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The Vibrant Word: A Lutheran Festival of Writing
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The Vibrant Word: A Lutheran Festival of Writingat Luther College, October 29-31, 2010SCHEDULE OF EVENTS  Friday, October 29
10:30 a.m. College Chapel Service Center for Faith and Life Main Hall Homily David Vasquez, Luther College Campus Pastor Music Pilgrims' Hymn, by Stephen Paulus Text by Michael Dennis Browne Luther Cathedral Choir Director Sandra K. Peter, Luther College Music Dept 3:00-7:00 p.m. Registration Center for Faith and Life Lobby 7:00-8:30 p.m. Opening Plenary Session Center for Faith and Life Main Hall Welcome Carol Gilbertson Director, Lutheran Festival of Writing 2010 Greeting William Craft Luther College Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dance Vibrant Reading Amanda Hamp, Luther College Theatre/Dance Dept Rose Milligan (LC ’10) Music Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria, by Heitor Villa-Lobos Soprano Rachel Ware, Luther College Music Dept. Luther College Cello Ensemble Eric Kutz, Luther College Music Dept.; Olivia Hahn (LC'13), Phuc Phan (LC'13), Maren Quanbeck (LC'12), Charlie Rasmussen (LC'11), Kelsey Smith (LC'14), Macaulley Whitlock (LC'13), Jaci Wilkinson (LC'12) Director Richard Tirk, Luther College Music Dept Keynote address The Longest Day: The In-Betweenness of Art Robert Cording College of the Holy Cross Introduction Carol Gilbertson 8:30 p.m. Reception and Cording Book Signing Hammarskjold/ Peace Dining Room Dahl Centennial Union Jazz by the Miles Ahead Trio Stephen Uhl, Piano (LC'13), Ted Olsen, Bass (LC '14), Schuyler Leehey, Drums (LC'14) 10:00 p.m. Open mike Peace Dining Room, Dahl Centennial Union Hosted by the student members of Luther’s Alpha Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta All readers and listeners welcome. Saturday, October 30
8:30-9:40 a.m. Panel Art, Idea, and Belief This Festival intentionally focuses on literary work rather than writing that subordinates art to message. Why might a writer choose to allow theme to emerge rather than having idea dictate a work’s parameters—what is the relationship, in other words, between the thematic and the didactic? How does a writer effectively explore belief or ideas about theology, religion, politics, or morality in literary work? Is there value in framing and articulating questions and not answering them? The panelists will use their own work as illustration as they discuss these issues. Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall Panelists: Robert Cording, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Gracia Grindal, Paul Shepherd, Walt Wangerin, Jr. Moderator David Faldet Poetry Reading Mary Crockett Hill and Steven Schroeder Convenor Kyhl Lyndgaard Olin 102
Poetry Reading John Graber and Barbara Crooker Convenor Mark Z. Muggli Valders 206 9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break Center for Faith and Life Lobby 10:30-11:40 a.m. Panel The Past as a Foreign Country Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall Poetry, historical fiction, and creative nonfiction (including memoir) are based in factual realities and details. Some writers pore over family records or artifacts; others do scholarly research to authenticate their portrayal of past eras and figures. What kinds of historical figures and events lend themselves to creative work? What are the problems of exposition in this kind of creative work? How does a writer shape art out of the details of past lives? How does the writer remain true to historical fact and yet create a fully realized imaginative world? How can the past’s religious dimensions speak to the contemporary world? The panelists will use their own work as illustration as they discuss these issues. RacRachel Faldet, Mark Mustian, Robert Schultz, René Steinke Moderator Nicholas Preus Creative Nonfiction and Fiction Reading Nancy K. Barry and Walter Wangerin, Jr. Convenor Hannah Crippen (LC’11) Olin 102
