American South / Appalachia

Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Mary Kay

Andrews

Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author

Atlanta, GA

Emily

Bingham

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

Jeffrey

Blount

Award Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Patti

Callahan Henry

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Wiley

Cash

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Therese Anne

Fowler

Bestselling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Friends & Fiction

Best Selling Southern Novelists

South Carolina, Florida, Atlanta

Leigh Ann

Henion

New York Times Bestselling Author

Boone, NC

Silas

House

Bestselling Novelist

Lexington, KY

Rebecca Gayle

Howell

Award Winning Poet

Fayetteville, AR

Sadeqa

Johnson

New York Times Bestselling Author

Richmond, VA

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

David

Joy

Award Winning Novelist

Charlotte, NC

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Memphis, TN

Natalie

Lloyd

Bestselling Author

Chattanooga, TN

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Charleston, SC

Jayne Anne

Phillips

Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction

Boston, MA

Ron

Rash

Novelist & Poet

Charlotte, NC

Kim Michele

Richardson

Award Winning Author

Louisville, KY

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Courtney

Stevens

Young Adult Novelist

Nashville, TN

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

Candacy

Taylor

Award Winning Cultural Documentarian

New York, NY

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Lisa

Wingate

Novelist

Dallas, TX

Kristy

Woodson Harvey

Bestelling Novelist

Raleigh, NC