Word of South: A Festival of Literature and Music

April 21-23 Word of South in Tallahassee, FL Word of South – A Festival of Literature and Music (wordofsouthfestival.com)

A Conversation on the April Read of the month: “The Bystanders” by Dawn Major

Southern Literary Review congratulates Associate Editor Dawn Major on the publication of her debut novel, The Bystanders (Mooncove Press, 2023). SLR’s Editor Donna Meredith and Associate Editor Claire Matturro discuss Dawn Major’s novel, The Bystanders.   DM: The first chapter begins with the archetype of a stranger coming to town. In this case, the strangers […]

Red Clay Conference

Helping & Inspiring Writers Since 2009 (redclayconference.org)

Michael David Blanchard interviews Mary Gilliland  

This is an excerpt of an interview conducted by Michael David Blanchard, editor of Slant, a journal of poetry produced by the University of Central Arkansas. This excerpt appears here with the specific permission of Blanchard, also a poet and an adjunct professor at UCA. Mary Gilliland’s newest book of poetry is The Devil’s Fools, […]

Spring 2023 Writing Class With Meredith Sue Willis

This six session Novel (and other prose narrative) Writing Class is appropriate both for beginners and for those who want to restart or gain momentum with their projects. The cost is $360. The class runs 6 Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Eastern: March 1, 2023 March 8, 2023 March 15, 2023 March 22, 2023 March 29, […]

Revival: Lost Southern Voices Festival

Registration required. Visit georgiacenterforthebook.org/rlsv for more information.