Join fellow educators who are also writers for a special workshop at the Wren’s Nest.

This fall, join us for a walking tour of our historic neighborhood! We're partnering with Insight Cultural Tourism to offer guided tours of the West End. Admission includes entry to the Nest.

Join us for an in person discussion about social justice author Lillian E. Smith.

Exhibit on acclaimed social justice author Lillian Smith opens at The Wren’s Nest from September 7 to October 26. Presented in partnership with: Southern Literary Trail, Mississippi State University Libraries, and the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont University.

We’re thrilled to announce the Wren’s Nest is on the new route for Atlanta Streets Alive on the southside connecting the West End to Grant Park.

The Wren’s Nest was awarded Bridge Grant funding from Georgia Council for the Arts.

A spotlight on Wren’s Nest storyteller Josie Bailey.

We now have a Little Free Library on our campus!

A spotlight on Wren’s Nest storyteller Deborah Strahorn.

A spotlight on Wren’s Nest storyteller Gwendolyn J. Napier.

A spotlight on Wren’s Nest storyteller Chetter Galloway.

One of the most exciting weeks in memory at The Wren’s Nest is finally reaching the screen as the National Geographic series “Genius: MLK/X” premieres on Feb. 1, with streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. The series, following the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, was filmed a year ago around Atlanta sites — including The Wren’s Nest.

We started 2024 on a bright note thanks to Hands On Atlanta!

The Wren’s Nest is grateful to receive grant support from Fulton County Arts & Culture for its 2023 cultural programming.

As a bit of a hopeless romantic, Valentine’s Day has always held an appeal to me. Even when I haven’t been in a relationship, I’ve enjoyed the excuse to show my friends and family that I love them. Plus who doesn’t love another excuse to eat chocolate?

Happy Shark Week, everyone! This week, the Discovery Channel continues its tradition of airing over 20 hours of shark-related content in what’s come to be known as “Shark Week.”

No one has impressed me more than Joel Chandler Harris’s daughter-in-law, Julia Collier Harris. So, I feel compelled to let everyone know how incredible she was.

There’s so much history at the Wren’s Nest that it’s easy to forget some of it. Former Executive Director Sue Gilman reminded us late last week, for instance, that the late John Lewis was once a member of our advisory board. Really?

It’s high grilling season, and with more of us stuck at home cooking for ourselves and our families, we thought it was a good time to revisit “Brer Rabbit’s Modern Recipes for Modern Living.”

Joel Chandler Harris is remembered as a bestselling author in the 19th-century with his popular Uncle Remus books. But Harris’s professional beginnings are much less glamorous and more humble. He got his first job when he was fourteen years old, working for a local Eatonton newspaper called The Countryman as a printer’s devil.