Convenor Novian Whitsitt Valders 206 11:40-1:00 Lunch Break 11:50-12:05 Book Signing Fincke, Graber, Hill, Mustian, Wangerin 12:05-12:20 Book Signing Anderson, Crooker, Essbaum, Hicks, Shepherd, Waterman 12:20-12:35 Book Signing Bryant, Dalglish, R. Faldet, Schroeder, Schultz, Wilkins All Book Signings at the Luther College BookshopMain level, Dahl Centennial Union 1:00-2:10 p.m. Panel Thoughts on Editing and Publishing This panel discussion brings together editors and publishers of a range of publications, a writer who has been widely published, and a writer who has self-published. Some topics for discussion: What does an editor consider in selecting work for publication? What are the opportunities and roadblocks in peer-reviewed publication, and why might a writer choose to self-publish? Why might a writer choose a secular over a religious journal for publication? How receptive are secular publications to works that explore religious issues? With recent changes at Augsburg Fortress Press, the ELCA no longer has a literary publishing venue—what other opportunities are available for writers focused on Lutheran or other religious concerns? Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall Jill Peláez Baumgaertner (Christian Century); Gary Fincke (widely-published author); Cristy Fossum (self-published author); Katy Giebenhain (Seminary Ridge Review); Brianna Van Dyke (Ruminate)
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Convenor Peter Scholl Valders 206 2:10-2:50 p.m. Refreshment Break Center for Faith and Life Lobby3:00-4:10 p.m. The Beautiful Strange: Writing a Novel René Steinke Fairleigh Dickinson University Introduction Amy Weldon Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall 4:20-5:30 p.m. Panel Readers and Writers Networking Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall Both the Lutheran Writers Project and the Lutheran Readers Project grew out of the 2007 Lutheran Festival of Writing. Paul Shepherd, one of the originators of the Festival, manages the website of the Lutheran Writers Project (lutheranwriters.org), based at Roanoke College. The website serves writers who strive for spiritual and literary depth, engage the Church’s imagination, enable dialogue, and provide resources for writers, readers, organizations, and institutions. The Lutheran Readers Project (formerly the Lutheran Book Club), directed by Mark Mustian, is a resource for readers interested in literature addressing Lutheran culture, history, and faith. The Readers Project selects books by featured authors (many are Festival presenters past and present), for which it provides background materials, study guides, and interviews with writers—all for individual readers or for reading groups. Got any more ideas you’d like to see for writers, readers, pastors, or churches? This roundtable will discuss these projects and brainstorm ideas for other future projects. MODERATORS Paul Shepherd, Mark Mustian Poetry Reading Susanna Childress and Katy Giebenhain Convenor Carol Gilbertson Olin 102
Convenor Diane Scholl Valders 206 5:40-6:30 Reception Luther Book Shop, Dahl Centennial Union 5:45-6:00 Book Signing Baumgaertner, D. Faldet, Grindal, Steinke, Wixon 6:00-6:15 Book Signing Childress, Fossum, LeBlanc, Maltman, Oppegaard All Book Signings at Luther College Book ShopDahl Centennial Union6:45 p.m. Festival Banquet Peace Dining Room Dahl Centennial Union 8:00-10:00 p.m. Vibrancies Some Returning Writers Read Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall Readers Lauri Anderson, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Gary Fincke, Carol Gilbertson, Patrick Hicks, Robert Schultz, Paul Shepherd, Amy Weldon
Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall A Sense of Place. The presenters on this panel write about such disparate subjects as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, London as a city, Finnish Americans in the Upper Midwest, the human and natural ecosystems of Northeast Iowa, and plain folks in the Deep South. What are some of the challenges in writing about place? How does a writer avoid stereotyping regions and their people? What techniques translate the specificity of local detail into universal meaning and appeal? How important is religious practice in the understanding of place? The panelists will use their own work as illustration as they discuss these issues. Panelists: Lauri Anderson, David Faldet, Patrick Hicks, Amy Weldon Moderator Mark Z. Muggli Fiction Reading Mark Mustian and David Oppegaard Convenor Jay Dewitt (LC’11) Olin 102
Poetry Reading Joe Wilkins and Cary Waterman Convenor Lise Kildegaard Valders 206 10:00 a.m. Reformation Day Worship Center for Faith and Life Main Hall Download 0.51 Mb. Share with your friends:
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