Experience our state through literature
Join Write Across Missouri and absorb the landscapes that inspired Tennessee Williams, Langston Hughes, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder and many others.
Tap into this inspiration with plenty of opportunities to write as you travel across the state with a fun and supportive group.
Dr. Cathie English will lead this study away experience. She answered the following questions about what you can expect from it.
Why should I go?
You’ll learn about the places and spaces of some of Missouri’s most notable writers, and it’s a chance to learn more about the culture, history and geography of our locale.
We’ll travel through both rural and urban spaces. You’ll learn about cultural influences upon Missouri writers, especially in the urban sites as we study art, music and literature. You will learn about Missouri history as we visit museums and historical sites associated with the writers we study.
How will this complement what I am learning in classes?
During the two weeks prior to our Study Away, we’ll read the fiction and poetry of notable Missouri writers. We typically rely on our imaginations to conceive settings, but during the Study Away, we may walk the same ground our writers walked, experiencing the settings they wrote about and learning the history of various sites.
How do I know if this is a good fit for me?
If you love to read and you want to know more about writers and what inspired their writing, this trip is for you. Also, if you love to write, we’ll be writing each day and in each space or place we visit!
And if you’re a teacher of English, language arts or history, you’ll have opportunities to collect artifacts and information to share in your own classroom.
Key details
- What: Write Across Missouri – Study Away experience focused on Missouri writers
- When: Course (online class + Study Away): May 22–June 9, 2017; Study Away tour only: June 5–9, 2017
- Where: Across the state — visiting both rural and urban spaces
- How: Access more information; Apply online