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--The Faulkner/PEN awards were
recently announced, and SLR would like to congratulate all the
finalists in the prestigious event, especially, Ha Jin, this year's
recipient and author of
War Trash.
Author,
Steve Yarbrough was a
top five finalist for his novel,
Prisoners of War. We talked with Steve about his novel,
his other works, how it is for a native Mississippian to live in
California for so long. We also talked with Steve about the new novel he
just finished.
Check out our
interview with Steve!
Southern Literary
Review has a lot of new things, including an extensive new part of
the site, where readers can browse southern
literature state-by-state. So far, we have particularly
strong literary presence appearing in
Mississippi,
Tennessee and
North Carolina. Take a
look, and let us know if your favorite southern literary figure
isn't represented in their home state!
We also have some great bargains in the
Southern Breeze Bookstore
that we
found for you and some fabulous selections for Spring.
Spread
out the blanket, take a picnic basket and don't forget to pack one
of our editor's picks for this month....
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New On the Site!
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State-of-the-Month ~
South Carolina
South
Carolina is home to great writers like
Pat Conroy and William Price
Fox, and is also the source of many of our southern traditions
and styles. As the eighth state to join the union, South Carolina
has a rich history of southern culture as well as a history of
influencing the culture and pastimes of all of the United States.
Did you
know?
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The
first shots of the Civil War were fired in Charleston Harbor on
April 12, 1861.
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Golf
was first played in the U.S. in Charleston, S.C. The South Carolina
Golf Club was formed in 1786 and was the first golf club in the
United States.
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Yellow jessamine, the state flower, is a climbing vine that
grows wild on trees and fences. Its sweet-smelling yellow
flowers bloom early in the spring.
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South Carolina appointed the first African-American
Associate Justice of a state supreme court - J.J. Wright,
February 2, 1870.
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The Nation's only commercial tea farm, American Classic Tea,
is located on Wadmalaw Island near Charleston.
See
SLR's South Carolina page.
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Editor’s
Picks
for a warm breezy weekend outdoors!
Buy the book, or the CD!
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Congratulations to
Cleve Latham
of Chattanooga, TN!
He won Dan Wallace's novel, Watermelon King!
See our
interview with Wallace
and our
review
of Watermelon King!
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South
Carolina
Literature
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