Today’s writers are reshaping the landscape of Southern literature.
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Her latest novel,A Wonderful Stroke of Luckwas published in 2019.
Berry was born in Henry County, Kentucky, and still lives in his home state.
The book was awarded the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
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Jericho Brown
Jericho Brown is a poet and writer from Shreveport, Louisiana.
His earlier work includesPlease(2008),The New Testament(2014).
Casey Cep
Casey Cep grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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She is based inMississippi, where she teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Mississippi.
She has been awarded a Pushcart Prize and has also been included inThe Best American PoetrySeries.
Yaa Gyasi
The writer Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and grew up in Huntsville, Alabama.
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She was also named one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 in 2016.
Her most recent novel, Transcendent Kingdom,was published in 2020.
Hayes is currently a professor on the faculty at New York University.
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Brandon Hobson
Brandon Hobson’s most recent book isThe Removed(2021).
His 2018 novelWhere the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction.
Hobson’s other books includeDeep Ellum(2014) andDesolation of Avenues Untold(2015).
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His literary work also includes nonfiction, short stories, essays, and plays.
He lives in Kentucky.
Her work has appeared inThe Paris ReviewandOxford American.She currently lives in Mississippi.
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Her forthcoming collection of essays is calledBomb Shelter(2022).
Russell grew up in Miami, Florida, and now lives in Oregon.
Smith currently lives in North Carolina.
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His upcoming novel isSalvage This World,which will be published in 2023.
Laurel Snyder
Laurel Snyder is a poet and children’s book author from Baltimore, Maryland.
Her 2017 book,Orphan Island,was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
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Snyder currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her most recent book isFrench Braid,a novel published in 2022.
Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward was born in California and grew up in DeLisle, Mississippi.
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He is currently on the creative writing faculty at The Ohio State University.
His work includes novels as well as memoirs, short stories, and essays.
Wilson currently teaches creative writing at Sewanee: The University of the South.
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His most recent novel isNow Is Not the Time To Panic,which was published in 2022.
De’Shawn Charles Winslow
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