Betsy Cribb Watson

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.

Highlights

  • 9 years of experience writing and editing stories for print and digital, as well as market editing for gift guides and product round-ups
  • Writes Southern Living's annual Idea House feature, which highlights our ground-up build in partnership with industry leaders and sponsors
  • Writes and edits home tours, entertaining stories, and other content about houses and gardens
  • Also writes features on food traditions, Southern travel, and family businesses for print
  • Represents Southern Living at trade shows and conferences, like KBIS and The Southern C
  • Coordinated the annual New Southern Tastemakers franchise, a gathering of women entrepreneurs and style mavens, for four years
  • Previously 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 Party

NBC Open House TV: Inside the 2024 Southern Living Idea House

Palmetto Life: Southern Living Idea House Opening

WCBD: Southern Living Idea House Opening; Live Midday Broadcast: Southern Living Idea House

Fox 5 DC: Super Bowl Party Etiquette

WFLA: Football Party Etiquette

Associated 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.

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