Mississippi News

Faulkner’s Mule Farm to become Mississippi’s first writers retreat

Greenfield Farm, also known as Faulkner’s Mule Farm, is becoming Mississippi’s first writers retreat. The farm is described as a place where William Faulkner wrote and enjoyed the outdoors.

John T. Edge and Jim Gulley discussed the project at the annual Faulkner Literary Luncheon in New Albany, held on the writer’s birthday.

Source: Union County Heritage Museum.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."