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RECENT PRESS RELEASES

• The Mark Twain House & Museum to Host “Creative Writing in the Age of AI” Symposium November 7

• The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces Lydia Millet’s Atavists as 2026 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Winner

• The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces 2026 Longlist for American Voice in Literature Award

• The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces Ben Shattuck’s The History of Sound as 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Winner

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DOWNLOAD a recent Mark Twain Award Winner (Ben Shattuck) headshot. Photo: © Andreas Burgess.

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DOWNLOAD the 2025 SHORTLIST GRAPHIC for social media