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Ada Snell's short stories reflect a Louisiana setting, particularly the multicultural Cane River country of her native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]].<ref name=novelg>{{cite web|url=http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/aww_01/aww_01_00186.html|title=Carver, Ada Jack|publisher=novelguide.com|accessdate=September 5, 2009}}</ref> Snell's works began about 1917 and peaked in the middle 1920s. "The Joyous Coast" was published in ''Southern Women's Magazine'' in 1917. In 1925, Snell wrote the acclaimed "Redbone", carried in ''Southern Stories'' by A. Turner. In 1926, she published "The Raspberry Dress" in ''The Century'' [[magazine]], a story of a complex relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. Carver's best stories feature  older women. She had a [[France|French]] grandmother who encouraged her intellectual growth and literary imagination.<ref name=novelg/>

Ada Snell's short stories reflect a Louisiana setting, particularly the multicultural Cane River country of her native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]].<ref name=novelg>{{cite web|url=http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/aww_01/aww_01_00186.html|title=Carver, Ada Jack|publisher=novelguide.com|accessdate=September 5, 2009}}</ref> Snell's works began about 1917 and peaked in the middle 1920s. "The Joyous Coast" was published in ''Southern Women's Magazine'' in 1917. In 1925, Snell wrote the acclaimed "Redbone", carried in ''Southern Stories'' by A. Turner. In 1926, she published "The Raspberry Dress" in ''The Century'' [[magazine]], a story of a complex relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. Carver's best stories feature  older women. She had a [[France|French]] grandmother who encouraged her intellectual growth and literary imagination.<ref name=novelg/>

Three other works in 1926, "Treeshy,"  "The Old One," and "Maudie" were published by ''Harper's Magazine''. Also in 1926, she wrote "The Cajun", a bigoted play portraying [[Cajuns]]. Caroline Dormon wrote a tribute to Snell in the ''Minden Signal Tribune,'' noting that despite her relative inexperience as an author Snell had won prizes over older, established writers.<ref>Caroline Dormon, "Ada Jack Carver - Webster parish Writers - Noted as New Voice from the Old South," ''Minden Signal Tribune'' and ''Springhill Journal,'' November 6, 1926.</ref> In 1927, Snell penned "Bagatelle." After 1928, her work slowed considerably. A children's play, "The Clock Strikes Tomorrow," was written and produced in 1935. Another short story, "For Suellen with Love," appeared in a college review in 1949. ''The Collected Works of Ada Jack Carver'' appeared posthumously in 1980.<ref name=novelg/>

Three other works in 1926, "Treeshy,"  "The Old One," and "Maudie" were published by ''Harper's Magazine''. Also in 1926, she wrote "The Cajun", a bigoted play portraying the Cajun people. Caroline Dormon wrote a tribute to Snell in the ''The Minden Signal Tribune,'' noting that despite her relative inexperience as an author Snell had won prizes over older, established writers.<ref>Caroline Dormon, "Ada Jack Carver - Webster parish Writers - Noted as New Voice from the Old South," ''Minden Signal Tribune'' and ''Springhill Journal,'' November 6, 1926.</ref> In 1927, Snell penned "Bagatelle." After 1928, her work slowed considerably. A children's play, "The Clock Strikes Tomorrow," was written and produced in 1935. Another short story, "For Suellen with Love," appeared in a college review in 1949. ''The Collected Works of Ada Jack Carver'' appeared posthumously in 1980.<ref name=novelg/>

Ada Snell was an occasional guest at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches, owned by Carmelite "Cammie" Garrett Henry (1871-1948). There Snell met the authors Francois Mignon and Lyle Saxon, a native of [[Washington|Washington State]] who wrote extensively on the culture of  [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snell&GSfn=Ada&GSby=1890&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1972&GSdyrel=in&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=29288891&|title=Findagrave.com: Ada Jack Carver Snell|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref>

Ada Snell was an occasional guest at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches, owned by Carmelite "Cammie" Garrett Henry (1871-1948). There Snell met the authors Francois Mignon and Lyle Saxon, a native of [[Washington|Washington State]] who wrote extensively on the culture of  [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snell&GSfn=Ada&GSby=1890&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1972&GSdyrel=in&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=29288891&|title=Findagrave.com: Ada Jack Carver Snell|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 4, 2009}}</ref>