The editors of The Anthology of Appalachian Writers have announced that they are now accepting submissions for their forthcoming Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume. Submission guidelines are available here. Submit electronic copies of any original, unpublished work of fiction or poetry, for consideration by the editors, to Dr. S. Bailey Shurbutt: sshurbut@shepherd.edu.
The Anthology of Appalachian Writers Now Accepting Submissions
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference
September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
CARY, NC–Boasting scores of independent bookstores, nationally recognized publishers, and the largest population of members in the state, North Carolina’s Research Triangle is the ideal host for the 2012 North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference, November 2-4 at the Embassy Suites in Cary, NC. The annual Fall Conference is North Carolina’s premier literary event and […]
Roger D. Hodge Appointed Editor of The Oxford American
September 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Roger D. Hodge, formerly an editor at Harper’s, has become the second editor of The Oxford American, which has been publishing the best of Southern literature for 20 years now. We at Southern Literary Review applaud this appointment and look forward to Mr. Hodge’s tenure.
August Read of the Month: The Oxford American’s Best of the South 2012 Issue
August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Read of the Month for August is the latest issue of The Oxford American. The issue, subtitled Best of the South 2012, features fiction by Wendell Berry, Tyrone Jaeger, and Addie Citchens; introduces new OA columnist Jesmyn Ward; and offers eclectic essays and commentary on such topics as food, Hilton Head, religion, music, kinship, […]
2012 Louisiana Book Festival
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Louisiana’s world-class celebration of readers, writers and their books will return to Baton Rouge from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday, October 27, 2012. It all takes place at the State Library of Louisiana, the Louisiana State Capitol, the Capitol Park Museum and in tents on neighboring streets. Visit www.LouisianaBookFestival.org
Remembering Harry Crews
June 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On March 28, 2012, the South lost one of its most remarkable, most creative, greatest, crudest, weirdest writers: Harry Crews. He would have celebrated his 77th birthday on June 7. Crews was born and raised in a rural, economically underdeveloped part of Bacon County, Georgia. He was perhaps best known for writing about […]