2027 Festival

At UT Martin April 1-3, 2027

the competition

Learn how to enter the 2027 Competition
Deadline: December 1, 2026

membership benefits

Join us for the 2027 Southern Literary Festival

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Member Schools

Delta State University (DSU)

Location:
Cleveland, MS

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,331

Available Undergraduate Programs in English:
B.A. in English // B.A.E. in English Education

English Department Faculty:
Michael Smith, Chair of the Division of Languages and Literature & Associate Professor


Melanie Anderson, Assistant Professor
Karen Bell, Director of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Lauren Coker-Durso, Associate Professor
Judith Coleman, Associate Professor
Steven Cowser, Assistant Professor
Shalando Jones, Instructor
Don Allan Mitchell, Associate Professor
Valarie Morgan, Assistant Professor
Clint Tibbs, Associate Professor
Levi Pressnell, Instructor
Sylma Samuel-Ferreira, Instructor
Maia Elgin Wegmann, Assistant Professor