Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin

A former magazine editor, Elizabeth is a Southern lifestyle writer with more than fifteen years of experience. Her work covering Southern food, arts and culture, travel, and interiors has appeared in the pages of national publications, including Southern Living, Coastal Living, Garden & Gun, and The New York Times, among others.

After graduating from Clemson University in 2008 with a degree in Literature, Elizabeth worked as an intern in the Homes department at Southern Living before accepting a full-time position as an editor at Garden & Gun. For the next decade, Elizabeth researched, reported, wrote, and edited hundreds of stories chronicling life in the contemporary South—topics including historic home renovations, must-visit vacation destinations, up-and-coming designers, master gardeners, award-winning chefs, fine artists, and makers of all types. In 2017, she left Charleston for Nashville, where she began working as an independent writer and freelance editor.