Join us for MWW 2026!
The McMullan Writers Workshops will be held on the campus of Millsaps College June 8-12, 2026. Registration for all three workshop cohorts — middle school, high school, and adult writers — will open in February 2026!
The McMullan Writers Workshops are weeklong residential creative writing workshops that take place on the campus of Millsaps College during the summer. Writers in all workshops (middle school, high school, and adult writers) explore fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and literature under the guidance of respected writing instructors, attend craft talks given by writers of national acclaim, and visit sites of cultural and literary interest around Jackson, including the Eudora Welty House and Garden. The workshop model provides opportunities for writers to discuss craft with peers, accomplished writers, and experienced writing instructors as they develop new and original works.
The McMullan Writers Workshops are made possible through the generous support of the McMullan O’Connor Fund, the Ditto family, and in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation and Millsaps College.
Rising 8th and 9th grade students
McMullan Young Writers Workshop
The McMullan Young Writers Workshop for middle school students (rising 8th and 9th graders) is modeled after the flagship high school program. Middle school students can elect to reside on campus or attend as day students.
Rising 10th graders through college freshmen
McMullan Writers Workshop
The McMullan Writers Workshop for high school students (rising 10th graders through college freshmen) is a weeklong residential workshop and serves up to 72 young writers.
Adult writers
McMullan Writers Retreat
The McMullan Writers Retreat is a writing workshop experience designed for adult writers. Currently the Retreat operates as a day program (3-9pm), with plans to include residential accommodations in the near future. The Retreat seeks to establish a writing community for aspiring essayists, memoirists, novelists, and poets to engage in their craft with accomplished writers and writing professionals.
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