Writing Samples

Read more about Carrie Rollwagen’s previous work by exploring the writing samples below. Or read an excerpt from her book, The Localist.

I interviewed author Patrick deWitt about his books The Sisters Brothers and Undermajordomo Minor.

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For Innovators Changing the South, I profiled 50 southerners — from musicians to scientists — for Southern Living

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Shop Small: A Year Spent Buying Locally is a personal essay I wrote for Birmingham Magazine

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I put together profiles of the South’s Most Unique Indie Bookstores for Southern Living

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I interviewed author Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project, for BookPage

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I contributed an essay to The Future of Birmingham, a collection by various authors

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I researched and wrote about the Best Places to Retire for Southern Living

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I wrote a first-person piece about my Secret Travel Weapon for Shipt, a grocery-delivery app

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I researched and wrote about the South’s Best College Towns for Southern Living

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I reviewed the novel Loner by Teddy Wayne for BookPage

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I reviewed the book The Boat Rocker by Ha Jin for BookPage

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I interviewed Southern shop owners and edited their responses for Southern Bookseller Recommended Reads for Southern Living

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I compiled this list of the best Southern books of 2016 for Southern Living.

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I contributed to and wrote for this list of historical fiction books set in the South for Southern Living.