Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum hosts spring Creative Writers' Retreat April 19-21

March 08, 2012
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott has announced dates for its Spring 2012 Creative Writers' Retreat for adults, Thursday-Saturday, April 19-21. The retreat will be held in the Educational Center and the Hemingway Barn-Studio and will offer adults the opportunity to work on personal creative writing under the direction of a professional mentor, Roland Mann, of Oxford, Miss. Registration is $100 by April 2 and $125 thereafter; lunch and breaks are included.

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott has announced dates for its Spring 2012 Creative Writers’ Retreat for adults, Thursday-Saturday, April 19-21. The retreat will be held in the Educational Center and the Hemingway Barn-Studio and will offer adults the opportunity to work on personal creative writing under the direction of a professional mentor.

Roland Mann of Oxford, Miss., will serve as mentor for the retreat. Mann is a former editor with Marvel Comics, journalist, and newspaper editor. He is a talented author and creative writing instructor. Registration is $100 by April 2 and $125 thereafter; lunch and breaks are included.

Creative Writers' Retreats are structured to be interactive, with in-class writing activities, private writing time, and evening activities. Writers contribute stories, poems, and essays to be published on site in a spiral-bound souvenir anthology for each participant. For more information or to receive a brochure, contact Adam Long, assistant director, HPMEC, or call the museum at (870) 598-3487.

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is an Arkansas State University Heritage Site at 1021 W. Cherry Street, Piggott, Arkansas. Tours are on the hour Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.