Betsy Cribb Watson Title: Senior Home and Features Editor Location: Birmingham, Alabama Expertise: Decorating, Entertaining, Style, Culture Betsy is the Senior Home and Features Editor editor at Southern Living. She writes about a potpourri of topics for print and digital, from Southern decorating to easy entertaining and etiquette.Highlights9 years of experience writing and editing stories for print and digital, as well as market editing for gift guides and product round-upsWrites the annual Idea House feature, which highlights our ground-up build in partnership with industry leadersWrites and edits home tours, entertaining stories, and other content about houses and gardensAlso writes features on food traditions, Southern travel, and family businesses for printRepresents Southern Living at trade shows and conferences, like KBIS and The Southern CCoordinated the annual New Southern Tastemakers franchise, a gathering of women entrepreneurs and style mavens, for four yearsPreviously worked as an assistant editor at Coastal Living, where she primarily covered pets and homes Experience Betsy Cribb Watson has worked as Southern Living's senior homes and features editor since 2023. With 9 years of journalism experience, she writes about a potpourri of topics for both print and digital, from home tours to entertaining.She first joined the magazine in 2017 as its style editor, producing fashion round-ups and curating the annual holiday gift guide, a package she still spearheads in her role as features editor.In her time with Southern Living, Betsy helped launch the brand's annual New Southern Tastemakers franchise, a gathering of women entrepreneurs and style mavens that ran for four years. She currently writes and edits home tours, entertaining stories, and other content about interior design and florals, as well as the annual Idea House feature. In addition, she writes and edits a variety of feature stories, which run the gamut from food to travel, and most loves stories that celebrate family traditions and businesses.Previously, Betsy worked as an assistant editor at Coastal Living, where she primarily covered pets and homes.Media Appearances & Mentions: Good Morning America: Great Tips To Host The Perfect Summer PartyFox 5 DC: Super Bowl Party EtiquetteWFLA: Football Party EtiquetteAssociated Press: Halloween Decoration Ideas; Tips for Setting A Great Thanksgiving Table; About Southern Living Southern Living, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, celebrates the food, homes, places, and culture of the South. We reach 7.2 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists and fact checked for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.