Meet authors who were born in South Carolina. Learn about their books and writing process.

Nathalie Dupree | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Ms. Dupree is the author of 14 best-selling cookbooks, selling over half a million copies, and host of over 300 TV shows, which have aired on PBS, The Learning Channel and The Food Network over a span...
Lois Battle | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Lois Battle comes to us from Beaufort, S.C., a beautiful coastal town. She shared the importance of learning from your prior writing, reading others work and integrating the five senses into the story...
Tamar Myers | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Of Amish background, Tamar Myers now lives in our state and is the author of several Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries, including Custard’s Last Stand , The Hand that Rocks the Ladle , Between a Wok and...
Nancy Rhyne | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Nancy Rhyne resides in the capital city of South Carolina, after spending most of her adult life in the Lowcountry of our state. She began writing as a way to overcome a horrible experience she had in...
Anthony Varallo | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Anthony Varallo lives in Charleston and, since 2005, has been teaching at the College of Charleston. In 2008 he won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for Out Loud . He is the author of three collections...
Jack Bass | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Jack Bass has authored or co-authored seven nonfiction books about the American South. His works focus on Southern politics, race relations and the role of law in shaping the civil rights era. With a...
Kathryn Wall | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Kathryn Wall wrote her first story at the age of six and then decided to take a few decades off! After growing up in a small town in northeastern Ohio and attending college in both Ohio and...