Description

This writing workshop is for scholars of religion and theology who have written exclusively or primarily in the scholarly genre for other scholars of religion but long to share their knowledge or personal experience in a more creative way with a wider audience. Many scholars yearn to speak to a broader audience through creative nonfiction, blogs, op-eds, and memoir. Many scholars want to write with more clarity and imagination. Participants in this workshop will develop their writing voice in service to topics they care about, and for which they have passion and curiosity. A combination of plenary, small group and individual instruction, our week together will help scholars free the creative spirit, structure their writing more effectively, and speak on the page in a truer, more engaging voice. Our focus will be on releasing the professors’ voice to the public square, giving permission to be imaginative, and finding new ways of being inspired.

No previous experience publishing in creative writing genres is needed.

Workshop Goals

• To create a collaborative learning cohort of teacher-scholars to expand and deepen scholarly writing
• To navigate the intersecting challenges of creative writing as an academic  
• To develop new practices of creative writing in the service of teaching and scholarship of religion and theology  
• To explore strategies for the authentic voice while thriving in institutional, political and personal contexts 
• To write and receive feedback while also being in conversation with other creative writers