St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference

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**2010 Faculty**
James Watkins has authored over two thou-sand articles and fifteen books, including Com-municate to Change Lives in Person and Print from Wesleyan Publishing House and Writing with Banana Peels.
Virelle Kidder is a full-time writer and speaker. Her six books include Meet Me at the Well and The Best Life Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It from Moody Publishing. She has also been published in a wide variety of periodicals.
Melanie Rigney, a past editor of Writer's Digest, has also served as edi- torial director of Writer's Digest Books. Currently a freelance editor, she has edited and evaluated manuscripts for dozens of clients.
Linda Taylor, editorial director at Livingstone Corporation, was part of the team that developed Tyndale's best-selling Life Application Study Bible. Linda is also author of Saints and Scoundrels of the Bible (Howard), Glori- ous Refrains (Nelson), etc.
David Pierce has had nearly a dozen mystery stories published in Alfred Hitchcock's and Ellery Queen's Mystery Maga- zines. He also collaborated with his wife, Chonda, on two Zonderkidz children's books: Tales from the Ark and Tales from the Manger.
David Mills, now deputy editor of First Things and editor of Touchstone Magazine from 2003 to 2008, is the author of Knowing the Real Jesus, editor of The Pilgrim's guide: C. S. Lewis and the Art of Witness, and teaches writing at Trinity School for Ministry.
Eric Potter, 2009 Professor of the Year at Grove City College, is also a poet whose work has appeared in such varied publications as The Christian Century, First Things, Ruminate, and 32 Poems.
Anne Slanina is the author of the Annie Mouse series, books designed to teach children coping skills and empathy for others. Anne is also an associate professor in elementary /early childhood education at Slippery Rock University.

The 53nd annual

St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference

Offering new lower rates and a more compact schedule to save you both time and money!

June 22-26, 2010

Grove City College, Grove City, PA

Theme: "Wellsprings"

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The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18:4

A wellspring is, according to the dictionary, a source or supply that's considered inexhaustible. And we Christian writers know that the Fountainhead from which our inspiration springs will never run dry!

The St. Davids conference is dedicated to helping you draw on that Source. We offer:

three days of workshops on a beautiful small-town campus

nationally known writers and editors as instructors

one-on-one tutorials

a writers' retreat and writers' colony for experienced authors

a wide variety of contests

conferees at St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference

In 2010 the following outstanding instructors will be joining us:

James Watkins, award-winning author of over two thousand articles and twelve books

Virelle Kidder, popular conference speaker and author of six books and numerous articles

Melanie Rigney, former editor of Writer's Digest magazine and current free-lance editor

Linda Taylor, nonfiction author and editorial director at the Livingstone Corporation

David Pierce, much-published author of short mystery stories and adjunct professor of English
David Mills, deputy editor of First Things and former editor of Touchstone Magazine, now a full-time author, editor, and teacher of writing.

Eric Potter, 2009 Professor of the Year at Grove City College and much-published poet

Anne Slanina, author of the Adventures of Annie Mouse series and associate professor of elementary education

For those of you who want more one-on-one interaction with an Rainbow Bridge at St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference, Grove City College instructor, we offer tutorials for an extra fee. We are also introducing a writers' colony, for more experienced authors who simply want to get away from the cares of everyday life to write.

We provide a wide range of contests as well. Please click on information to learn more about the conference, or on brochure to request our by-mail pamphlet.

For those of you who can't come in June--or who just can't get enough of St. Davids--we also sponsor a one-day mini-conference in Stoneboro, PA in April.

We invite you to come and join our family, as we joyfully draw water from the wells of salvation together!


St. Davids originated in the eastern Pennsylvania town of that name, as a ministry of the American Baptist Churches. But the St. Davids Christian Writers' Association is now an independent, nonprofit, interdenominational organization. As such, we welcome believers from all branches of the Christian family, as well as conscientious writers from other walks of life who are interested in making the most of their talents.