INTERNS

Alex DeJoy
Alex is a native of Peachtree City, Georgia, and is currently a junior at the University of Mississippi. Double majoring in Print Journalism and English, in her free time Alex loves to explore the historic, and undoubtedly Southern, city of Oxford. Alex is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and serves as vice president of public relations for Panhellenic Council. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing and blogging at Sparkle and Swoon. At Deep South, Alex will be assisting with social media, graphic design, submissions to Southern Voice and writing about the culture and literary history of Oxford. Follow her on Twitter @abdejoy.

Emily D. Wood
Born and raised in the small Appalachian town of Rainsville, Alabama, Emily has deep, old-fashioned Southern roots and comes from a line of strong, Southern women. She’s currently a senior English major at Troy University’s Dothan Campus, graduating in May 2012. She enjoys writing poetry, short stories, articles and a blog. Emily is also a huge fan of Southern lit (her favorite book is Fannie Flagg’s “Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man”) and will be assisting with Southern Voice submissions, in addition to writing about life in the South, helping to compile Top 10 Events and expand Deep South‘s offerings on Pinterest. Follow her on Twitter @emdeew13.

Kati-Jane Hammet
Based in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and having grown up in Bluffton, Kati-Jane has a bachelor’s degree in theatre and stage design from College of Charleston. There, she minored in creative writing and has also served as a writing consultant at the University of South Alabama and writing fellow at University of South Carolina Beaufort. She’s been published in The Pen, Sense magazine and Deep South (click here to read her poem “Becoming Rain”). Those who attended the joint conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Association this past year in San Antonio may remember her as presenting a paper titled “Foodways, Conservation, and the Global South: New Southern Studies in Garden & Gun Magazine.” As an intern, Kati-Jane will be assisting with Southern Voice submissions and writing about food, movies, travel and literature. Follow her on Twitter @KatiJaneHammet.

Sarah Horton
A senior English major at SUNY Geneseo, located in Western New York, Sarah hails from Florida -New York – that is. Though not born a Southerner, she has a deep love for the South that developed while attending the Youth Theological Initiative program at Emory University in 2007. A small taste of Southern culture (and Chick-fil-A) had her hooked. Sarah is pursuing a career in publishing and, fittingly, loves nothing more than a quiet night and a good book. This is her first internship, and she’ll be bringing an outsider’s perspective to Deep South while writing and blogging about culture, food and literature. Follow her on Twitter @sfhorton317, and read her blog on Tumblr.

Shermika Dunner
Having earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Shermika is a writer with a passion for sweets, sweet tea and shoes. A native of Birmingham, she writes poetry, short stories, a blog and is working on a novel. Her “must do” goals are to become a respected, published writer, revisit Asia and see her name on the bestseller’s list. Shermika claims she doesn’t have a Southern accent, but Northerners beg to differ. At Deep South, she will be writing about travel, food, literature and history, as well as blogging and contributing to the “Southern Voice” section. Follow her on Twitter @shermikad.

CONTRIBUTORS

Beth McKibben
A freelance writer in Atlanta, Georgia, Beth grew up in Connecticut but spent summers in the South with her mother’s family in Alabama. She describes herself as a “half breed,” but does enjoy telling a good story, especially when the subject is her large Southern family. Beth’s love of history and tradition permeates her writing. She feels the South is defined by its agrarian roots, oral tradition and history, which have all enriched the Southern art of storytellin’. At Deep South, Beth will be guest blogging and writing about travel, family and of course storytelling. Visit her blog and follow her on Twitter @TheLazySusan.

Carol Marks
Living in Huntsville, Alabama, Carol is a mother and business manager by day and aspiring writer by night. She’s been published in Southern Family and Rocket Magazine and has written reviews for Dew On the Kudzu. She also writes a blog, is working on a novel and recently attended a creative nonfiction workshop in Memphis. At Deep South, Carol will be guest blogging and telling readers about life in her pocket of Alabama. Follow her on Twitter @camarks and like her on Facebook.