Join museum director, Dr. Cindy Lovell, for an engaging writers' workshop in the town that inspired Twain's greatest writings.  We will use some of Mark Twain's own advice to writers for jumping off points on a variety of writing topics.  Writers' workshops are a great place to share your writer's voice and share in the camaraderie of other writers.  We will write, share, laugh, cry, think, and write some more.  No other location offers such a unique setting as the hometown of America's greatest writers.  

Lovell has published numerous articles and essays, text book chapters and two children’s novels, Rachel Mason Hears the Sound and Not This Sunday.  She is presently working on a two-volume encyclopedia titled All Things Twain for Greenwood Press.  Lovell and museum curator, Henry Sweets, have hosted two weeklong writing workshops for young authors.  This generated many requests from adults to offer something similar. “We’ll begin with these one-day workshops and see if there is an interest in expanding them into something like a writers’ weekend at some point,” Lovell said.  “For now it will be interesting to use Mark Twain’s writing advice as a jumping off point for writers.  It will be fun.” 

Participants are asked to call 573-221-9010, ext. 401 to reserve a place in the workshop.  Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.