The Lowcountry Review is an online literary and cultural journal rooted in Beaufort County and the surrounding area, publishing serious writing, visual art, and historical work that reflects and preserves the region’s character.

The quarterly publication seeks to document the creative life of our region, preserving a record of place through writing, visual art, and lived memory. Over time, the journal aims to become a lasting regional publication.

Advisory Board

• Natalie Harvey – Director of Cultural Affairs with the Town of Hilton Head Island
• Luana Graves Sellars – Founder of Lowcountry Gullah
• Lynne Hummell – Former editor of The Hilton Head Sun
• Edith Woods – Award-winning photographer
• Paul Tollefson – Local historian and co-creator of Bluffton: Then and Now
• Alex Yucas – Poet and editor with a dual PhD in poetry and literature
• Aimee Downing – Marketing coordinator/art director
• Louanne LaRoche – Artist, collector, local documentarian
• Kerry Peresta – Author of The Olivia Callahan suspense series
• Susan Diamond Riley – Award-winning author and editor

Review and Editorial Team

Publisher – Anthony Jones

Prose

• Lynne Hummell
• Kerry Peresta
• Susan Diamond Riley
• Alyssa Serrani
• Aimee Downing

Poetry

• Alex Yucas

Visual Art

• Louanne LaRoche
• Edith Woods
• Melissa Jenkins

Local History Storyteller

• Paul Tollefson

Gullah–Geechee Expert

• Luana Graves Sellars

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