Hemingway-Pfeiffer to Offer Writing Retreat for Veterans
May 16, 2015
PIGGOTT – In 1928, Ernest Hemingway penned portions of one of the most enduring war
novels in American literature, A Farewell to Arms, at the home of his second wife
Pauline Pfeiffer in Piggott, Arkansas. Hemingway’s studio is now the site of an all-expenses-paid
weekend, writing retreat for veterans, Friday through Sunday, July 24-26.
The retreat offers military veterans from or living in Arkansas the opportunity to
work on personal creative writing, share their work, receive feedback and interact
with others interested in writing. The retreat is structured to be interactive, a
time when friendships are formed, craft is honed and creativity is enhanced. It is
also a time for private writing.
Dr. Rob Lamm, director of English Education at Arkansas State University, will serve
as mentor for the retreat. Highlights of his career include serving as a visiting
professor at the University of Notre Dame, directing the Northeast Arkansas Writing
Project, editing the literary magazine Arkansas Anthology and mentoring writers’ retreats
at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Educational Center.
He presents on many subjects, including “Visual Arguments,” “Humor Writing,” “Writing
Poetry” and other forms of creative writing. Wadsworth Publishers, Cengage Learning,
published the second edition of his college-level textbook “Dynamic Argument.”
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,
email adamlong@astate.edu or call the museum at (870) 598-3487.
This retreat is held in partnership with the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
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