Mark Twain Days

Michael, a native Mississippian received his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Rust College, Holly Springs, MS. and a Master’s degree from the University of Mississippi in Educational Administration, and […]

Dr. Amy Ghilieri is a tenured faculty member at Western Nevada College. She teaches courses predominately in History, and also Core Humanities, EPY 150, and Book Arts. Her research specializes […]

Gardnerville journalist and editor Scott Neuffer joins Reno poet Dani Putney to discuss literature in the Digital Age, from Twainian observations on social media to the advent of online literary […]

Join Reno's Poet, Jesse James Ziegler, in hosting a day of readings by local writers. This event is free to the public.

Join us in meeting local authors and perusing rare, antique books.

Wagon Rides around Carson City's historic westside. Experience traveling around Carson City like Mark Twain would have! Tickets are $3/per person when you show up to the event.

Experience over 30 vendors, live music, food trucks, and wagon rides while enjoying all the best that Mark Twain Days has to offer!

Join Carson City native, Jed Block, in exploring Carson City then and now through a photographic history of the region that turned Samuel Clemens into Mark Twain.

A few years ago, radiomaker Fil Corbitt found a handsaw in the mountains and built a small desk out in the woods. High in the Sierra Nevada, flanked by an […]

This workshop will encourage participants to write about and consider the “ancient and deeply American quest, the search for home,” to quote poet George Bilgere. For example, how does our […]

Local authors and historians David & Gayle Woodruff assume the characters of    “Snowshoe” Thompson and his wife Agnes in this 55-minute Chautauqua performance. Thompson carried the mail across the deep […]

Spoken Views Collective was founded in 2006 by Iain Watson. With the help of many local businesses around Reno, we were able to host events and open mic nights to […]