I am thrilled to announce that Grace Bonney will be among the judges participating in our Made in the South Awards. We're three weeks away from the August 1st deadline (get those entries in right here!) and I can't wait to discover new Southern talent with her.

Grace (who grew up in Virginia) founded her super successful style blog Design Sponge six years ago. 60,000 daily readers later, she's the country's leading voice for promoting young talent and small businesses online. And that makes her a perfect fit for our inaugural Made in the South Awards program.

Keep spreading the word about the contest and check out Grace's post about the Made in the South Awards here.

To learn more about Grace, click here.

Images of Grace and Design Sponge logo courtesy of designspongeonline.com