Retreat in May with the MWG

THe DWA is going to host a Writer's Retreat in May. We are still in the final planning stages, but our theme will be lyrical. Our main speaker will be Tommy Polk of Nashville, Tn. A songwriter, a well known songwriter orginally from Clarksdale, MS. Other guests will include John Campbell, author of Daydreaming on a Cottonsack and screenwriter of a new film called Strangers in the Hood. He is also brother of the famous Blues star, Lil Milton and good friend of BB King.We have lots of extra goodies planned for that weekend....put May 30th on your calendar. More to come.

Juke Joint writing contest

The DWA is going to co host the Juke Joint Writing contest during this years Juke Joint on April 18th. We will be distributing the flyers and rules and regulaltions to schools around the county. The contest is open to school kids from 4th to college years. More to come ..but ck out our blog at www.JJFwriting.blogspot.com. For more information , give us a call.

BTW- Our co host (sponsor) for this contest is the Clarksdale Friends of Library.! More information later.

Booksigning a success

Thanks Patricia for coming to Clarksdale. And thank you every one who helped make this event a success...We had a good turn out at our membership meeting with two new members and then a good turn out at the library. We would like to thank the Clarksdale's Carnegie Library for their support and the Friends of the Library. More events to come!

Mardi Gras Party and Membership Meeting

Feb 7th will be our Membership meeting at the Private dining area in the NW Regional Hospital at 9:30 am. Please invite your friends! Treats, and raffel will be available. Our guest speaker will be Patricia Neely- Dorsey, author and Poet! Give us a call for more information.

Booksigning on sat Feb 7th

Patricia Neely-Dorsey will be at the Clarksdale Carnigie Library on Feb 7th at 11:30 am to read from her new book Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia. She will also have books for sale and for personal signing. Please come and welcome our Mississippi Poet coming all the way from Tupelo.