Faculty subject to change. Check back frequently for updates.
Each market represented at St. Davids is actively looking for new authors! Plus, you will have the opportunity to informally interact with faculty at meals and breaks, as well as make private appointments to present your projects.
(See the Workshop Descriptions page for detailed descriptions of each offering.)
Dan is the Write to Publish Conference Director and Literary Agent from The Steve Laube Agency. Much of his experience was with Tyndale House Publishers from the early 90s to the mid-2000s, working with
hundreds of authors and thousands of books over a 14-year period. Dan also served on the board of the Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Association, the trade association for Christian publishers in the U.S., and was board chairman of the Global Publishers Alliance, a group of U.S.-based publishing executives involved in mentoring Christian publishers around the world. He was an original member of the advisory board of the Christy Awards (now part of ECPA). He is currently a member of the international board for Media Associates International. Dan graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Communications and has been married to Carol for 40+ years. They live in Wheaton, Illinois, and have four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Cindy K. Sproles is a novelist, speaker, and conference teacher. She has served as a managing editor for two publishers and is the executive editor for ChristianDevotions.us. Cindy is a writing coach and mentor with Writing Right Author Mentoring Service (WRAMS) and serves as the director of the Asheville Christian Writers Conference. She travels across the country teaching at women’s conferences, retreats, and writers conferences. Cindy’s devotions are published nationwide, and she is a monthly contributor to The Voice Magazine. Visit Cindy at www.cindysproles.com.
Michele Chynoweth is the bestselling author of several award-winning contemporary suspense novels that re-imagine Old Testament stories from the Bible in an edgy, modern-day way, including The Jealous Son which is now being made into a movie! She loves helping writers become authors and is a sought-after conference speaker, professional editor, book coach and founder of “Your Book Done Right” Master Class and Elite Coaching. A former news reporter, ad agency owner and marketing director, she lives with her husband in North East, Maryland.
Owner of Write Now Editing, Karin Beery is a multi-award-winning author and editor with experience in traditional and self-publishing, freelance editing, and editing for publishers. She is an active member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Christian Authors Network, the Christian Proofreaders and Editors Network, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors. When she’s not editing or teaching, she writes hopeful fiction with a healthy dose of romance.
Thomas Murosky is a teacher at heart, assisting people with writing & book production, publishing through his own imprint, OWIC Publishing, & instructing about alternative platforms to reach an audience. Tom has a decade of experience designing books for himself and others for self-publishing. He writes Christian Living and Science Fiction.
ANNE WATERMAN MURPHY will be teaching a poetry track.