Georgia Writers Museum

Michael Lucker

Michael Lucker

GWM welcomes Michael Lucker as October author

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) has announced its October Meet the Author presenter, award-winning writer Michael Lucker, who will discuss his novel, Rule One.Filled with the same irreverent wit found in Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Lucker’s Rule One is a...
Former Smithsonian employee Melissa Swindell is now the director of the Georgia Writers Museum. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Former Smithsonian employee Melissa Swindell is now the director of the Georgia Writers Museum. IAN TOCHER/Staff

GWM to host Smithsonian ‘Voices and Votes’ exhibit

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Georgia Writers Museum (GWM), in partnership with the Old School History Museum and The Artisans Village, will host a nationally touring Smithsonian Institution exhibit next spring exploring American democracy.The exhibit, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” will arrive April 20 and...
Marie Bostwick

Marie Bostwick

GWM presents Times’ best-selling author

News Staff
Thursday, April 3, 2025
In 1960, women were not allowed to serve on a jury, get a credit card, go on birth control pills, enter a contract without their husbands’ approval, or even get an Ivy League college education. On average, they earned 60 cents for every dollar a man earned.
Author Chris Greer speaks with Putnam County High School students during a Meet the Author event on March 4 at Georgia Writers Museum. CONTRIBUTED

Author Chris Greer speaks with Putnam County High School students during a Meet the Author event on March 4 at Georgia Writers Museum. CONTRIBUTED

GWM Meet the Author presents Chris Greer

News Staff
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) is about more than just reading and writing.
The Georgia Writers Museum junior board is comprised of Putnam County High School Service Leadership students. CONTRIBUTED

The Georgia Writers Museum junior board is comprised of Putnam County High School Service Leadership students. CONTRIBUTED

Greer and PCHS students showcase natural Georgia at GWM

News Staff
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Georgia Writers Museum, in collaboration with its junior board — comprised of Putnam County High School Service Leadership students — will present “Framing Futures: Chris Greer and PCCSS Showcase Natural Georgia” on March 4 at Georgia Writers Museum (GWM).This promises to be an evening of...
Chris Greer

Chris Greer

GWM hosts PBS star and author Chris Greer

Chris Greer
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Season 2 of the PBS program View Finders is airing in over 55 million homes throughout the United States. The unscripted show follows two photographers searching for beautiful places to photograph.
“Team W” includes New York Times bestselling mystery writers Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig, who will be at Georgia Writers Museum Jan. 29 for its Meet the Authors event. CONTRIBUTED

“Team W” includes New York Times bestselling mystery writers Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig, who will be at Georgia Writers Museum Jan. 29 for its Meet the Authors event. CONTRIBUTED

GWM Interview: White, Williams, and Willig

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) is excited to bring together three renowned New York Times best-selling mystery writers — Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig (self-described as “Team W”) — as its Meet the Author(s) presenters Jan. 29 at downtown Eatonton.GWM sent interview questions to...
Lo Patrick will be this year's keynote speaker at the Georgia Writer Musuem's fourth annual Writers’ Retreat. CONTRIBUTED

Lo Patrick will be this year's keynote speaker at the Georgia Writer Musuem's fourth annual Writers’ Retreat. CONTRIBUTED

GWM announces 4th annual writers’ retreat

Lo Patrick
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Whether a writer, published author, or aspiring author, Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton will bring together budding and experienced wordsmiths for its fourth annual Writers’ Retreat, Feb. 21-23.
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