Carson McCullers Center for Writers & Musicians


The future literary lioness Carson McCullers moved here with her family in 1925, when she was just eight years old, and lived here for 19 years. It's also the base of operations for the Carson McCullers Center, which runs a McCullers-based archive and offers fellowships to aspiring writers and artists. Email or call well in advance to arrange a tour.


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