Christian Summer Writer's Conference
Are you interested in learning more about the craft of writing? Do you feel that urge to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) but aren't sure how to plan your first novel, polish that book of poetry or entice readers with an unforgettable story?
Through seminars, discussion and intimate small workshop groups led by experienced writers and teachers, you will grow in the craft of writing as well as in an understanding of importance of the creative writing from a context of your Christian faith. Bring your projects with you to share and be critiqued. July 13th-July 15th, from Friday at 11:00 a.m. to Sunday 1:00 p.m. *Single day participation is also an option.
Through seminars, discussion and intimate small workshop groups led by experienced writers and teachers, you will grow in the craft of writing as well as in an understanding of importance of the creative writing from a context of your Christian faith. Bring your projects with you to share and be critiqued. July 13th-July 15th, from Friday at 11:00 a.m. to Sunday 1:00 p.m. *Single day participation is also an option.
Presenters for 2012
Jeffrey Overstreet Jeffrey Overstreet is the author of a "memoir of dangerous moviegoing"
called Through a Screen Darkly, and a four-volume series of
fantasy novels called The Auralia Thread, which includes Auralia's
Colors, Cyndere's Midnight, Raven's Ladder, and The Ale Boy's
Feast. He is also the contributing editor for Seattle Pacific
University's Response magazine. An award-winning film critic, Overstreet
writes about art, faith, and culture for Image, Filmwell.org, and his
own website, LookingCloser.org. His work has also appeared in Paste,
Relevant, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today (where
he was a film columnist and critic for almost a decade). He lives in Shoreline,
Washington. Visit him on Facebook at facebook.com/jeffreyoverstreethq.
Robert Siegel
Robert Siegel is the author of nine books of poetry and fiction. His poetry includes A Pentecost of Finches: New and Selected Poems, The Waters Under the Earth, The Beasts & The Elders and In a Pig's Eye, and he has received prizes and awards from Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Transatlantic Review,
the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts,
among others. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and
anthologies, including Poetry, Prairie Schooner and, The Atlantic Monthly. His fiction includes Alpha Centauri and the Whalesong trilogy, which received the Golden Archer and Matson awards.
Siegel has taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, and Goethe University in Frankfurt, and for twenty-three years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he directed the graduate creative writing program and is currently professor emeritus of English. He has degrees from Wheaton, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard. He is married to Ann Hill Siegel, a photographer, and lives on the coast of Maine. For More information check out his website. | Registerbefore April 30, 2012 and enjoy the full conference for only $275.
This price includes all conference sessions, meals and 2 nights lodging. Register between May 1 to June 15, 2012 and pay $325. Register between June 16 to July 15, 2012 and pay $350. Day Participants: Pay only $175 before April 30, 2012. This price includes conference sessions and lunch Saturday and Sunday. Dinner available for additional fee, advanced reservation required. Fees from May 1 to June 15, 2012 are $200. Fees from June 16 to July 15, 2012 are $225. Saturday Only $100 Includes Saturday conference sessions, lunch and dinner. Family members: Those who would like to bring their families along for a Vermont vacation are welcome to do so. Rates for adults (ages 13 and up) is $100 per person and includes lodging, Friday night dinner, Saturday breakfast and dinner and Sunday breakfast. Additional meals may be purchased. Want to come early or stay later to explore Vermont together? Additional nights start at $75 per room, no meals provided. There are many area attractions for your whole family to enjoy. Brochure is available here. Resister Here |
