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Monday, January 2, 2012

Writers' Workshop with Dr. Dean Nelson on 1/14/12!!

 
Mountain Empire Creative Arts Council

presents

A WORKSHOP ON WRITING

Saturday, January 14, 9 a.m - 4 p.m.

Pine Valley Bible Conference Center

Guest Speaker/Instructor:

Dr. Dean Nelson,

Director of Journalism,

Point Loma Nazarene University,

Director, Writer’s Symposium By The Sea

Dr. Dean Nelson is the founder and director of the journalism program at PLNU. He writes occasionally for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Christianity Today, Sojourners, and several other national publications. He has written or co-written 11 books. Nelson is a frequent speaker at writing workshops and retreats. He has traveled throughout the world covering stories of human interest, including India, where he wrote about the slums of Bombay; Kosovo, where he interviewed and wrote about victims of terrorism; Africa, where he wrote about members of the Black Panther Party who live in exile in Tanzania; Tibet, where he wrote about religious persecution; and Central America, where he wrote about poverty and contaminated water. In addition to directing the PLNU journalism program, Nelson also hosts the annual Writer's Symposium By The Sea, where prominent writers come to discuss the craft of writing. This will be Dr. Nelson’s second workshop for MECAC.

Registration cost: $35 (includes lunch)

Mail the following registration form with check to:

Workshop Registration: c/o Elizabeth Barrett, P.O. Box 1287 , Pine Valley CA 91962
(Make checks out to MECAC)


Driving directions will be included with our confirmation

Organized and Directed by:

Dianne Holly: holly@theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Judith Dupree: adlib_pv@sbcglobal.net, Ph. 619-473-8683

(Contact for more information and scholarship inquiry)