Brownderville Selected as Writer-in-Residence for HPMEC

JONESBORO – The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will host poet Greg Brownderville, a professor of English at Southern Methodist University, as the writer-in-residence this summer.

Each summer, HPMEC selects a writer from a list of applicants. The selected author will live in Piggott in June and have the opportunity to work in the studio where Ernest Hemingway worked on “A Farewell to Arms,” which is considered an American literary masterpiece.

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The residency includes a $1,000 stipend to help cover food and expenses. Brownderville will be at HPMEC from June 1 until June 30.

A week-long retreat will be held at HPMEC from June 22 to June 26. On the last day of the retreat, Brownderville will conduct a reading at 2 p.m.

An Arkansas native, Brownderville is the author of three books of poetry. His first book, “Gust,” was part of the Poetry Foundation’s best-seller list. Among his many accolades for his books, Brownderville is a winner of the Porter Fund Literary Prize, given by a non-profit organization that supports Arkansas writers and poets.

In addition to his writing, he is also the lead singer of indie rock band Beekeeper Spaceman.

HPMEC, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, contributes to the understanding of the regional, national and global history of the 1920s and 1930s eras by focusing on the internationally connected Pfeiffer family of Piggott and their son-in-law and regular guest Ernest Hemingway. This includes drawing on Hemingway’s influence as a noted American author to foster interest in literature and the arts and promote excellence in both.