Sun, and The Masters Review Anthology. […]
Trillium Meeks
July 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Trillium Meeks has loved stories – whether in books, on the screen, or in song form – for as long as she can remember. She defines the epochs of her life by what she was obsessively reading as much as by where she was living. She graduated from Auburn University with a degree in English […]