Renowned Southern Authors to Appear at the Southern Women’s Show on February 27th & 28th

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Friday, February 26th, 2016

The Southern Women’s Show is pleased to announce new this year, a Southern Writers Showcase, which will feature three renowned southern authors including Olivia deBella Byrd, Kim Boykin, and Kristy Woodson Harvey. Attendees will enjoy a special meet-and-greet with these special writers who will also be signing autographs and performing readings on Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, 2016.

Don’t miss a chance to meet a few of the South’s favorite authors at the Southern Women’s Show:

Olivia deBella Byrd: Following in the footsteps of Southern humorists Fanny Flagg and Bailey White, Byrd, a self-described Southern Belle, created a delightful book of personal essays dedicated to delving into the mysteries of the modern Southern Belle, all created from personal experiences. Olivia deBella Byrd is the author of the award winning book Miss Hildreth Wore Brown—Anecdotes of a Southern Belle.  
Appearing:

Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Kim Boykin: Raised in South Carolina, Kim Boykin often visits the lowcountry’s one-stoplight towns and marshy, moss-draped landscapes in her fiction. Boykin’s first novel, 2013’s The Wisdom of Hair, is the story of Zora Adams, a young woman from a tiny South Carolina town who escapes her rough home life by going to beauty school.  Boykin’s latest novel, A Peach of a Pair, follows a young woman, who with the help of two elderly sisters, overcomes the ultimate betrayal!
Appearing:

Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30pm

Kristy Woodson Harvey: Kristy Woodson Harvey’s writing has appeared in numerous publications and websites, including Southern Living, Domino, Our State, and Houzz. Her latest novel, Lies and Other Acts of Love, tells the story of Lynn “Lovey” White and her family. After sixty years of marriage and five daughters, “Lovey” understands all too well that all of us, from time to time, need to use our little white lies.  
Appearing:

Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.