Archibald Rutledge (1883–1973) was South Carolina’s most prolific writer and the state’s first poet laureate. His nature writings garnered him the prestigious John Burroughs Medal.
Jim Casada has written or edited more than forty books, contributed to many others, and authored some five thousand magazine articles. Casada has edited five Rutledge anthologies - Hunting and Home in the Southern Heartland, Tales of Whitetails, America’s Greatest Game Bird, Carolina Christmas, and Bird Dog Days, Wingshooting Ways. A past president of the South Carolina Outdoor Writers Association, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Casada has been honored with more than 150 regional and national writing awards. He serves as editor at large for Sporting Classics magazine.
Charles W. Waring III has edited, published, and written prefaces for four books, the last of which was The Way It Was in Charleston published by Evening Post Books. Waring has written numerous features, short stories, poems, and editorials on conservation, hunting, and fishing and he is the founder, editor, and publisher of the Charleston Mercury newspaper.
Stephen Chesley is a semi-abstract artist working primarily in oils, charcoal, and metal. His work has been featured in a number of solo and group exhibitions.
