McMullan Young Writers Workshop

McMullan Young Writers Workshop MWW 2026 is June 8-12. Register at mcmullanwritersworkshops.com!

to just a week ago when we lifted up our talented young writers at the McMullan Writers Workshops during the Closing C...
06/18/2026

to just a week ago when we lifted up our talented young writers at the McMullan Writers Workshops during the Closing Ceremony at Millsaps College!

In the McMullan Writers Workshops, students first get to know their faculty as teachers, both in and out of the classroo...
06/12/2026

In the McMullan Writers Workshops, students first get to know their faculty as teachers, both in and out of the classroom. But all of our faculty are working writers, too! We were so excited to spotlight their literary talents in our faculty reading showcase featuring Nadia Alexis Richard Boada Jamie Dickson Unsilenced Woman Shalanda Powell Stanley Amelia Plair and Ellen Ann Fentress!

Creative writing inspiration isn't just on campus at Millsaps College this week, it's all around Jackson in places like ...
06/12/2026

Creative writing inspiration isn't just on campus at Millsaps College this week, it's all around Jackson in places like the Eudora Welty House & Garden , the Mississippi Museum of Arteumart , and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science!

Our week at the McMullan Writers Workshops is only half over and it's already been packed with incredible craft talks! A...
06/11/2026

Our week at the McMullan Writers Workshops is only half over and it's already been packed with incredible craft talks! A panel of poets--Kelly Ellis, Kendall Dunkelberg, and Maria Zoccola--(moderated by MWW alum and Millsaps College alum Lauren Ladner!!!) guided us through a rich discussion of sound and image; Mississippi Free Press founder inspired us to trust our own creative minds to discover real stories; novelist Amy Conner motivated our commitment to craft through community; and poet and Prince scholar C. Liegh McInnis schooled us on the artistry of crafting a star antagonist in our stories. We are blown away!!

Monday's craft talk and Keynote Address at Millsaps College with Lee Durkee blew us all away with his powerful stories a...
06/10/2026

Monday's craft talk and Keynote Address at Millsaps College with Lee Durkee blew us all away with his powerful stories and inspiring advice about writing! It was extra special to have Margaret McMullan with us to kick off this incredible week of creative writing for all of our workshop participants!

Registration for the 2026 McMullan Writers Workshops is open! We hope this feature about one of our alums will inspire y...
02/22/2026

Registration for the 2026 McMullan Writers Workshops is open! We hope this feature about one of our alums will inspire you to join us June 8-12 at Millsaps College. Thanks to Emelia Bosarge for sharing her story with Millsaps College student and fellow workshop alum Ryan Harper!
https://mcmullan.substack.com/p/alumni-spotlight-emelia-bosarge

A couple years ago, a friend of Margaret McMullan and the McMullan Writers Workshops, Scott Saalman, sent an email askin...
12/22/2025

A couple years ago, a friend of Margaret McMullan and the McMullan Writers Workshops, Scott Saalman, sent an email asking how to help support the young writers who join us each summer for an immersive week of creative writing in a residential setting at Millsaps College. Scott's gift created a full scholarship for a young writer to join us in the workshop -- and gave us the idea to create an easy way for others to support Mississippi's young writers. Thank you, Scott!

As Eudora Welty said, "all serious daring starts from within." Join us as we lift up the vision and creativity of our young writers and consider a small gift today! Link in comments or email us at [email protected].

Stay tuned for news about the 2026 workshop, including our keynote speaker announcement and summer workshop registration. Until then, save the date for June 8-12, 2026!

Nostalgic for the magic of summer and the McMullan Writers Workshops?Join us at Millsaps College Friday, September 5, at...
09/04/2025

Nostalgic for the magic of summer and the McMullan Writers Workshops?

Join us at Millsaps College Friday, September 5, at 4pm in the Riggs Reading Room of the Millsaps-Wilson Library for a reception celebrating the opening of a new exhibit featuring the McMullan Writers Workshops!

This “Decade of Daring” retrospective will be on view throughout the fall semester, Sept. 5 - Dec. 19. The Riggs Room is located in the Millsaps-Wilson Library on the campus of Millsaps College, and can be viewed anytime during the Library’s regular operating hours.
https://millsaps.edu/.../millsaps.../library-hours-calendar/

The exhibit showcases images and memorabilia from all ten of the workshops held from 2015 to 2025. We’re thankful to our friends at the Millsaps-Wilson Library for this opportunity to continue our Decade of Daring anniversary celebration!

So grateful to our founder Margaret McMullan whose vision has made this Decade of Daring possible! This article exemplif...
06/24/2025

So grateful to our founder Margaret McMullan whose vision has made this Decade of Daring possible! This article exemplifies the impact the McMullan Young Writers Workshop has had on young writers in our state and region, because it represents the first byline of a workshop alum who attended the first four years in the workshop's history and is now following her dream of a writing career. How's that for full circle! Way to go, Maeve!!! 🤩

https://mississippitoday.org/2025/06/24/mcmullan-young-writers-workshop/

Day 4 was packed with a trip to the and two showcase readings from our incredible faculty members Jamie Dickson Ame...
06/13/2025

Day 4 was packed with a trip to the and two showcase readings from our incredible faculty members Jamie Dickson Amelia Plair !!! 🤩 From our adult cohort to our high school and middle school cohorts, we've been writing hard and playing hard at all week! ✨️📚✨️

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