Alexe van Beuren grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She moved to Water Valley, Miss., in 2006 with husband Kagan Coughlin of Vermont.

Mississippi born, raised and educated, Anna has a deep appreciation and hunger for the South’s rich stories.

Anne Martin grew up in Greenville, the middle of the hot tamale epicenter.

Ben Bryant is an attorney who lives in Jackson, but he's previously written for audiences wider than judges and other lawyers.  Ben worked during…

Boyce is a writer and editor focused on stories about how people shape places — and how places shape up.

A Columbia, Miss., native, Camille is a freelance writer and public relations executive in New Orleans.

Cynthia worked at newspapers in Alabama and Mississippi for 30 years, most recently as features editor of The Clarion-Ledger.

Elizabeth Grey is a native of Hattiesburg. She grew up writing short stories for fun and turned that passion into a degree in journalism from the…

G.E. lives in Starkville, where he presents a bi-monthly blues radio show as part of WMSV’s The Juke. G.E.

Gordon, a Vicksburg resident, was a historian, author, storyteller and a former curator of the Old Court House Museum in Vicksburg.

Hicks Wogan is a freelance writer based in his hometown of New Orleans. He has written for The Times-Picayune, The Advocate and New Orleans Magazine.

Jennie was born in Portsmouth, Va., and moved every two years throughout her childhood. She works to support the U.S.

Jim Beaugez is a Mississippi-based writer whose work has been published by Rolling Stone, Smithsonian, Oxford American, Garden & Gun, Guitar…

A Forest native, Kate taught English composition at Mississippi State University and holds English degrees from Ole Miss and MSU.

Lana hails from Mechanicsville, Va., and is a senior journalism major at the University of Mississippi.

LaReeca has spent more than 20 years as a Mississippi journalist, including a decade as a features writer at The Clarion-Ledger.

A native of Grenada, Leslie received a bachelor of arts in English from Mississippi College and taught junior high and high school students in Biloxi…

Lisa is a freelance writer from Grenada. She is a regular contributor to several publications throughout Mississippi.

A native of McComb, Maggie started writing for her hometown newspaper at 13.

Mary Margaret Halford is a Vicksburg native and graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Scott is a writer/researcher for the Mississippi Blues Trail, the host of Highway 61 on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and a music columnist for The…

A Peekskill, N.Y., native and University of Southern Mississippi journalism graduate, Sean has spent more than 25 years in newspapers.

Sherry Lucas is a veteran feature writer in Jackson whose stories spread the word on Mississippi’s food, arts, culture and communities.

Stan spent 31 years as a sports writer in Hattiesburg, 24 of them at The Hattiesburg American, before becoming sports information director at Pearl…

Susan has been writing professionally for newspapers, magazines, business journals and trade publications from her home in Madison for more than two…

A Texas native who fell for Mississippi on her first visit in 1996, Susan spent 30 years as a newspaper reporter and editor, including more than a…

Tracy is a native of Edison, N.J., who now lives in Oxford. Since graduating with a double major in creative writing and literature from Eckerd…

Lauchlin Fields began her career as a staff writer at The Vicksburg Post.