Hey! I’m Audrey, and I am an award-winning published author with a more than 25 years of experience freelance writing.
If you’re an editor and would like me to write for your publication or media outlet, please email me at audrey@audreyatkinswriter.com.
My book is called They Call Me Orange Juice , and it was published in April 2019. Read the Blue Ink Review! It says, in part that
… by embracing the Southern clichés we expect, Atkins routinely turns them on their heads, offering us a more complete picture.
Print and Online
Publications I have written for include:
- The Washington Post
- The Bitter Southerner Folklore Project
- Reckon South
- It’s a Southern Thing / This Is Alabama / Alabama Media Group
- Mobile Bay Magazine
- Birmingham Magazine
Here are some samples of my work:
“Fashion designer Billy Reid: ‘The people of Alabama will rally around to support someone’,” This Is Alabama
“Discover the Great Alabama 650, the Crown Jewel of Paddling,” Seek Alabama
“After two pandemic years, ‘Folly chasing Death’ takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning,” The Washington Post, Opinions
“I turned to local growers during the pandemic. It took me back to my roots,” The Washington Post, Opinions
“What’s so funny about my Southern accent?” and “Will I ever wear shoes again? Dressing for work post-pandemic,” Reckon South
“There are a few basic rules of Mardi Gras etiquette that everyone should know, y’all,” “Light the Yule log, y’all: Imagining a Southern winter solstice,” “This gas station meat-and-three serves up Southern cooking and hospitality,” and “The story of bean pie, a simple dish with a complicated past,” It’s a Southern Thing
“Love and Collards“, “Talking with the Dead,” and more, Mobile Bay Magazine (monthly 2019-present)
“Under the Table with Brother,” The Bitter Southerner Folklore Project
“The Woods,” The Birmingham Arts Journal
“Pet-friendly Travel,” “From Your Own Back Yard,” and “The 5 Food Groups of Picky Eaters,” for Lipstick
Voiceover Work
If you need an authentic South Alabama accent, I’d love to voice your audio or video productions. In this video, I narrate the life of an Alabama oyster.