St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference

Comments from Previous Conferences:

"I enjoyed every moment there and felt connected and nurtured. The spirit of shared purpose was so strong, as was the grace and humor."

"Keynote was extremely valuable and life-changing."

"Great spirit in whole conference."

"This is a healthy conference--so much laughter!"

"Great conference--an inspiration to me--life changing. I love coming here."

"I thoroughly enjoyed everything I participated in. It has been an affirming, encouraging, fun, inspiring and challenging week. I can’t wait til next year!"

"Loved – more than I could ever have imagined."

"I only attended a single workshop each day but had such a wonderful exper-ience! So much wonderful info & people!"

"Thank you so much! I love this conference!"

"I was encouraged and energized by the program. . ."

"A great learning envir-onment. Great new friends."

"I had a beautiful week and hope I’ll be able to return another year. Thank you!"

"I have been to other writers' conferences, "but this one is unique because of the atmosphere that demonstrates Christian writers as members of a living spiritual community.

"Everyone is extremely friendly and supportive of others, which successfully models Jesus' love and grace. For that reason I have been truly blessed by the efforts of all of you who planned and prepared this special experience."

"I truly feel each part of the conference I was blessed to be in was excellent. The speakers, instructors, and leaders are held to such a high standard, and I learned in every part of the conference. Thank you all for a beautiful and special week."

"The classes were great. Tutorials were great. The warm, friendly atmosphere, the talented people sharing their talents, and the love flowing were beyond fantastic. I felt very welcomed."

"It was all too wonderful to rate anything as most valuable. It altogether had such a great synergistic effect."

"I thought the conference was great. I appreciated the expertise and professional- ism of the speakers and teachers, but was also blessed by their openness and willingness to help, share, and encourage. The fellowship was beyond description. Everyone was so nice, helpful, loving."

"For me this was a refreshing experience. To have people openly talk about God and their passion to get his message to a hurt and dying world was awesome. If anyone asked me where to start, my answer would be, 'St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference.'"

 

 

 

 

 

2013 Workshops

Click on a faculty member's name or course titles to be taken to his/her page, which will give more complete descriptions of those courses.

 

Hana Haatainen Caye

 

 

Eva Marie Everson

 

 

"Poetry in Its Places"

"Color Me Real, Color Me Surreal"

"The Beholder's Eye"

"In Motion: Writing Children's Literature that Moves"

"Pop Goes the Prose, Pop Goes the Poem"

 

"Writing and Selling the Inspirational Article"

"Basics for Beginners"

"12 Keys to Unlock the Door to Creativity"

"How to Step Up to Be a Christian Writer when You've Been Stepped On"

 

 

"Critique Group Intensive"

"The Passion of Self-Publishing"

"Writing and Selling Church Play Scripts"

"Ten Things Writers Do Besides Write"

"Called to Write"

"Mentoring Tutorials"

 

 

Bonus Workshops

Vickie Taylor

Susan Swan

Susan Lower

 

 

"Writing a Memorable Book Review"

"Where Do I Belong? Find Your Place in the Children's and YA Spectrum"

"DIY Journaling"

 

 

Writers' Colony

 

 

Editors

Conferees will also be able to arrange one-on-one meetings with the following editors:

Susan King The Upper Room
Lora Zill Time of Singing

 

Schedule

Click the link below for a printable schedule of the 2012 conference:

2013 St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference
Schedule