Ben Guest holds a PhD from the University of Mississippi and an MFA from the University of Southern California. His 2021 memoir, Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball: Memoir of a Namibian Odyssey, hit #1 on several Amazon categories. He has a weekly newsletter about writing and creativity at benbo.subtsack.com.
Charlotte Olson
February 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Charlotte Olson, originally from Burlington, NC, lives in Chattanooga TN, where she works at the Chattanooga Public Library. She wears many hats there, but one of her favorites is as the coordinator of a creative writing group called Write & Chatt. She also enjoys travel, reading, baking, and exploring the many cute little towns of […]
Writing opportunities from Julie Cantrell
January 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
THREE big opportunities for YOU to write, publish, and create in 2026. ——————- LAST CALL FOR WOMEN’S WRITING RETREAT IN FRANCE ——————– ONLY 2 spots left! Here’s your last chance to join fellow NYT bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson and me for a week of writing, relaxing, and exploring in beautiful Arcachon, France. If you’ve been needing […]
Rhonda Browning White
January 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Rhonda Browning White gleefully resides in Hickory, NC. Her first novel, Filling the Big Empty, was published in November 2024 by Redhawk Publications. She is editor of The Appalachian Grit Lit Anthology featuring some of our region’s best authors, forthcoming with Redhawk Publications in December 2025. Rhonda received the 2019 Press 53 Award for Short […]
Nick Boone
January 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Boone, Ph.D, teaches American literature and writing at Harding University. He also directs the Writing Center. He has published articles on a wide range of literary figures, from Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe, to D. H Lawrence and William Carlos Williams, to Mark Strand, Rita Dove, and Jorie Graham–and many […]
Mimi Davis
January 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Tales like Little House In The Big Woods, Treasure Island, and the Nancy Drew mysteries first captured Mimi Davis’s attention and established her lifelong love of reading. Mimi pursued this passion further when she earned her BA in English with a minor in German from Delta State University. She enjoys a wide variety of book genres which has […]