When:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 7:00 PM PDT, WELCOME ADDRESS, DESSERT AND READING
WORKSHOPS BEGINS Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at 8:45 AM PDT
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Friday, July 1, 2011, at 10:00 PM PDT
The Small Print:
Assignments in Advance: Participants will be given assignments in early June to complete in advance of the workshop.
Limited Seating: A paid registration holds your spot in the workshop. If necessary, a waiting list will be kept in the order the registrations are received.
Refund Policy: Full refunds prior to May 1. Cancellations between May 1 and June 1 will result in a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds after June 1. If you are placed on a waiting list, and do not get into the workshop, you will be given a full refund.
Hotel Information: Room blocks have been made for workshop participants at the University Inn Best Western In Moscow, ID. When you call to make your reservations, mention the workshop and receive discounted rates.
For Credit?: With some additional course work and a corresponding fee, it's possible to turn your workshop experience into undergraduate or graduate credits. Cost-wise, undergrads can earn two credits for an additional $430. Two grad school credits run an additional $670. Direct inquiries to Ben Merkle.
Attend an NSA class while you're here: If you want to really immerse yourself, you can come a week earlier and take in a class or two during the in-residence week of the grad school's Classical Christian Studies program. The intensive week is part of an eight-week term. Call for application information.
Three full-days of poetry, essays, fiction and screen plays, including a Tuesday evening welcome address and reading and a closing Saturday morning session for $330 (includes three lunches and dinners). Travel and lodging on your own. Space is limited.
Workshop Schedule
Hour-by-hour Schedule click here
- Tuesday Evening, June 28
- 7:00 Welcome Address – Douglas Wilson Why Christians must write and what they must write about
- 7:45 Dessert and Reading – N.D. Wilson
- Wednesday, June 29
- Poetry Workshop – Aaron Rench
- Protestant Poetics Lecture – Jonathan McIntosh
- Short Story Workshop – N.D. Wilson
- Evening Gathering – N.D. Wilson on Plundering the World for Material
- Thursday, June 30
- Screen Plays Workshop – N.D. Wilson
- Protestant Poetics Lecture – Jayson Grieser
- Poetry's Lessons for Prose – Aaron Rench
- Evening Gathering – Aaron Rench on Pitching your Work
- Friday, July 1
- Essay Writing – Douglas Wilson
- Protestant Poetics Lecture – Benjamin Merkle
- Short Story Workshop – N.D. Wilson
- Evening Gathering – Douglas Wilson on Polemical Poetics: The Why and How of Picking Fights when you Write
For More Information:
Benjamin Merkle
New Saint Andrews College
bmerkle@nsa.edu
(208) 882-1566
