This week, Salvation South brings you thrilling tales and insightful conversations that explore the darker side of Southern fiction, from seasoned masters to fresh talent.

Mississippi novelist Michael Farris Smith teams up with legendary musician Jimbo Mathus to create a debut album that bridges literature and music.

Southern writers respond to our region’s current troubles with words that offer human healing—and pointed challenges.

From punk rock roots to Americana success, Caleb Caudle discusses his evolution as a songwriter and the path that led to his upcoming Grand Ole Opry debut.

A select few Southern writers create fiction and poetry with equally exquisite skill. This week, the award-winning Kentucky poet Willie Carver publishes his first fiction with us, giving us our first peek at a forthcoming “novel in stories and poems.”

In the latest Salvation South Deluxe podcast, we dive into the history of the U.S. government’s four-headed assault on Native Americans—and how it changed the South.

Salvation South has just opened its new submissions system. Here are the details.

And no, we don’t mean the Georgia Tech football team.

Join Salvation South in an intimate conversation with the prize-winning Alabama poet Jacqueline Allen Trimble.

Your willingness to be a jackass will never make you a man. Writers like South Carolina’s Ray McManus are shredding the futile and stupid myths about what exactly makes a Southern man.

Salvation South will be on vacation for a couple of weeks. Our next batch of new stories is set for July 21.

As we celebrate Pride Month, our editor prays that our beloved South will rise above old ways that bring hate where there should be love.